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Beginner Tiling Courses

Beginner Tiling Courses

1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Day Tiling Courses? These are brilliant for a DIY person wishing to do their home. They’re also good as an introduction to the tiling game as a whole. They get you used to the tiling tools required to do a good job. Both trowels and tile cutters. A short […]

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PVA V PRIMERS – WHy you should never use PVA Glue when Wall Tiling

PVA V PRIMERS – WHy you should never use PVA Glue when Wall Tiling

Don’t listen to that idiot on handyman can. lol He’s an idiot who doesn’t have a clue when it comes to tiling. MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT P.V.A. IS OK AS A PRIMER ON WALLS AND FLOORS SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD LET YOU SEE THIS AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL ENLIGHTEN SOME NEWCOMERS OR EVEN […]

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Where to get a Tiling NVQ

Where to get a Tiling NVQ

Hi,I did the 4wk course in Warrington back in Sept, being a plasterer I found I was passing work on so I thought I’d do a course and see if it was for me.I have to say that I found it very useful, the knowledge of the tutors was immense, if there was something that […]

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Kitchen Tiling Guide

Kitchen Tiling Guide

This simple Kitchen Tiling Guide is something a lot of people could have done with finding before attempting to tile their kitchen walls or floor. Hi. Hope you can help me with a few things. I’m new to tiling and to save myself some money I’m planning to tile a kitchen splash back with light […]

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Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles

Revamp Your Space on a Budget: Where to Find Affordable and Quality Cheap Floor Tiles

<p>When it comes to transforming your living space, few changes can make as dramatic an impact as new flooring. Whether you’re renovating your home or giving a room a fresh look, floor tiles offer a fantastic solution. And the good news is, you don’t have to break the bank to find the perfect tiles for...

 

WICKES MISSISIPPI GREY TILE

I am looking for 1 wickes Mississippi grey tile - damaged 1 tile in my kitchen and they have been discontinued 😭😭 looked everywhere online - wondered if anyone could help😞

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Domestic pool for Whitewaters (Inside shell and copings only)

Domestic pool for Whitewaters end of last year. Inside shell and copings only!

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Porcelanosa Nimbus Acero 33.3 cmX33.3cm

I'm desperate for just one tile to fix a single broken one but would be willing to take a few more for future proofing.

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Ardex Na / 77 and decoupling membrane

Hi all,
Finally getting to lay the tiles in our renovated kitchen tomorrow. Tiles are 450x450x10 porcelain wood effect. Floor will be levelled with Ardex NA. Thinking A77 for adhesive and wanted to get you guys advice as to whether I should use a decoupling membrane? No issue buying, but want to make sure it’s worthwhile? We live in an old Victorian terrace which is prone to movement through the seasons (no idea if that effects the kitchen...

 

Advice please, bathroom fitter has dot and dabbed tiles!

Hi all, I'm hoping you can help with some feedback, please

My parents are currently having a new bathroom installed, all stripped back to bare walls and floor.

The fitter has done/hasn't done some things that I'm 99% sure aren't good practice, but he has convinced my Dad it is fine.

I have only done Able skills basic tiling course, but I was soaking up info like a sponge, so maybe I'm wrong, but so far my research and gut...

 

Minton Hollins Floor Tiles in Shavington Cheshire - Restoration Needed - Looking for local skilled tiler

Hi all
This is part of a fire, water damaged floor.
The building itself was built in 1732, it was nearly destroyed by fire in 2018 and we’re slowly working our way through it.
Roof is on, windows in and all exterior building works completed.
We’re strongly governed by English heritage and local planning officers but all in all it’s slowly taking shape.
The photographs are of the...

 

Bathroom leak disaster- wet room the culprit?

Hi there,

Several days ago the plaster board of my living room ceiling collapsed, as a result of a leak in the bathroom above. There were water marks on the ceiling for months, but these were not getting worse and the ceiling showed no signs of being wet/cracking before collapsing. We're trying to narrow down the issue, and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

In the bathroom we have a toilet, washhand basin and wet room. There have...

 

Tiling inside a shower

Hi, first timers here... I am tiling my bathrooms and prefer the look & neatness of tiling inside the glass shower screen, especially on one of my bathroom where the ceramic have a very geometric pattern and would not look nice from outside the shower area and I would like to install another end bead next to the supporter for the glass screen to slide into... Is there a way around this? Many thanks and kind regards Char.

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Red and black chequred pattern - Market for old Victorian Floor Tiles?

