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Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu ceramic floor tile

Looking for 3-4 spare ceramic floor tiles - Venis Porcelanosa Himalaya Khumbu range.

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Tile scoring wheel, when to replace?

How do you know when you need a new scoring wheel on a manual (Rubi) tile cutter?

Is there anyway to know before tiles aren’t snapping cleanly?

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Who watched the debate last night?

Hi Everyone,

Did anyone watch the debate last night on tv? If you did, what did you think of it? They were annoying me shouting over the top of each other - the lady was like a referee and I didn't think she controlled it very well!

Has it made you think about how you will vote?

To me it seems everyone is full of empty promises.

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Looking for Canyon Espresso 13x13 discontinued Lowe’s tile

Looking for Canyon Espresso 13x13 discontinued Lowe’s tile - need 6.5x6.5, also maybe a dozen of each

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Glacier Ivory Tile Polished Porcelain YT6002BP

Hi
Looking for quite a few of these tiles about 25 m2

polished porcelain floor tile
YT6002BP glacier ivory 600 X 600 shade 411

Originally bought from B&Q Early 2012

TIA
Kevin

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Tiling Concern and Need Some Advice. TIA!

Hey All, So we're in the midst of a project and it's been interesting. Is there a type of edging that can be used to "hide" and/or protect the edges of the tile that are protruding? While some are flush many are not (I realize the walls are uneven and the thin set was not troweled well). And, can/should the gaps be siliconed or backed first then siliconed?​

Also, is no ledge acceptable (it was a prefab wall and we thought it...​

 

Electric underfloor heating onto concrete floor.

I have a customer who lives in a 200 year old property. The lounge floor he wants tiled which is very thick concrete. He wants electric underfloor heating but I'm concerned he'll lose too much heat into the concrete.
He's gone with tumbled modular limestone and the floor is quite wavy which they want to keep but all the insulation I've come across is boards which will flatten the floor out too much, ( he wants to follow the slopes on...

 

Rustic 10x10cm Kitchen Splash-back that is Huge!

Biggest splashback I've ever done, and in unrectified, rustic 10x10s!

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Topps Tiles in-store or online - Genuine Feedback, Positive or Otherwise

Topps Tiles in-store or online - Genuine Feedback, Positive or Otherwise. I used to work in a Topps Tiles store in Newcastle Under Lyme, not far from the Untold Media office as weird as that seems.

I used to deal with a plonker named Jon Davidson, the area manager at the time, in a really busy store Shrewsbury. . I'd still...

 

Herringbone floor…advice needed please

Hi all,

We employed a tiler to lay some rectified wood effect planks in a herringbone pattern…

The grout width was set at 2mm…

The floor is yet to be grouted but to our untrained eyes we have noticed some strange things. For example in one area the grout width was 3mm + and in another area there is no grout width! Please see picture with red arrows.

I asked him to explain why this was and he blamed the tiles…

Is this acceptable?
Many thanks...

 

Fixing the upright of a shower enclosure

Is there anyway of getting a good fixing, where the upright of the shower enclosure meets the continuous edge of large vertical porcelain tiles? I'm concerned about the possible cracking of tiles with holes drilled so near to the edge, and also the possibility of leakage. Laying the tiles horizontally is going to be so bitty. I'm quite prepared to make a payment for anyone who can make a good workable suggestion.
Tony.

Fixing the upright of...

 

Tiling over screed/plywood floor with height differences.

Hi guys.
Im a carpenter who has tiled a fair few floors over the years as i fit a lot of kitchens.
I have turned up today on a job and have been offered the floor tiling with ceramic tiles.
Its a big area (64sq/m) but a third of it is a new extension with a screeded floor. There is then a 12mm expansion gap before it hits a plywood floor on joists for the rest of the area.
To compound the problem even more the screed is 10...

 

Spam Accounts

We have been hit by hundreds of spam accounts that are somehow passing the human anti-spam captcha while simultaneously being an automated bot. I've seen stranger things happen.

I've stuck all suspect users into a user group so I can monitor and erase them a bunch at a time.

No humans should have been affected BUT if you have recently registered but not yet posted anything, and have tried to log in TODAY and the forum says "NO ACCOUNT WITH EMAIL ADDRESS CAN BE FOUND"...

 

Flex or non-flex adhesive for sticking backer boards to masonry wall?

Just wondered what would be best?

The original tiles had a few hairline cracks from the house settling.

I’m planning to use flexible to stick tiles to the backer board.

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Whos managed to go out watch England v Spain 2024?

Who's watching the game and where are you?

I tried 2 places and they were rammed so me and my daughter came home.

Hope we get this one!! We're owed a couple IMO

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Resin or caulk

Hi lads, what do you think of pfocus.com which sells resin oriented infill for those places where we dump grout and caulk in the wet rooms. Is their idea that resin is going to be the bathroom saviour over cracked and shrinking grout a reasonable claim? Has anybody seen fit to use it, and what is the experience?

