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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

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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...

 

Tiler wanted Suffolk and Essex areas and tiling apprentice

Hi All,

We are looking for a tiler for potential tiling work in the Suffolk and Essex area.
We are also looking for anyone who is interested to do a tiling apprenticeship with us.

Anyone interested please contact me for more details.

Many thanks

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Nigeria abia state

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TilersForums.co.uk has been updated Discussion Thread

This is the TilersForums.co.uk has been updated Discussion Thread

Welcome to the all new TilersForums.co.uk. I’ve been working on the website for a couple of hours and have come up with this for it. I’m doing the same for UKPlumbersForums.co.uk and ElectriciansForums.co.uk too.

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TilersForums.co.uk has been updated...

 

Introduction, just completed an Able Skills tiling course

Hi all, I finished the Able Skills basic tiling course, which was fantastic.
Here to learn more

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Welcome to the new UK Plumbers Forums website, forum and blog Discussion Thread

This is the Welcome to the new UK Plumbers Forums website, forum and blog Discussion Thread

Welcome aboard the new UK Plumbers Forums website, forum and blog. Well, it has been a while since I’ve worked on UK Plumbers Forums (the .co.uk) but I’ve set it up and have the right pages on here now. I’ll need to add a bit more content generally but we’re mostly there. I’ve also updated […]

Welcome to the...

 

Xl bond self smoothing compound

Hello, question for tilers using xl bond self smoothing compound. Normally use sika or mapei. Just after your thoughts on the xl bond. Does it have a strong sulpher smell like the ultra pro level 1?

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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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