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- Hi, Soon to lay 500mm sq tiles onto screeded hall/kitchen floor 25m2. Hall floor has vinyl tiles stuck to screed. Should I remove vinyl and adhesive then prime and slc or slc over adhesive? There is a 5mm dip just in front of the front door so need to level that anyway. The screed down […]
- I'm looking for wickes 300mm x 500mm mayfield riven beige supplied in 2016 if anybody could help out. Thanks
- In short: would using some expanding foam behind 2 tiles that have a small amount of flex, where I presume adhesive has partially de-bonded help fill the void and re-glue the to tile to breeze block? Or inject some kind of adhesive/Silicon to where i can get to with grout removal? The long: Had tiling […]
- Anyone know where to get specific Genesis trims close to Banbury oxfordshire? I need a trim called ESA 100.401 if that means anything to anyone 😬 iv found them in Reading so worst case im driving a 3 hour round trip in the morning to get 4 trims 😩😩 Any Genesis trims on here please? […]
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- Hi, Im tiling the bottom third of the bathroom wall in a straight herringbone (where the tiles are horizontal and vertical rather than on a 45 degree). Im just wondering where to start to make sure the patter doesnt look odd, start in the middle as normal and work out or start in the top […]
- Please advise me on a sealer or two. I've had white porcelain tiles with light grey grout laid for 4/5 months & the grout had darkened & the tiles are difficult to clean. Once sealed, I do plan on getting a kitchen runner. I read a review on Amazon for LTP H20 sealer & the […]
- 110m2 off white mineral floor tiles. Purchased from Original Style. Intended to tile ground floor of house but changed plans. Paid over £6k. All same batch so no size variance issues. £2000 Can send samples if required.
- Hi everyone, I'm not a regular tiler, just someone who is trying to fix up a few rooms around the house. I have a little bit of experience though, as I tiled my bathroom a few years back with a friend's cutter. I recently bought a Rubi HIT850N as it was a large cutter and […]
- Hi guys Wondering if anyone can help, I’m a home owner who is doing his bathrooms used a tile I bought 2 years ago but for various reasons didn’t use straight away.unfortunately I am a box short so need the onyx silt 60×60 Indian tile. I have attached pictures and batch number. If anyone can […]
- Electric tile cutter vs Manual tile cutter. What's the best cutter for professional tilers?
- Hi – I'm laying hardiebacker on top of green chipboard. I have a load of Mapei Primer G left over so can I use this to prime the chipboard before I put down adhesive and screw on the hardiebacker? I've heard acrylic or sbr is best suited..but primer G does say it can be used […]
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- We had a wet room fitted by a large company. We have issues with a few large steps where the gradient isn’t smooth so you can stump your toe. They sent a wet room fitter round to report, but the first 2 were general bathroom fitters who didn’t know about wet rooms. One even attempted […]
- Hi, I'm looking for some advice on the best method to level my ensuite floor. The floor is green chipboard over joists. Chipboard is screwed and glued and very secure. Stud walls over the top so no chance/appetite of taking it up to sister joists. The floor is flat but not 100% level, if it […]
- I'm doing a cleanup / restoration of an old Art 4.A Sigma cutter and it's missing the top screw in the handle (Yellow Arrow in image) Handle part number is # Art 24AE I can see on the part image it is a hex screw. Without this screw the 10mm cutout slot in the cutter […]
- Hi there, we have just installed a Hetta UFH system.. they recommend a 6mm plywood over the top before tiling. I called them and they admitted that ply is a poor conductor. Does anyone have any experience with cement board (such as Hardie backer or similar) to improve thermal transfer in these cases? Screed not […]
- Hi all Quick question. Just starting to tile my floor using an 8mm trowel. Do I apply the adhesive to the tile or floor? Is the 8mm trowel ok? thanks Chris
- I bought a 'retired' (dirty and beat up) Sigma Art- 4.A I got it pretty cheap with the intention of just doing a bathroom or two and that's it. But this thing is beat and has seen many years of battle hardened commercial use. Caked in cement and glue and I'm trying to revive it. […]
- Which Tile Adhesive and grout brand did you use the most in the last 12 months? And also, reply to the thread with where you source the adhesive please? I realise that sometimes your first choice adhesive brand may not be locally available or your grout brand is different to your adhesive. In those […]
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