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Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts.

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    quadrant resin shower - on floor or tiles. cement or tile adhesive

    Hi guys - last minute question from a newby so hope you don't mind: my plumber/fitter is fitting a low profile resin shower base tomorrow and also tiling the whole room as part of a refurb. it's tiles and tray onto a standard green grade chipboard floor (good condition) First question: most...
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    Limestone tiles, cleaning, grouting and shower area

    Having some limestone tiles installed, they are very porous. For the floor they are 450x450x20mm and walls are 600x300x15mm. Currently only the floor area has been laid with part of the entrance to the hall. The wall area has had part laid and grouted. Unfortunately the installer was under...
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    Embedding shower screen in tiles...

    Hi everyone... This is really difficult to describe but I'll try my best!... We're having an en suite fitted and the shower is a wet-room type with no visible tray. The shower is separated from the rest of the room by a thick nib wall which will have a piece of glass as a screen set into it...
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    BCT Ceramic Wall Tiles in Shower Cracking After 12 Weeks

    Crack that we think is along a seam by chris4275 posted Mar 25, 2018 at 9:02 AMHi everyone: I'm new here and was hoping you'd be able to help. We recently redid our bathroom and (unfortunately) chose BCT. The tile in question is 10x16 Herson Cararrara, as seen here: Herston Ceramic Collection...
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    Which white grout - Metro tiles in a shower.

    Hi All, Which white grout for metro tiles in a shower (not a power shower) with 2mm spacers set on Mapei P9? I am in Leeds so got a topps / screwfix / CTD / Tile Giant etc Thanks
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    Which adhesive for metro tiles in a shower area?

    Hi All, I am going to be tiling Metro tiles in my shower on Tanked plasterboard. Can anyone recommend a good value slow setting adhesive for the job? Also what size spacers and notched trowel shall i use, 8mm? Thanks
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    Which adhesive, what orientation for tiles, size of spacers, brick or straight laying shower wall

    hi I bought 200mm by 500mm Argenta Camargue Perla ceramic tiles and Bal Grip plus tub... to find out the Bal Grip plus isn't up to the job because of the size of the the tiles. I see from other threads there is a more 'professional look' way to lay tiles, so we are not sure how to lay them...
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    Mosaic shower tray with porcelain floor tiles

    Good day all, Just looking for a bit of advice really. I have a wet shower tray to tile.. The tiles to the outside it are 12mm porcelain, the mosaics going on the wet tray are 8mm. Does anyone know of any simple way to bring the mosaics flush with the porcelain tile that wont mess with the...
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    Ceramic tiles in a shower

    What's your thoughts on it ? Just been talking with a customer about there up coming bathroom and ensuite re fits and I advised them against using ceramics, rightly or wrongly.
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    Is best to fit the shower screen bracket to the wall or too the tiles

    Hello, Thanks for looking at my question. I am fitting a shower screen and I am not sure if I should fit the metal hinge to the shower screen and then finish the tiles to that and then finish the join with sealant. It may be easier tot get a goo fitting to the wall that way. Or I could tile...
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    Aus Help! Grout staining porcelain tiles problem

    Hi everyone, I've just completed laying a bathroom floor with 100x100mm black and white unglazed porcelain tiles ( PEI rated 5) . I've also knocked up a test piece on which to test the grout, as I'm a bit wary of the textured surface of these unglazed tiles. The intended grout colour is black...
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    Small Shower Large Tiles...

    We have some 600 x 300mm tiles left over from our bathroom and need to retile our ensuite. The shower enclosure is a recessed 760 x 760mm with a pivot door. Has anyone got any photos of this size of tile used in such a small area? Would we be better off going down to a smaller size to make...
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    Dot And Dab Wall Tiles In A Shower?

    Hi guys. I have a couple of showers that need tiling (one a corner unit, the other a walk in affair). I have previously asked on another thread the best way to waterproof the showers and ensure a trouble free life without leaks; resulting in the use of a brilliant tanking system from mapei...
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    State Of Tiles After Removing Shower

    Hi, First off let me say I know little to nothing about DIY and this is my first property. Due to a slight leak and the shower being a bit old we are looking to replace it. We have been advised to put stud wall up between the bath and shower to make it fit better/seal easier. The plan is to...
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    Re-attaching Tiles At Bottom Of Shower

    Hello I'm a DIYer that's never done any tiling. The silicone at the bottom of our shower was looking a bit ropey so I thought I'd cut it out and replace it. When doing that I noticed the grout in the bottom tiles was also looking a bit iffy so I decided to rake that out too. After I'd done...
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    who would have thought choosing your own tiles...

    Would be a right palaver !!! I can not think what I want nor what size or anything... Who wants to come and quote for this job lol...just going to leave it in your hands haha
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    Aus Aussie DIY bathroom with Tiles

    G'day people, As a Aussie living in England, I am one for great deals and good prices. I have been doing up my new house and replacing the horrid plumb coloured bathroom (as my girlfriend does not like it), and I have looked around all the main suppliers for the right stuff. I have found that...
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    Aus How can I clean dark brown grout stains from a light beige porcelain tiles?

    Hi there, I have just had beige porcelain tiles fitted to a bathroom and left a section of around 15cm for some brown mosaics tiles to go. They grouted the mosaic tiles today using Mapie 144 (chocolate brown) which I got and it appears to have stained the tiles a little. He says that he has...
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    Aus Ltp grout stain remover on porcelain tiles

    I have been grouting my kitchen floor today with Jasmine mapai grout. The joints look spot on and I am pleased with the job. I thought that I had wiped the tiles enough but when they dried you can see the dusting of Jasmine grout on the tiles. I bought a bottle of the ltp stain remover but it...
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    Aus Disaster! Grout stained porcelain tiles - tiles weren't sealed

    Hi, we laid some ESL ceramics Molise beige tiles in the kitchen and used Granfix Maxigrout in brown colour (not my choice) and the grout has stained the tiles badly. My builder/jack of all trades didn't follow the instructions to do a test on a spare tile and dived straight in and.. oh dear I...
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