hi all,

should i install the show tray before the tiles or the other way around?

thanks

We spend a week or so removing the old vinyl wallpaper in the bathroom square inch per square inch. We repaired the old plasterboard and I sealed it with watered down emulsion.
Then, because I thought we would wallpaper again, I sized the wall with watered down wallpaper paste. Now I think it may be better to cover the wall with tiles. Do I need to scrub the wallpaper paste off, or won't it interfere ...

Hi guys, been lurking in here to get some idea's on how to tackle my bathroom.


due to rip out the current bath and basin soon and was wondering the best way to tackle tiling afterwards

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/bathroom-update-early-days-t49034.html

has got a few shots of it after the father and I put a toilet in.

now i'm coming to remove the bath and basin,



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I'm a newbie here as i'm currently doing up our first house on a budget! I was wondering if you could give me some advice and suggest some suitable BAL products? I'm narrowing it down to BAL as they come highly recommended! Here goes...

I'm about to tile a small bathroom floor (2.2 m2 floor space) with 300x600mm porcelain tiles (10mm thick). The house is a well built victorian mid terrace but we had ...

Have just ripped out ensuite and about to embark on DIY refit.
Have spent much time considering what to line the walls around shower area with before tiling (Knauf Aquapanel, Hardie backer board, Versipanel etc). Am considering 12.5mm Marmox board - it seems straight forward (screw to studwork, silicon joins, tape seams then tile with flexi adhesive?) However have read a few forum posts that suggest tanking!?!?! surely the whole point of buying a fully ...

Hello. Im currently decorating my bathroom and am preparing the walls around the bath, (which will have a shower ), for tiling. The walls will be plaster board. 1. Should i use moisture resistant board or normal if its being tanked? 2. If normal, then what thickness? 3. What adhesive / grout is best for this.(Ceramic tiles, don't know the size yet). Finally, is the Mapei all in one shower kit suitable for tanking this? ...

Can anyone recommend a tile adhesive for shower room for slate tiles going onto hardiebacker board. tiles are quite heavy 150mm x 300mm. there's so many different types it's making my head spin!

Hi

The conservatory screed floor was finished around the second week in december. The floor colour now appears even as its dried out. Is there anyway to check that the floor is dry enough to tile on top of?

I have read that I will need a flexible adhesive and grout-can anyone explain why it must be flexible?

The BAL flexi rapidset is around £50 20Kg/bag-and apparently covers 5 m2 on floor tiles. The area ...

Am pricing a job that includes ripping up an old path and putting in a victorian tiled path. Customer not decided yet, but looks like will be 7 meters long by 1.7 wide, 50mm tiles set at a 45 degree and with 2 frames or edgings of black strip tiles.

Questions are: do those tiles come like mosaic, in sheets?

Any tilers in London want to give me a ballpark , to sub it out ...

Well I am.... :thumbright:


Got a..small....job coming up....old school fixing,sand/cement...

Cone the s/c onto the back off the tiles and fixing....very old school,old tenement close in Glasgow ,lovely tiles at that,not all the crap on the market these days...

Well not everyone's cup off tea,.....but lovely to work and do.... : :thumbright: