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Discuss my first crack at tiling in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; Hi all further to my first post here at some photos of my first diy crack at tiling . Please feel free to offer any advise on where i could ...
          
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    Hi all further to my first post here at some photos of my first diy crack at tiling . Please feel free to offer any advise on where i could improve , or what you pros may have done different

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    vERY GOOD. like your biscuit box lol
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    Thanks , as you can see the White tiles are slightly bigger than the Black , which was slightly annoying

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    Good work especially for you first! Well done
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    Quote Originally Posted by ioan16 View Post
    Thanks , as you can see the White tiles are slightly bigger than the Black , which was slightly annoying
    That is an optical illusion. If you had used black grout the black tiles would appear bigger

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    well done,for your first attempt.
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    looks good for your first job
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    good job neil Where you tiling next?
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    You should be very pleased with the result!
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    Yep you need a yellow VW Bus to go with the orange and blue one.
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    Thanks all . Sharp as ever u lot

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    Looks good

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    give yourself a slap on the back, looks fine

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    A good job there matey.


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    Very nice job! Great effort! Important things have been done, like centralizing the window and the cooker space, so I dont think I would have done anything differently.

    Good stuff!

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