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Advise on preparing walls in kitchen for re tiling
Advise on preparing walls in kitchen for re tiling Hi all am changing tiles in my kitchen ans expect to damage the walls removing tiles . Think the walls are Plaster board with skim coat . What’s rhe best thing to use to fill any holes or smooth over ? Will be tiling the area next to the gas...
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Tiling on newly poured concrete base
Tiling on newly poured concrete base Hi. Thank you for welcoming me to your forum. Hoping for a bit of advice. I need to lay some large format 20mm outdoor porcelain tiles on a newly laid 100mm concrete base and was wondering how long I would have to wait before laying tiles. I've read some...
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Large Format Wall tiles
Large Format Wall tiles Hi I've been tiling for a few years now, I don't really do large format tiles but I've turned up to do a job for my builder today and he informs me the customer has got porcelain tiles 1.20 x .600 He has got labourers to help me which is fine, but all the walls are...
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Cant get grout off porcelain matt tiles
Cant get grout off porcelain matt tiles ..my tiler has grouted my bathroom and hasn't cleaned the grout off properly....the tiles are a Matt porcelain and the grout seems to have sunk in leaving white patches all over the tiles where they haven't been cleaned right,,,, the white residue all...
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Help! Calacatta Marble Mosaic Sheet Tile Discoloration.
Help! Calacatta Marble Mosaic Sheet Tile Discoloration. We used 12x12 mosaic sheets of calacatta marble tile on our shower floor. During installation and immediately after grouting the tile looked great. It wasnt until the next moring that random whole sheets of tile turned completely gray. It...
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Prepping a painted surface for tiling
Prepping a painted surface for tiling Hi, can anyone advise me on how to prep a painted brick or block wall for tiling? Do I just wash it, key it and apply a primer? Also what would be the best adhesive for this. Many thanks Continue reading...
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No space, No grout tiling?
No space, No grout tiling? Is it possible to butt tiles together so there is no need to grout? This is for shower wall and for floor in bathroom (not shower floor). But how are the seams be sealed? Continue reading...
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Commissioning UFH after laying slate tilies
Commissioning UFH after laying slate tilies I've had a look through threads but cannot find anything on this. Lots of info on commissioning screed, but I can't find anything on post-screed-commissioning. The question is: what would be the best UFH commissioining process after laying 10mm slate...
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Tips for cleaning off silicon sealant
Tips for cleaning off silicon sealant Hi Guys I'm not a tiler but hopefully you don't mind helping me out please. I've spilt a fair bit of 'Silicon based' sealant gel (for sealing up external electrical junction boxes) on slabs where we were working yesterday ! Tried sanding out this morning...
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Rubi DC-250 1200 Water Pump Replacement
Rubi DC-250 1200 Water Pump Replacement Hi, I'm really hoping someone can maybe help. I have a Rubi DC-250 1200 and it looks like the water pump has given up. I can get a replacement pump for it, but I have no idea if it's simple enough to rewire in the new pump? Has anyone tried or done this...
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best cleaner for a slate floor in bad condition???
best cleaner for a slate floor in bad condition??? was wondering if any1 has any info on the best cleaner for a slate floor that is in a bit of a bad way and then whats the best sealer to bring it up with a gd shine again many thanx in advance neil Continue reading...
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L-shaped wall tile cuts - templating, measuring accurately any tips?
L-shaped wall tile cuts - templating, measuring accurately any tips? There's a video on youtube of a guy templating for large format floor tiles, and I get the principle, but it seems a bit sloppy for me, as the cuts are hidden by a door jamb. I have 4 L -shaped cuts to do, two around the top...
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Using SBR instead of water with unsanded tile grout
Using SBR instead of water with unsanded tile grout Hi, I have been advised to use SBR (1L with 3kg of grout) instead of water to increase the bonding, as well as waterproofing abilities of the grout mixture. Is that a good idea? Thanks. Continue reading...
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Get Involved With Open Doors 2025 - From TTA
Get Involved With Open Doors 2025 - From TTA Get Involved With Open Doors 2025 - From TTA Open Doors takes young people and career changers behind the scenes to showcase the fantastic range of careers available in tiling and other construction industries, with hundreds of events expected to...
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Tiler Urgently Required - Midlands Area Immediate Start
Tiler Urgently Required - Midlands Area Immediate Start We are a progressive company and have recently won many contracts from Cornwall to Scotland. We have immediate starts for the right tilers who have a proven track record (portfolio of jobs) . Must be fully conversant with health and safety...
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2024 Triennial Awards Winners Announced - From TTA
2024 Triennial Awards Winners Announced - From TTA 2024 Triennial Awards Winners Announced - From TTA This year’s prestigious Triennial Awards were held at Vintners’ Hall in the City of London on 5th September 2024. The ceremony was attended by Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, the Right...
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ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA
ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA ISG’s UK Operations Cease as Company Entered Into Administration - From TTA The operations of the UK’s sixth largest contractor ISG, with a £2.2 billion turnover, have ceased after the company applied to enter...
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Tiling issues
Tiling issues This is interesting if you are saying that a builder/tiler has to pay to take away and dispose of offcuts/tiles when I live 5 minutes away from a recycling centre and don't have to pay to dispose of them, then why would he want to take them with him and then have to pay to dispose...
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TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA
TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA TTA Visits Cersaie 2024 - From TTA In September, The Tile Association visited Cersaie to see leading brands and decision makers in the Italian tile industry. The Tile Association would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Confindustria Ceramica for their...
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Removing a single tile (in the top corner of wall)?
Removing a single tile (in the top corner of wall)? First time tiling, lots of mistakes, but most of them have been resolved in a timely fashion so far. However... I fitted a single tile to the top right hand corner, went away for the weekend and have now realised it's got a cut edge facing...
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