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Tilers Community Midnight Messages Whilst Drunk Send Shivers Down Manufacturers Spines

Woke up this morning to some abusive messages from Sam Hoffman of the Facebook Group Tilers Community.

Sam Hoffman of Hoffman Tiling and Bathrooms Limited, of which we have all company accounts and persons involved, sent abusive messages we assume whilst drunk on Friday evening. They regretted it instantly so we woke up to the following. ...

 

Tile up to or undercut door frames / linings?

Hi, sorry if this is a silly question but I can't seem to find a definitive answer. I've got a lot of tiling to do in our self build and currently it's just the door linings in place, no architrave etc yet. Should the tiles be fitted up next to the door linings with a small expansion gap and then siliconed or should I cut the bottoms of the frames and slide the tiles underneath?

The latter would look better but isn't there the potential...

 

One of new floor tile is making a random clicking noise

450 x 450 porcelain tiles were laid on the bathroom floor recently. One of the tile sometimes makes a clicking noise.

We have wooden floor in the bathroom and tiler put the Becker boards with screws and put some liquid/paint on Becker board for waterproof and then used adhesive for tiles.

I was wondering if only that one tile needs to be removed and then put it back with more adhesive?

One of new floor tile is making a...

 

Some deals on Amazon for tools - Any good though?

Amazon.co.uk: : DIY & Tools ​

Online shopping for from a great selection at DIY & Tools Store.
www.amazon.co.uk

Seem to be some trade tools at good prices here, are they any good though?

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Too thick to cut?

Not a full time tiler and questioning everything but..I need a wet saw to cut a lot of 45's in 20mm, 12" marble tile. Is the Sealey 180 a decent bench saw for a small but tricky job? Any other options anyone might suggest would be welcome.. thanks

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Too thick to cut?

Not a full time tiler and questioning everything but..I need a wet saw to cut a lot of 45's in 12" marble tile. Is the Sealey 180 a decent bench saw for a small but tricky job? Any other options anyone might suggest would be welcome.. thanks

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Plain White Gloss 397x247 tiles

Looking for white plain gloss 397x247 tiles made by British Ceramic Tiles company or any similar. The date was around 2010.

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Through the Looking Glass 1920s bathroom

This was such a fun yet stressful project. I had to reglaze most of the black trim tile due to the fact that they weren't finished on all sides.

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Skirting tile price

Hello one and all,
I have a 240m2 floor tiling job to price, including a tile upstand edged with tile trim, tiles 1m length, going into several rooms.

What i'm asking is if there is a standard linear metre rate, or base it on a day for estimated time taken.
I feel it needs to be a decent rate, as it mullers your back and big toe joints when doing them all day!

Thanks in advance,
Paul

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Trowel - with Mapei Standard Set Plus

Some adhesives give info (not seemingly Mapei). I think the Mapei Standard Set Plus would suit be well as a DIY'er.

How do I know what trowel type/size to use? Does it really matter?

I'll be fixing 60x30 ceramic wall tiles to Marmox boards.

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Herringbone pattern on wall

Hi Everyone,

Does anyone have any advice about the best way to do a herringbone pattern on a wall in a bathroom?

Do you start with a batten at 45 degrees and then build up from there?

Thanks,

David

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Beginner - how much pressure to apply to tiles when pressing in to adhesive on wall?

Most tutorials suggest 'pushing firmly'. How do you know how firmly, and how can you ensure that each tile is 'equally' pushed into adhesive, ensuring it's level?

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Hello

Hello

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Introduction

Hello all, My name is Bill. I have registered on the Tilers Forum in order to try
to locate some obsolete tiles and also to obtain some advice on tiling. Kind regards.

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Tiles Wanted

Im looking for these tiles
H&R Johnsons TV16 Turquoise Vein (TV16) 180mm x 180mm
About 60 tiles. Contact - [email protected]

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Introduction

Hello everyone. I am Theo and I am really happy to be part of this community. Looking forward to learning, sharing and networking. Thank you for this opportunity.

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Tile moving and grout breaking

Hi fellow forum dwellers, am a distraught customer looking for some advice.

