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Here I am going to attempt to guide you through a the cutting of a 3 way mitre.
picture 1 is of the 3 way mitre.
trim for the top of the mitre is laid flat in the mitre box as in pic 2,
after...
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How to Tile a Floor using Ceramic Floor Tiles
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Measuring up for Floor Tiles
You will need a tape measure and a pen and paper for this, sometimes a square and other...
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10 Tiling Tips for Fixing Tiles to Bathroom Walls = From UKTilingForum.co.uk
There are a few ways to fix tile to bathroom walls. First you need to prepare the walls for tiling. Note that...
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Hi.
I have just finished laying a 30mtr floor using 600 x 600 CIMIC polished porcelain tiles.(Hards as nails and a nightmare to cut. :grin:)
The customer purchased the tiles and was told that they...
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Apologies mods of this needs to go elsewhere.. please feel free to move it or bin it!
Riiiight.. here goes....
We've been in our first house nearly 2 years now. We've (well ... more like I'VE!)...
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Hello,
I have just laid black indian limestone in my garden. I am halfway through grouting it all but tested the jet washer on the finished bits to see how it came out. Unfortunaley the slabs...
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i have done loads of jobs in bathrooms were the complete bathroom is painted.most of my customers supply the addhesive grout etc.to tell the truth i hardly ever even look to see what type it...
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There seems to be a few people on here talking about unrealistic wages and things are quiet, it can only be yourself at fault, dont want to come accross as arrogant and put anyone down, but when...
- UKTT Darren
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hi just wondering has anyone tiled on the london underground do you know the names of any good companies to work for also what rate do you charge for price work and what do they pay you for...
- mattflann
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i posted something similar last night which got moved(if this is to be removed,can someone pm me to tell me where its gone to?) but as work in britian due to the credit crunch is slowing up, is...
- spenny
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Hi!
I'm looking for a box of these tiles (or even 3 will do if you have less). They use to sell them at wicks, but they're discontinued now :(
Wickes code was 166-301 if that helps!
Thanks
- kam187
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its a stupid question i no but does anyone no why transformers are so heavy ? one guy on site said its full of sand and that you just undo the screws and tip it out ? my point is that is there any...
- 2020Tiling
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Im quoting on a job for 10mm tumbled marble which sealer is best im told mattstone ltp but another supplier is saying that only last 6 months then needs re-doing? they said Fila sealer is better...
- timlee77
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Have you seen any polish tilers in your area?seen plenty in the pubs/clubs,but not seen a tiler(yet),how about where you live?
- dean39
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Hi, I'm hoping someone can offer some advice.
I just finished my first tile installation, and I think there's a problem. I laid newly-laid-tiles-lifting-easily-2 tiles in our laundry room, over...
- Audrey Campbell
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Can I get Amtico laid onto an existing ceramic tiled floor. The current tiles are well laid and flat. They have a very smooth (polished) surface AND there is under floor heating!
- iselinger
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Lionel Ramus passed away on 5th September, aged 86. He was one of a few key players who developed the tile industry we know today.
Click here for more information on this article.
For other...
- Dan
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Can anyone recommend a good tiling course for the Captain ?
Looking for change of career. No experience in tiling. 50 year old male.... Unexpended redundancy forces new career path.
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I have been looking everywhere online for a place to purchase unsanded grout in London. I have gone to B & Q as well as Homebase and figured as much as they would not have it, however, I do do...
- qubed
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Hi..im new to the forum and dont know whether this one has been covered previously...cant find it if it has or not?
Im about to try and finish the top of the tiles in my bathroom(4 foot high) with...
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What exactly is the theory behind a washboy,this site is the first time I've heard of one.I can see the grout sinking to the bottom,but I can't see it keeping the water clean for any extraordinary...
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Hi..
Got a feeling this will be dissed but thought I'd ask. Its a bathroom with a flat roof above. I was thinking of using porcelain but am open to any ideas to cover as I suspect the removal...
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Anybody come across an angle grinder that has a 20mm arbor as opposed to the usual 22mm one? I came across some diamond blades when I was in East Asia that are 105mm with a 20mm centre - I just...
- mistral
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Had a builder put a floating floor down and I refused to tile on it and said that I wanted it screeded. The builder rang the plasterer to do the screed and he said can you leave the celotex...
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Hi all,
Just finished tiling a bathroom - full height + floor in 600 x 300 "Thassos" (very, very light grey-ish) porcelain.
Proper job, mitred window recesses to create a uniform 2mm grout...
- jolly bodger
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At armatile.com we are debating at the moment wether we should sell Mapei Keraflex white or Bostik/Evostik OPF. I'd like some feed back from the guys on the front line as they both have similiar...
- armatile7007
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Looks like Mosaic Artist | MAKEitSO MOSAICS | Professional Mosaic Artist Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Mosaic Art is ranking well now for the right things. :)
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- Dan
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Can anyone on this forum please help? Part of the beautiful white silicon seal around my bath has turned pink! Can anyone suggest what I could do to remedy this, short of replacing the seal (which...
- bayswater-rose
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we at DIAMOND POOL FINISHERS supply MOSAIC tiles to our customer's do you guys,we buy from waxmans and EDGER-UDNYS IN LONDON who do you guys buy from please!!:drool5::thumbsup:
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years ago on a TV proggram called tommorows world a guy had invented one, iv'e never seen or heard of it sinse,and it looked very good, has anyone?? it looked like a pen on a cable you just run it...
- Diamond Pool Finishers
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We bought our 1930's built house 32 years ago and have struggled ever since to restore the tiles on the outside porch ( open to the elements). They are, we think, red quarry tiles. They looked...
- lizziesdad
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Anybody been on a decent locksmith course? My old man wants to go on one but wants to go on one that somebody has said was good.
- Dan
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hi all
im preping a bathroom today.
iv removed a lot of loose skim from the walls (all of it really ) one wall has areas of well stuck skim and areas without skim. also there is a fair bit of the...
- Alan M
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Hi,
Please can any kind soul help me find a 20 x 20 cm white ceramic Octagonal tile and black taco. I need about 18 m2. I've looked almost everywhere.
Thank you
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Any advice really...
- chuffy
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Some muppets went and used a bright white grout restorer pen on some beigey porcelain tiles with a mid toned ivory grout. However instead of trying it in an inconspicuous location they have trid...
- Muse2k8
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Ok let’s have a little clearing of the decks as regards Durabase CI mat and Schluter Ditra mat.
Durabase CI and Ditra are membranes manufactured to lie between tiles and floor to absorb lateral...
- wetdec
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I've been grouting our kitchen floor with Ultracolour Plus.
First of all, I found it difficult to spread the grount and every time I went over it with my spreader, I just gragged more out. If I...
- AndrewPC123
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