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am looking to get gulfstone quartz tiles layed by a pro but have no idea where to begin and an approx cost i should expect to pay.... £20- 30 per square metre etc? thanks in advance any help appreciated

So would this Mapei product be latex based then?.............. until i read the box i was just going to use a flexible addy by unibond would this be suitable? and seriously do my tiles need sealing they are a very glossy finish as it is? thanks for the reply by the way

Hello am planning on laying 5m of 30x30cm Gulfstone Quartz tiles on our bathroom floor ( the blingy sparkly ones). upon reading the box it says the tiles should only be layed using a latex based adhesive? i am tiling directly onto a bitumen type over concrete floor? could anyone just clarify...

Ok thanks for putting it into simple terms mate i appreciate your help Thanks Me

Yes that seems to be the case Bathstyle.... if you read in my previous post regarding pressure i made an edit there as to why that pressure seemed to be present before when we have a makeshift jobby shower on the taps but has now dissapeared im well baffled Thanks Me

Correct, the airing cupboard is in the kitchen which is pretty much directly above the bathroom.... so a pump similar to the one you point out would need to be fitted inline to the pipes that currently service the shower in the airing cupboard? Whats confusing me is that whilst i understand...

ok thanks mate just had a look here and am wondering which type of pump i would need ? http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/shower-pumps-58-0000 forget to say can still get access to the pipes thats fine as the side panel to the shower has not been tiled yet so can just remove the panel for...

This is the exact shower that was installed and i think by reading the product specs then you guys may be right that we need a pump to assist the flow http://www.bathempire.com/p4030091.htm What kind of a pump am i looking for? approx estimate of installed cost including labour......ish...

Ok so this is where we are at now... Shower installed all went brilliantly to be honest even tho i had to employ a plumber to do the waterworks for us! however we now have an issue with low water pressure to the shower Before we removed the bath the pressure ti the bathtaps was truly like...

ok thanks for the help people...wotch this space! will update ya soon

So "Backer Board" being like Ply..Wedi Board...? which is ideal? regards Terry :D

Thanks for your reply Ok so if i go down the 12mm play route does that mean i would just glue or screw it to the floor or put in a baton framework first which presumably would make the floor that much higher and more unstable? regards Terry :D

Ok in the pic is my bathroom project ultimately the bath os coming out to make way for a shower and the toilet and basin are staying in situ ... My question is that i would like to ceramic tile the floor (have tiled before walls etc this is my first floor attempt) but how do i deal with the...