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Discuss travertine in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; ive been fittin a kitchen today when i was asked to look at some tiling that ad been done in the bathroom because the tiler coudnt get the first lot ...
          
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    ive been fittin a kitchen today when i was asked to look at some tiling that ad been done in the bathroom because the tiler coudnt get the first lot rite he just tiled over the first lot he had done on plasterboard that ad been dot and dabed when i told how much weight there was on the wall i thought he was gonna cry
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    maybe a case of "3rd time lucky" Mike

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    new one on me, mess it up and do it again lol

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    And i'm sure the tiler asked politely what the hell you knew?lol.
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    and he also did the same to the floor got it wrong AGAIN and tiled over that lovely step up into the bathroom
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    sounds a real character this so called tiler,lol.
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    ha ha ha!..that's like trying and get away with laying another worktop onto one with a bad mitre...there's some stange people out there!
    I saw a really really sad looking guy in a tow truck this morning..I thought 'He's heading for a breakdown'

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    So around 60 odd kg of stone onto plasterboard..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
    So around 60 odd kg of stone onto plasterboard..
    yep sure is bruv and all he can get is 240£ back from the bathroom company because the tiler is not employed by them
    Michael Howe..Specialist Kitchen/bedroom and bathroom installations.

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