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Citizens Advice (previously Citizens Advice Bureau and also known as Cyngor ar Bopeth in Welsh) is an independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems in the United Kingdom.The twin aims of the Citizens Advice service are "to provide the advice people need for the problems they face" and secondly "to improve the policies and principles that affect people's lives". This research and campaigns agenda also known as "social policy" is more preventative in nature and designed to stop problems arising in the first place.
Citizens Advice organisations emerged in the 1930s linked to the emergence of a fledgling social welfare service and the outbreak of World War II. Public funding for the organisation was cut following the war but restored during the 1960s and a government grant in 1973 allowed the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) to expand the charity. Citizens Advice has grown to be the largest independent advice provider in the United Kingdom. There are also a number of Citizens Advice organisations that base themselves on the United Kingdom advice charity mainly in parts of the Commonwealth including Australia, New Zealand, and Gibraltar.In 2013 the Citizens Advice Adviceguide website was visited by one third of United Kingdom's online population and Citizens Advice's own research shows that four in ten of the British population contact Citizens Advice at some point during their lives. In 2014 Citizens Advice celebrated its 75th anniversary and in 2015 the charity was named Charity of the Year at the 2015 Charity Awards. During the ten year leadership of the former Chief Executive Gillian Guy Citizens Advice expanded its remit taking on the contract for the Witness Service and the face-to-face advice element of Pension Wise.
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Hope no one's melting in the hot weather!
I'm looking for some advice on the best way to restore our path in the photos attached. Best products and methods to use to clean it properly. Best thing to re-grout with if that's the best thing to do. And any recommendations on the best paint...
Hi all, I've got a bathroom fitter starting on my bathroom he's put Hardiebacker all around the bath area, he was going to put hardiebacker at the bottom and middle and plasterboard at the top but I asked for full cement board.
He's used 6mm hardiebacker, which I believe is for the floor but...
Need some advice on a wetroom repair. Tiler installed the tile trim too close to all the edges of the door frame, only discovered this when i went to rehang the door, the hinges cant go flush to the frame and couldnt even put the strike plate back on theres no room at all.
Ive removed the trim...
I'm looking to renovate the bathroom after leaving it for some time since we moved in. Currently there is a very narrow strip of tiles on the right side of the window and I'm asking for advice on how to deal with this when I retile. Please see picture.
I was going to use bigger tiles (probably...
After some advice please.....
We have approx. 50sq m of Dijon limestone 600 x 90 x15mm and also 50 sqm of porcelain wood effect 1200 x 200 x 10mm to lay.
This is going onto a 55mm Cemfloor liquid screed (with wet UFH) that was put down about a year ago so should be dry!
Really after some...
Hi everyone, this is my first post so thank you for reading my question.
I am looking to purchase the British Standard for tiling but am a little unsure of which one I should purchase and as they cost so much money I am keen not to purchase the wrong one.
I would like it to cover workmanship for...
I have been searching for information on internal corners joints for shower. I have epoxy resin which I have used to join mitred tiles on a difficult angle external corner. Is I OK to use epoxy resin in joint on internal corners? I plan to use epoxy grout for remainder of shower. The shower has...
Hi Guys, I'm a Plasterer and inventor and I need to pick your brains.. I have just come up with what I think is the best Silicone smoothing guide available anywhere. Check out my Silicone Soap Guide, let me know what you think ... But here's my question how do you guys do the vertical and...
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I've taken on the task of tiling my own kitchen, and before I wreck everything and regret it I thought it would be sensible to ask the pros for their opinion.
It's a small kitchen ~2.3m x 2m, on the top floor of old victorian building, currently with bare original floorboards...
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I am planning to tile an entrance floor of 580x410cm.
The tile I will be using is 20x40cm.
My wife wants me to lay the tiles in the "Corridor horizontal" pattern.
I haven't been able to find much information/advice on laying this pattern on the internet. I was hoping someone could...
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I’m tiling my kitchen (first attempt at tiling) and have a couple of questions.
1) what can I do to sort this edge where it meets the splash back? I thought I could grout it but the tiles aren’t all the same length and I think it’ll look rubbish.
2) my wife wants to use a light grey...
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New to the forum. I'm going to be installing a new corner, shower unit with tiled walls, glass doors and acrylic shower pan, as part of a bathroom re-modelling project. I'm not a pro. Would appreciate expert advice on several points.
The new shower will replace an old 'one piece' molded...
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Sam here. I've been a tiler in Sydney, Australia for 22 years and looking to migrate to the Bristol/Bath area in the near future. Just wanting advice on
Rates charged per sqm
How does a daily rate work?
Where do tilers get work from in the Uk? In Sydney l usually get all my jobs...
Folks I'm after some general advice for tiling a floor... I'm going to be laying 60 x 60 tiles.
So I've replaced all the floor with 22mm T&G P5 and I've going to lay hardibacker over the top. Should I SBR the floor before fitting the hardibacker or just make sure its good and clean?
So once...
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Recently moved into a new build property, we noticed that our enter last row of tiles on the patio and edges of the patio are chipped. Image attached of a full tile and 2 images from different parts of the patio of the chipped tiles.
We reported this to the developer as part of snagging...
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We've currently got builders in redoing our bathroom and we bought our tiles from Homebase and told the builders this in advance and they had no concerns. One the first day they started laying tiles, we noticed a lot of edges sticking out between each tile. They promised to remedy...
Hi, I am in the process of tiling with subways and just wanted some help with corners, if trim or grout is best? Am tiling in wetroom on backer board, Wedi tray all sealed in. I started tiling floor to ceiling and just thinking about the corners. I have one 90° internal corner (which I have...
has anyone got the rubi du 200-evo 650 for cutting mitres on tiles.
or have any recommendations for a cutter to do this.
done the last 4 or 5 with the angle grinder looking for a cleaner cut really
Hey guys! I am in need of some solid advice. I just had some terracotta tiles installed. It had to be shipped from California to New York. In transit, the tiles did get some scuff marks. Obviously got installed with the scuffs in them. After installation, an impregnator sealer was applied on top...
Hi all, currently have a Self build in progress and require some advice, after reading a few posts and doing a little research I have come to the conclusion that my two upstairs bathrooms set on 600 centres posi joist and 22mm caberdek should have been 400 centres and a totally different floor...
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