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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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Tiling Courses at UK Pro Tiling Training

Hi all
Darren here from NETT, Just heard about Diamond and a few other Tiling companies in trouble, I would just like to add that we are still a very strong company and one of the best Tiling training centres in the country, we are still busy and have dates in the diary with courses running every week up to may 2011 at the moment.

In these tough times its only the strongest companies survive and we have built up a fantastic reputation...

 

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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