We did an extension and got water pipe UFH installed throughout the ground floor close to 100sqm. The WFH was left to dry for 4 weeks before the tiling was commissioned. We purchased glazed porcelain tiles from TilePlus in Oldbury. The store were made aware about the UFH. The tiler was a recommendation and we had seen their work. The work that I saw was on a standard floor (no...

 

Marmox multi boards and adhesive?

I'm going to be installing Marmox multi boards, on two (internal walls) I'll use 4mm, just so I have a nice flat surface to tile with (the surface underneath the plaster is a bit rough and not plumb. The 4mm need to be 'stuck' with cement based adhesive.

On the external two walls I'll use 20mm for some extra insulation, without eating too much into the room size. For these I'm going to be dot and dabbing, then using the fixing dowels.

For the...

 

Need to find Ceramica Cotto Tiles

We are looking for a few boxes of Ceramica Cotto Tiles in Tampa Ivory 16x16. Please let me know if anyone has these tiles in South Florida or if you know where we can purchase them online.

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Tanking Recommendation

Hi, Im looking for a recommendation for a liquid tanking. I have to use a liquid tanking membrane, external tile board or replacing the walls isnt an option. The walls are plastered over plasterboard (paramount walls) Ive removed all the paint so back to bare plaster and they are clean and sound. (Tiles are 100 x 33cm large rectified ceramic tiles 7mm -they come in at 13kg a sqm so will be under 20kg limit)

Having read some bad reviews of tanking peeling off...

 

Sealing limestone pavers

Hi all, we've laid some limestone pavers and today used a stain protector as advised by the company who sold the pavers.

We used lithofin stain stop, which claims to not change the stones but it's made ours a lot darker which is gutting. It's been a long DIY job and I'm kicking myself for not doing a patch test.

Is there anyway to remove the sealant and restore the limestone?

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Cotto 16x16 Tampa Ivory

looking for Cotto 16x16 Gloss floor tiles. Color: Tampa Ivory. They were sold at Home Depot for a while. Could use up to a few cases but even just a few tiles would be helpful. I’m in either NY or South Florida. Thanks

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Ready mixed adhesive with 60x30 tiles - will it set?

Is the issue with ready mixed adhesive seemingly only recommended for 30x30 tiles max that it will not set at all giving required adhesion, or is it that it will take a longer (than the usual 24 hour) setting time?

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Cutting marble mosaics

I’ve got a job using marble geometric mosaics about 10 mm thick. I’ve tried several blades to cut these but every one seems to chip and break the corners off the tiles . wet sawing seems to be better but still the same problem.and almost impossible to see the lines. I’ve bought a Montalit dry /wet cutting disk, but still the same problem.does anyone have any advice out there ?
I’m going to buy some plastic strengthening Self adhesive backers tomorrow for the...

 

1.2 x 1.2m large format tiles & Decoupling Mat?

Hi, I have 45m2 of 1.2 x 1.2 Mirage 9mm floor tiles to lay. Never done this size before. I’m planning to lay a decoupling mat prior - are there any recommendations? Some products say not suitable for large format or very small. I’d like to keep the total build up as low as possible as there’s only 16mm to the threshold of a sliding door, but obviously don’t want any issues. Will certainly end up slightly higher than that threshold I...

 

Tilers Community Statistics

Tilers Community Statistics

I’ve been sent statistics for the Facebook page “Tilers Community”. They seem to have an issue with us testing some things with a domain name we have ‘TilersCommunity.net‘. Check out the statistics for the page here. Sub 1500 actual posts in 3 years. That’s about 40 per month, or 1.2 per day. It isn’t a […]

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Johnson Tiles buyout completed Discussion Thread

This is the Johnson Tiles buyout completed Discussion Thread

The management buyout of Johnson Tiles has now been completed. The Stoke on Trent based ceramics factory will shut with the loss of 100 jobs. The deal takes the 123-year-old brand into private hands with all production outsourced. Here at Tilers Forums we feel for the 100+ staff as once again another once great British […]

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Removing Black Grout Stains?

After using black grout on my beige porcelain matt tiles, it's left stains that won't come off with water on a kitchen sponge scrubber.
Is there a correct way/product to do this?

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