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    Best grout and silicone that money can buy

    Kerakoll fugalite bio is the bullet proof option
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    Water UFH advice on build-up for UFH

    Hardie backer glue and screwed sounds like it would work but would be easy to screw through pipes, wouldn’t advice a wedi type board as this will insulate the heat the wrong way
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    Repairing large (130mm) hole in tile

    A new tile will look a lot better than a big gaping hole lol
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    Do my wall tiles have water ingress? (Photos)

    Yes you most certainly have water ingress can see places in the grout and silicone where it looks to have come away from the tile, it looks like the tiles may be loose
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    Crazy gap between shower metal frame and tiled wall

    That’s what I would do as long as there is enough adjustment in the profile(so that there is enough space for the glass section to sit fully in). Silicone the screen into the profile too of course, and then a clear bead on the outside of the profile. Most screens have between 15-20mm adjustment...
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    Crazy gap between shower metal frame and tiled wall

    thats not an incorrect tile job thats an incorrect preparation job, looks like if the profile is screwed tight to the wall there is enough adjustment in the profile though so should be fine.
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    Kerakoll Fugalite Bio epoxy grout

    Evening everyone, Does anyone know how long you need to leave fugalite before you can use the shower? Some epoxies suggest 3 some suggest 7 days some two weeks 😂 no info on the packaging or technical documentation for water immersion for some reason 😔 and cant get hold of anyone till tuesday for...
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    Can these snags be fixed

    The patchy grout can be. You can use mapei fuga Fresca unfortunately the rest cannot be sorted without removing the problem tiles/ areas
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    Where did I go wrong installing ditra

    Mix it wet as suggested. But once it dries the adhesive soaks in to it would look similar to you picture once dry as long as the coverage looks good when checking when it’s wet it will be fine
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    Subfloor build up advice for tile

    18mm chipboard glued and screwed, 6mm wedi glue and screwed with washers, then vario pro/ ditra heat type matting and tile. Will be a nice height for threshold to meet carpet
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    Tiling in cold weather(on site)

    Hi guys Got a new build to tile next week, 3 bathrooms, the place has space heaters but obviously these can’t be left on once I’ve left. Has anyone had any issues with adhesive failing in an un heated home in winter? Cheers
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    Advice regarding backer board installation

    Defiantly no gap between boards no
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    Advice regarding backer board installation

    I wouldn’t worry much about it. You could leave a small gap at celing but wants to be tight to tray/tub so you can seal it
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    4mm wedi/marmox board

    Evening. Has anyone had any experience with over boarding in 4mm wedi/what do the manufacturers say about it. Got a skimmed wall that’s having heavy stone going on. Need to overboard but need to keep the thickness at a minimum. It’s solid wall behind the skim, planning to glue, plug and screw...
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    "Freestanding" shower bath

    Be best to tile the walls first then fit the bath after, just make sure the walls are square so no massive silicone joint anywhere 👍
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    Grout problems.

    Hi guys. Recently had a problem with grout having to rake out 3 bathrooms worth today. The grout has dried hard with but when wet can be scrubbed and the pigments come off on the cloth. Has anyone ever had similar problems. Don’t want to Name and shame the grout. Probably used it over 100 times...
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    Tilers Link Exchange – Swap links with tilers outside your area

    https://www.apstileanddesign.co.uk/blog done 👍 always good working with fellow tilers 👌 That's close enough lol
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    Kerakol Nanodefence Eco

    Thanks Antonia and HM, il give it ago, decent price compared to other tanking pastes aswell, and kerakol is always quality in my experience.
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    Kerakol Nanodefence Eco

    Has anyone ever used Kerakol's nanodefence eco? Thinking about giving it a go on a shower coming up, just thought i'd see if anyone had used it before and how long they recommend before it can be tiled on.
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    Porcelain 600x600 cuts - what can I get away with??

    whip off all the skirting boards and archs if already on bit of a pain to put back on but will make the tiling 100x easier
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