Wazaps

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Independent tile slip test

Hi just wondering if anyone knows who does independent reports on the suitability of installed tiles in a commercail area as customers are slipping over and the tile manufacturer is denying responsibility for the tiles they specified.
Thanks

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TTA Inspired by Spanish Tiles in Visit to Castellón - From TTA

TTA Inspired by Spanish Tiles in Visit to Castellón - From TTA

The Tile Association would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to ASCER (Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Azulejos y Pavimentos Cerámicos) and Cámara de Comercio de Castellón for their outstanding support and collaboration during its recent visit to their region.

This educational visit was once again fully funded and provided TTA members...

 

SkillBuild Regional Qualifiers Are Now Over - From TTA

SkillBuild Regional Qualifiers Are Now Over - From TTA

The SkillBuild Regional Qualifiers for 2024 are now complete, following three months of heats across the UK from April to June. The construction trainees and apprentices have been scored for each Regional Qualifier, and you can now view the results of the top 3 scoring competitors for each trade category.

These scores are quality assured and moderated by the...

 

Meet the Latest Master Tile Fixer - From TTA

Meet the Latest Master Tile Fixer - From TTA

The Tile Association’s Master Tile Fixer certification scheme was introduced to support TTA’s vision to ‘raise tile and tiling standards and enhance installation expertise and craftmanship’. The scheme certifies highly experienced and skilled independent tile fixers with the aim of promoting best practice and encouraging existing tiling professionals to strive for excellence.

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Children Today Thanks TTA For Raising Over £75,000 in 20 Years of Support - From TTA

Children Today Thanks TTA For Raising Over £75,000 in 20 Years of Support - From TTA

Children Today would like to say a big thank you to The Tile Association (TTA) for its continued valuable support. This year the charity is celebrating not only its 30th birthday but also a 20-year relationship between Children Today and TTA, marking 2024 as a significant milestone.

In that time TTA and its members...

 

Industry Accreditation (IA) CSCS Cards Can No Longer Be Renewed - From TTA

Industry Accreditation (IA) CSCS Cards Can No Longer Be Renewed - From TTA

Since 30th June 2024, cards carrying the CSCS logo obtained via Industry Accreditation can no longer be renewed. Any cards remaining will expire by 31st December 2024 and cannot be replaced using IA. This change is designed to meet industry requirements the Construction Leadership Council’s recommendations that all construction industry...

 

architraves??

Do any of you guys think that wooden architraves look out of place in a fully tiled bathroom? (walls & floor)
What other options are there?

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Advice needed regarding sealing? Or Are these tiles faulty?

I've recently bought Johnson 'Orkney Stone' ceramic floor tiles from B&Q. Paid to have them professionally laid. At the time I asked if they needed sealing. The tiler told me since they were ceramic (not porcelain or natural stone) they didn't need to be sealed.

B&Q website states these are glazed which put my mind at rest.

They've been down a week and they're terrible. They seem to attract dirt, soak up marks and every...

 

Automatically Stays Level - cross section with 4 right angles. Brilliant for wall tiling.

https://amzn.to/45SUc23

Do any of you use something like this?

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Waterproofing options for new shower room

Hi,

A newcomer here and thank you to anyone with the patience to read my drivel.

I am renovating an old stone house, have just finished a kitchen, and now need to install a first floor shower room (1.7m x 2.35m).

The previous owner had the room to a state of green plasterboard walls, and chipboard floor. There are hot and cold feeds to one of the long walls, for a vanity, and hot and cold feeds - and evacuation - to the end wall, for a...

 

Mitering tiles and which epoxy

A question about mitering and matching epoxy colour

I'll be working with some pinkish matt porcelain tiles where the core is the same colour as the glaze, I've found the perfect ratio of two Kerakoll grouts to match the tile colour for grouting to try and have the grout lines disappear (if anyone cares, 3x warm white to each 1x venetian red). However my experience with mitering is limited to just getting nice cuts. I've never installed them at eye level...

 

Have you ever worked for a National Tile Supplier or even just smaller big chain tile suppliers?

Have you ever worked for a National Tile Supplier or even just smaller big chain tile suppliers? I'll tell you a funny story about how I got a job with Topps Tiles Newcastle and got top sales every month while the manager was an utter arse. Phillip Cuthburtson (Will Check Spelling Tomorrow). Works for Walls and Floors now as an area sales manager and sent him a PM on Linked In that was a...

 

I broke the forum so we've lost a few threads

I erased the Job Section by mistake so had to roll back the forum, but the latest backup was 5am 29th, so we've lost a couple of threads. But don't worry I will be re-posting mine.

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Best tile cutter

Hay there,
Need a new tile cutter 600 minimum, I’ve used one from topps tiles which was ok, but I need to upgrade that’s why I’m asking the professionals (you) for suggestions.

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