I was just having a watch of Chez's tiling videos on the youtube and I noticed he uses plastic pipe down the grout lines.

I've never done this, I was always taught to finish the grout lines with a smooth damp tiling sponge.
I was just curious, does the plastic pipe thing leave a better finish/ does anyone else use that method?

Hi,

I am about to tile my kitchen which has not yet been fitted. I have a couple of questions about this if anyone can please help.

I have fitted 25mm wbp to the floor and want to know is it better to tile the complete area now or fit the kitchen and tile under the plinths.

Also if I do use the tiling to the plinth method am I ok just sitting the appliances ...

Hi there

I've been having trouble around my bath recently, in as much as it leaks water to beneath the bath. It has one of those curved strips which joins the bottom tiles to the bath, but where the join should be there is a gap, which gets larger when you stand in the bath or lean on it, as this makes the bath go lower by a small amount.

So I've siliconed around it ...

Taps end of bath has a wooden box round it made out of platerboard and 2x2 timber , whats the best way to get tiles to stick to it ? - Grabs like nails - PVA ???

Hi all,
Just posting to say that i use the sankyo RS-4.5 115MM diamond blade to cut my tiles, it is a 1mm blade and produces an excellent finish plus you will get a good amount of cuts from a single blade.
i suggest you try these out. they told me it is the worlds thinest diamond blade.
i have been told there is a 0.8mm being developed which has me excted!
you will be ...

Hi everyone, we will shortly be ready to start tiling however before we get going I would just like some help/guidance on the following if possible please? :-)

The external wall (bath/shower) has 27mm Thermaline Board attached to the existing plaster with nailable plugs, this wall will be tiled completely I was thinking of also attaching some 6mm marmox backer board to the walls (taping joints with ...

Please help!! I've had some riven style indian slate tiles laid in my new extension. They are yet to be sealed and there is still building work going on. I've spent this weekend scrubbing them clean of dust before mopping the floor. This is where the problem is because when it dried it left white streaks which will only come out with more scrubbing!! How can I clean them quickly and easily and ready for ...

Hey guys 2 questions I am being cheeky :)

1, using a self level compound to go over an exisiting concrete floor should I pva it first?
2, laying 30x30cm slate tiles which trowel should I use?

Hi :salute: ,

I am just about to tile my bathroom (never done this before). I need to buy the adhesive and have read that is better to have seperate adhesive and grout - so the question is?

What type of adhesive do you recommend? The tiles are 15cm by 15cm and I want it to set as quickly as possible.

What type of white grout do ...

Hi lads
I've tiled my kitchen floor and thought I'd centred them ok but the gap i'm grouting against the skirting board goes from about 2/3mm thick out to about 10mm at the far end...any way I can get round this?would a strip of beading look ok or should I try cut a couple of thin strips of tile?
Thanks in advance