I have just taken up a floor of the red and black Victorian tiles... I know, it's an absolute travesty! I was wondering if there was any market for these - room was around 1m x 3m and the majority came up whole. Just seems such a shame for them to end up in the skip!!
TIA for any responses.

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Topps Tiles Feedback Discussion Thread

Have you used Topps Tiles for suppliers of tiles, adhesive or anything else?

If so, then please leave feedback of your experience with Topps Tiles in this thread below!

Thanks

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Large floor tile adhesive help

Hi all,
My 1st post and just wanting some help/reassurance on a DIY bathroom refurb.

I’m putting down 800x800x10mm porcelain floor tiles. Floor area is 2m x 2.7m, 18mm chipboard. I added loads of noggins, glued and screwed down the boards and have over-boarded with Marmox 10mm on Keraquick (no latex), screwed at 300mm centres. It was rock solid with no signs of deflection (jumping up and down/glass of water etc!). Then, because I wanted to make up...

 

Gorgeous Geometric Floor by Timeless John June 2024

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Gemini Polished Eagle 60x60 brown tile

Hello

I'm about to buy 37 sq mtrs of Gemini Polished Eagle 60x60 in brown for my kitchen and hallway. Can anyone tell me whether this is a good tile. Or if anyone has laid it in this colour. Was thinking of either the brown or ivory but the brown seems to work better in our home.

The price I have is £28 a sqr metre I apparently is a good deal?

If I go for the brown, would you agree that limestone grout is the best choice?

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TilersForums.co.uk new layout for UK Tiling Forum Topics Mainly

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Reply to 'Im stuck wish my tiles were' thread

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Keen as mustard - love it
Sorry not long in then was being a bit dim loading the pictures.
As promised some pics - so embarrassed, no-one's tidied up!
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Tiling onto plywood

I read some posts earlier regarding tiling onto plywood.

I did a job just over a year ago. When I looked at it I advised that the 12mm wbp plywood was not a satisfactory substrate. The customers builder argued that it was and that he had been building bathroom & wetroom walls like it for years with no issues. We eventually reached a compromise where I had to tank the walls with a membrane (I used Porcelanosa Imperband) first.

The back wall area is 2.4m across...

 

Tiling Apprentice Wanted Must Drive - Bolton/manny areas

Tilers labourer wanted, looking for someone who would like to learn the trade, will also be potential to get full time tiling job from this. Must be reliable , have driving license and vehicle.

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Hi guys my name is COVENANT CLIFFORD am from Nigeria and i joined this forum with the intensions of becoming a great and good tiler in future

I need a teacher to train me or accept me as a apprentice please

Hi guys my name is COVENANT CLIFFORD am from Nigeria and i joined this forum with the intensions of becoming a great and good tiler in future for more information

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Another Plasterboard Tile Weight Dilemma

Hi, long time lurker, first time poster.

Over the years I've used the good advice that I've read on this forum but with my current project I am a bit stumped.

I am renovating an ensuite, it's been a mission but everything was starting to go nicely, tray installed, walls Mapei tanked - then the tiles the missus decided on turned up and they are a bit heavier than expected!

The tiles are ceramic 600x300 x 10mm and weigh 17.5kg per s/m without...

 

Looking for a tiler in south of france, Franco Tile Installation

Did you get to France? I was looking for a tiler in the south.

Thanks

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Need Discontinued Ragno Cometstone Snowball

I need 60 sq ft of Ragno Cometstone Snowball with a mix of 20x20 and 13x13. I will pay a $500 finder’s fee to whoever can source the product. I will pay shipping from the source to my warehouse.

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Floor prep after flood

A little help guys.

I've been asked to price 71sqm of limestone flooring.

My issue is this,
The property unfortunately flooded throughout. Now although I'm told it's all dry now I'm reluctant to tile direct to the screed/slab.
What I need is answer regarding the use of ditra in this scenario as a vapour/moisture barrier in this scenario.
Also if you feel that taping the joints would be needed.

I've done something very similar to this before with someone...

 

Primer or SBR ?

What does everyone usually use ? Such a mix out there!!!!!!!

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TilersForums.co.uk Tiling Advice Forum Discussion Thread

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Grout lines too bright after grouting, how to fix this?

Hello,

after tiling the kitchen area I did grouting but I am not happy with the results. The grout lines are too bright, almost white. Although I used almost dry sponge to wipe off the excess grout (with special rollers so I can get the water out), it seems that I managed to wash off pigments in the grout. I concluded this by taking a look on area on the edges where I somehow washed less so the color is not that bright. The...