Recent content by helenc

very glad to report all problems resolved with a day of re-work and actually now looking pretty good ( small builder is plumber by trade but tackled the other elements of the refit too)

Thanks for all your replies and advice. Everything now resolved and looking good after a bit of re-work. ( and I guess small builder was wrong description for tradesman who is primarily a plumber but did the rest of the refit as well) and previous plumber now working in a different part of the...

The small builder who has refitted my cloakroom has had two goes at grouting the ceramic floor tiles (the first time he let the carpenter and decorator walk on them before the grout was dry. He had another go at it yesterday and told me not to walk on the floor overnight to allow the grout to...

I employed a small builder to refit my loft cloakroom. He refitted the lavatory after lifting to tile the floor. The join between the pan and the soil pipe is wet ( not gushing as we're not yet using the loo) He's coming back today to finish installing accessories. Should there always be a...

Thankyou - I'll give that a try!

Many thanks for everyone's advice. I opted to lay the ceramic tiles and it looks great, but, and there's always a but, I didn't quite manage the transition between the charcoal grout on the floor tiles and the white grout on the wall tiles very well and there's a certain amount of colour bleed...

I'm beginning to regret buying the ceramics - I might be better off returning them and chosing a vinyl that I can live. So ... if I get another vinyl, can I lay it on top of the amtico?

Ok - so if I take up the vinyl, how do I remove the amtico tiles without causing any damage to the wall tiles or to the shower tray exterior wall? Do I try to prise them up with a flat knife? do I need some solvent? As the shower room was gutted and refurbed only last year I really don't...

Thankyou - if the plywood is the ocrrect dimension, and the difference in height between room and hall is not an issue - is it possible to tile over the vinyl or is this a no no . I'm guessing theb latter but just want this one piont cleared up. Thanks - and the detail on tiling is very...

The vinyl floor is flush with the hall carpet. Ideally I'd like to be able to tile over the vinyl to avoid damaging the wall tiles if the vinyl is ripped out. What's the spec of plywood for floor tiles? - I could ask the builder what he used.

Not sure, as our builder did this as part of the shower room refit - but think it was pretty thick - does the required thickness differ for vinyl and ceramic tile?

Last year we laid amtico vinyl tiles in the shower room. They are an uncompromising white and we now want to cover them with grey ceramic floor tiles. Under the vinyl we laid new plywood. Do we have to pull up the amtico (why?) or can we lay the ceramic tiles on top of it?

Many thanks will try your solution

New dual flush ceramica profile corner close coupled toilet. All joins etc sound and dry but cannot adjust settings to prevent very gradual rise in water level. Causes problems overnight and we've had two floods already - ruined the ceiling below. Can anyone give a step by step idiot guide to...