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- Hi all, We have to lift a section of floor in the kitchen and would like to replace with the same tiles when done rather than completely retile the kitchen and conservatory. The tiles are by Cerpa and are called Porcelanico Pasta Blanca. If anyone knows of anyone who might stock them it would be […]
- I want to install some tile adjacent to outdoor fish ponds. This will be installed on wood, so I want to use S2 (high deformability) adhesive. Which type of adhesive would be least toxic to the fish (Type C – cement based, Type D – Dispersion, Type R – Resin). Also, which particular manufacturer/brand would […]
- I'm tiling our bathroom, some basics – floor: 3/4" OSB T&G, 12" I-joists, 16" on center, new construction. I'm using the Schluter/Ditra-Heat uncoupling membrane but no heat cable under the tub that will be going in. The tub: Kohler slipper tub with four 1" dia. stainless legs and a composite skirt around the base, hiding […]
- I'm converting a small bathroom in to a wet room. It has a sliding pocket door. I was going to tile the whole room with 600 x 300 porcelain tiles but the wall of the pocket door is extremely flexible. I'm an experienced DIY guy and have researched this project to within an inch of […]
- Hello, I'm having trouble finding any decent stockists locally. I've got a Topps very near, plus the usual generalists… All the tile suppliers I've looked at in Chichester online, only show tiles, not all the unglamorous stuff like backer and sealing tapes & compounds. Can anyone recommend a supplier in this area (Worthing to Chichester)? […]
- Would like your opinions on this one please. Got a bath/shower installation to do soon, and the existing walls are painted plasterboard (not skimmed). The approach i would normally take is to remove the walls replace with Hardie and tank the wet area. The problem I have this time is that the plasterboard is that […]
- Hi guys, had some great advice here before so thought I would ask here for advice again regarding porcelain patio instalation on (fairly flat) concrete substrate. Tiles are 90 cm x 60 cm and 2 cm thick. Area is 54m² What is the best adhesive to use? I like mapei, used it in the past […]
- Looking for 3-4 spare ceramic floor tiles – Venis Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu range.
- Hi all After some advise, got builder coming back today to investigate, Everything they have done I have had problems with, from roofing to plumbing, We have had our garage converted to kitchen, so they had to raise the floor area of garage with suspended floor to take it to same level as main house, […]
- Stoke-on-Trent College provide Tiling courses for school leavers and mature students with both full and part time tiling courses available to enrol on to. The cost of these courses can vary and it is important to enrol onto the one that matches your experience so you learn at a level that is best for your […]
- Renovated the bathroom on my 1970 bungalow last year. Took up the old pink floor tiles with sds. Chunks of what i assume is self leveller or maybe screed (?) came up with them. Left with Concrete slab. laid insulated coated (cement topped) tile backer boards (marmox) using a thick amount of flexible tile adhesive […]
- My tiles are moving after 3 days of been layed on Cement floor. I used MapeGrip D2. just seen a date on the side 9/06/23 what does that mean? I did put the tiles on the same floor about 10+ years ago with ease
- Hi am Vinny, i am new to this forum and looking for advice on some old tiles that need replacing
- Hi all, New to this forum and an amateur DIY'r. Got a problem I'm hoping that someone can help me with as I'm pulling my hair out. Moved into a new build house last April with a small bathroom (with no window and an extractor fan) and dodgy lino. Decided to remove the lino and […]
- Construction Output is Estimated to Have Grown By 1.2% in 3 Months – From TTA The Office for National Statistics published estimates of construction output for July 2024 on 11th September. Monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased 0.4% in volume terms in July 2024; this follows an increase of 0.5% in June 2024. […]
- I know it wasn't all of them but it must have been all the ones that were working well that got saved. So I think Topps Tiles and Tile Giant need a massive thankyou from me personally on behalf of the forum. We have loads of tilers across the country who use CTD as they […]
- List and discuss plastering courses here. There's a Gold Trowel and Silver Trowel and Construction Skills College in Stoke. Along with Able Skills in the south. You would need to research them well though.
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- Which Tile Adhesive and grout brand did you use the most in the last 12 months? And also, reply to the thread with where you source the adhesive please? I realise that sometimes your first choice adhesive brand may not be locally available or your grout brand is different to your adhesive. In those cases […]
- I recently borrowed a plasplugs wet tile cutter from a friend to cut some floor tiles. In his opinion this was a pukka bit of kit, easy to use etc, he did not have a bad word to say. I cut a few tiles with it but had real problems. Here is how it went… […]
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