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    Grouting vinyl floor tiles

    How about epoxy grout? I've not tried it personally and have heard it is a pain to apply as it sets quickly, but it is supposed to be stronger than cement type grout.
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    Floor Tiling Process Help

    Hi mate, You might be able to successfully make neat cuts on large tiles with an angle grinder. I have used one to do a few small cuts before I bought the electric tile cutter, but not long cuts. For the sake of £40-£50 I would recommend getting a proper electric tile cutter. I bought the Titan...
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    Tiling on the T&G chipboard flooring

    You can tile onto the chipboard if you use something like BAL rapid mat first. Sounds like something along those lines was used previously. I've tiled our ensuite onto chipboard T&G flooring using the BAL matting. And most of the rooms downstairs for that matter. No problems. There are lots of...
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    Grouting vinyl floor tiles

    I have used flexible powdered grout to grout between self adhesive floor tiles in our kitchen. But really we only put this down as a temporary measure as the ceramic floor tiles underneath were all cracked and looked terrible. Not got the money at the moment to do a full kitchen replacement...
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    Is this too long

    You don't need expansion joints for stone flooring. I have slate tiles all through our downstairs, with the longest run being 8m. I did mine in phases with the oldest down about 4 years now. I used a decoupling membrane (you mentioned you will use one in another thread) and have had no problem...
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    Floor Tiling Process Help

    Hi Padstar, I think you should just go for it! You have tiled before, so you know what to expect... I've not used the Ditra mat, but have used BAL rapid mat which does the same job. I would look at the fitting instructions for the Ditra, it probably advises you on the adhesive depth to use...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    I had to cut a hole in the side of the cistern for the waste pipe, but that was pretty easy to do as the plastic is quite thin. Then I used a "tank connector" to connect the pipe to the cistern: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009NDZO38/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 All...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    Thanks mate. I did think about the points you raise. The sink is only for hand washing, so should only be water and soap, no hair or toothpaste. You are right that bacteria would grow, but we put a squirt of bleach down the plug hole when the toilet is cleaned each week. That should stop it...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    After pictures. I've still got a couple of finishing touches to do. Need to put a trim piece to the right of the cupboard. And need to silicone between floor and wall and around the toilet. But otherwise very pleased. The worktop edging is actually stair nosing, but has a channel...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    Tiling coming along. Still need to put the bottom row in, as I tiled up from a batton. Furniture in. Toilet cistern in. Stopcock replaced as the old one leaked. My understanding is that WRAS regs say you have to have a traditional stopcock. But they are a bit crap and can leak (like my old...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    Time for the slate floor tiles to go down. The red you can see by the soil pipe is "BAL rapid matting". This is a roll of a very thin glass fibre sheet that decouples the floor from the tiles. I used it under the slate tiles in the hall and dining room, and have not had any cracked tiles, which...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    Flooring out. Radiator off. Tiles off. Toilet out. Soil pipe temporarily blocked off with bubble wrap. Sink removed. I found the original fitting instructions for the sink online, but like many things in this house, it was not installed correctly. There should have been clips on the sink...
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    Refurbishment of Downstairs Toilet

    I recently refurbished our downstairs toilet. Here are the before pics... The house had some "interesting" decor in it when we bought it. Most of that has been sorted now. This downstairs toilet had orange walls originally, but I whitewashed it soon after we moved in, but it still needed...
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    should i tank this area in my wetroom or not?

    Have you finished your wetroom yet? I'm interested to see how you got on with your project!
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    Tiling over old flaky paint

    It depends how bad it is. You could try using a couple of coats of "stabilising solution". This seals and bonds the surface. Did you replace the blown plaster with standard platerboard? Cement board (hardy backerboard) is what you want in a wet area, even if tanking... Cheers
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