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  1. Dan

    Marmox multi boards and adhesive? Discussion Thread

    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...
  2. Dan

    Need to find Ceramica Cotto Tiles Discussion Thread

    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. Need to find Ceramica Cotto Tiles for the Original Article on Tiling...
  3. Dan

    Tanking Recommendation Discussion Thread

    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...
  4. Dan

    Sealing limestone pavers Discussion Thread

    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...
  5. Dan

    Cotto 16x16 Tampa Ivory Discussion Thread

    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 Cotto 16x16 Tampa Ivory for the Original Article...
  6. Dan

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

    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? Ready mixed adhesive with...
  7. Dan

    Tilers Community Discussion Thread

    Tilers Community Tilers Community Checkout the Tilers Community here for free tiling advice and a place to find a local skilled tiler. Tilers Community for Tile Advice Tilers Forums is the Original Tilers Community, starting out in 2006 with just a few tilers, it’s now a huge...
  8. Dan

    Cutting marble mosaics Discussion Thread

    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...
  9. Dan

    1.2 x 1.2m large format tiles & Decoupling Mat? Discussion Thread

    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...
  10. Dan

    Tilers Community Statistics Discussion Thread

    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...
  11. Dan

    Johnson Tiles buyout completed Discussion Thread Discussion Thread

    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...
  12. Dan

    Moisture in floor advice...please Discussion Thread

    Moisture in floor advice...please Renovated the bathroom on my 1970 bungalow last year. Took up the old pink floor tiles with sds. Chunks of what i assume is self leveller or maybe screed (?) came up with them. Left with Concrete slab. laid insulated coated (cement topped) tile backer boards...
  13. Dan

    Removing Black Grout Stains? Discussion Thread

    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? Removing Black Grout Stains? for the Original Article on Tiling Advice Forum
  14. Dan

    UK Tiling Forum | UK Tilers Forum - UK Tiles Forums

    Been playing around with a fair few blogs for a while related to this topic. UK Tiling Forum that is. UK Tiling Forum - The Tiling Forum for the UK, but also overseas too. Hmmmmm We started our UK tiling forum back in 2006, April 2nd I think it was. So nearly coming up to 15 whole years being...
  15. Dan

    UK Tiling Forum - ElectriciansForums.co.uk Blog Feed

    UK Tiling Forum[/] There’s a UK Tiling Forum knocking about that has a bit of competition from Tilers Forums. Pre-2006 there was only a couple of tiling advice forums online, and one was TileForums.com, owned by a training centre called Professional Independent Training Techniques who ran tiling...
  16. Dan

    Tiling Advice and Tiling Project Management - ElectriciansForums.co.uk Blog Feed

    Tiling Advice and Tiling Project Management[/] Tiling Advice and Tiling Project Management with a Personal Approach When you’re looking online for Tiling Advice you get a minefield of information, usually online shops with blogs that just want to tell you about ‘The Top 5 Bathroom Tiles This...
  17. Dan

    Want a laugh at some tiling done by DIY?

    https://www.tilersforums.com/threads/public-thread-poor-tiling-workmanship-by-diy-and-rogue-traders.63897/ Had this thread going since 2012. Some terrible and sometimes dangerous (heavy tiles falling off from a height whilst in the bath could maim your pidge!! or worse!) tiling done by DIY...
  18. M

    Ground Lights in paving / tiling

    Hi team, I'm after some installation advice. I am a spark, city & guilds 2365 L2 & L3, AM2 next month and just starting out on my own over the last few months. I've been asked by a customer to install some uplighters / walk over lights in a conservatory. The floor hasn't been laid yet, but is...
  19. Dan

    Counting Down to WorldSkills with the UK Tiling Team

    With the WorldSkills 2017 final in Abu Dhabi fast approaching, anticipation is rising for the UK Tiling Team. On Thursday 7th September, Schlüter-Systems caught up with them at the Greenbank View more information: Counting Down to WorldSkills with the UK Tiling Team » Tile Blog | Tile News Blog...
  20. F

    Tilers forum mixed with electricians forum

    Hello. All recent posts on the electrician forums for the last few weeks have more tiling posts. Have the forums got mixed up somehow?

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