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As stated we love seeing your DIY stuff! Take a couple of photos and show off your project here!!! I'll go first with my dad's handiwork tiling the bathroom!
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Hey guys! After tiling my bathroom and ensuite last year which would not have been possible without the fantastic advice and knowledge on this website I'm now planning to tile our back porch...
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I have underfloor heating and a concrete floor. I cleaned the floor then PVAd it. I followed instructions on the bag of adhesive (cement based, highly polymer, modified, thin bed tile adhesive)...
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I am a DIYer and after a successful shower tile project set about tiling bathroom floor. Victorian terraced house, previous floor - exposed original floorboards. After research and...
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I'm making some beginner's mistakes and also need advice please....
I've tiled the shower but the tiles fitted perfectly at the bottom of the corner - and didn't at the top so I have a 1cm...
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Three tiles fell off my wall in my kitchen, and underneath I scraped off the combed white tile adhesive and also another white layer with a knife. It exposed some gypsum and paper like material...
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I've been doing alot of research prior to tiling the ground floor of my home, approx 40m2. The structural floor is 18mm Ply and after reading all the horror stories of failed floors I am...
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Hi All,
I'm about to start my first tiling job (at home) and after thinking about steps have a few questions regarding corners (inner corner(s).
I have 5 msq area to cover, and my tiles are...
- diy_dude
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Hi everyone,
I’ve a fairly basic question I thinks, hope someone can help me out with.
I’m going to be laying some mosaics on a foot path leading to my front door but before I can do that I need...
- Chris Ashworth
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Dear Tilers, my husband has done a lot of tiling, but would really like your advice please. He will soon lay 600 x 600 tiles onto anhydrite screed in a room measuring 7.25 metres by 6.5 metres. He...
- frances.inglis
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Hopefully someone can help!
Currently attempting to gut and refit a small bathroom with plasterboard walls. walls.. First time ive done it, never really plumbed or tiled but learning fast! The...
- Whathaveidone
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Has anyone seen this before? It's not grout between these tiles, looks like tile adhesive or some kind of cement. I want to clean it up to look nicer, because at the moment it just looks like...
- MC Hammer
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I have a room 3m X 8m , which has a change of direction at about halfway down the room 8m side. I want to keep the lines parallel to the walls , how do tile the transition with out using little...
- oomxena
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Iam going to start a bathroom project
Newbie at Tiling
I've brough 10mm 600x300 Porcelain Tiles
What adhesive and primer will I need to buy ??
They will be going onto a...
- Mattyg100
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Hi All,
Could really use some sound advice.
I will be tiling my basement laundry room with 12" square ceramic tiles (that I got from my Father-inlaw) ontop of cement foundation.
The floor is...
- lion_rose
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So around 10 years ago (i had no idea it was that long ago until i looked up the order for the supplies) i tiled my kitchen floor. It went something like this:
Removed existing tiles...
- champ222
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I need to fill a gap between my cement board and dry wall, my shower tile will run over this seam onto the drywall, this will be a dry area outside my shower. Can I fill the gap with setting...
- grantiman
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I’ve never laid tile on cement before and am about to tile my enclosed patio (there are no cracks). I’m mot sure how to handle the cement joint. I was told by an area contractor that I don’t need...
- BrianW
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If starting from joists, what subfloor would you use these days? Ply first and then a backer board layer? (what thicknesses).
Plan is to tile floor with porcelain tile 20x20cm, electric heating...
- Hammer
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I'm after some advice on what type of trim would look best.
I'm installing these Onda Atlantic 5cm x 25cm | Wall & Floor Tiles | Fired Earth Tiles -...
- JimJones35
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Hi,
Hoping someone can advise please.
Recently had some limestone floor tiles laid and as instructed this morning I cleaned them with a stone cleaner and this evening was going to seal before...
- Barny1984
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Hello. Doing... ( extremely slowly ).. a walk-in shower & additional soaking tub area
1) What specific size notched trowel for 6"x18" Carrara (stone) marble on Kerdi board shower walls...
- yelrom
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Looking for some advice regarding tiling over expansion joints in floor screed. I’m getting conflicting information as to wether I can tile over the joint or that I need to install expansion...
- Gazzamrtwo
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Posted a couple of times for advice a few weeks back, the outcome of which was to scrap my plan to tile over the old bevelled tile kitchen splashback, and to rip out the old tiles and start from...
- PeteySands
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Hi all, moved into a property and dining area has been tiled. The tiles have been placed directly on to chip board floors . Really struggling to get them up, is there an easier way than chipping...
- KellyQ12
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Hello, I hope you can help.
I'm get despondent cutting 9mm glazed porcelain tiles, 300 x 900mm. Here's a link to the tiles Wickes Mississippi™ White Matt Porcelain Tile 600 x 300mm |...
- covelly
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Hi folks
Tiling a bathroom in a new build. Floor is caberdek, solid and flat. Could I just screw the hardi boards down? There's zero movement, or should I still use the adhesive bed? This...
- wasabi
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Would I be able to tile over tiles in an open porch with porcelain patterned tiles. If so what preparation do I need to do first? Hopefully the link shows the tiles that are down at the moment...
- notanotherjob
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I am a pretty experienced DIY tiler and bought some pre scored tiles without realising.... obviously not experienced enough at online shopping. There are several threads regarding grouting this...
- denners
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Dear Tilers
Hi all, I've just joined the forum. I am renovating my 30s semi. I am a diyer and I have just removed some original tiles from a 1932 bathroom in my house. They were in bad condition...
- Aethelweard
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Planning to tile halfway up my kitchen window, I want to tile inside the recess but how to negotiate the external corner has me stumped. Absolutely cannot find any such thing as a bullnose mexican...
- tomincognito
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Hi, anyone know where I can get c. 50 Porcelanosa Bambu Blanco tiles? (Note: tiles not in production now).
- AWhittle
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Hello,
I have decided to re-tile my kitchen backsplash and have removed all the existing tiles. The walls are all solid with breeze / concrete block and a layer of plaster.
I would appreciate...
- Diy_tiler
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So i got 100mm x200mm metro tiles with ridges on the back and i am aiming for 100% coverage in the shower area.
I have been using a 6mm round notched trowel and its not quite getting the coverage...
- Haarrryyyy
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Hi everyone,
I have recenly undertaken the task of renovating my bathroom and am at the stage where the walls in the wet area are cladded with abacus elements tile backer board, the joints...
- IHTRIQ
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Tiling an18 mm ply floor with wet ufh under ply any recommendations thx
- doddy41
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OK lads, having a right mare here. Re-doing a bathroom, shower etc. Have boarded the shower with multipro and extended this board across to the end of the room. Existing crap was plywood which had...
- peterdewolf
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I am planning to lay 600mm x 600mm x 20mm slate on to an anhydrite screed. It is a very thick tile! I was not familiar with anhydrite screeds and have been reading some of the horror stories. I...
- simonwoody
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