Recent content by Mads

Stupid question maybe, but all these nice tiled bathroom floors, do you tile once the suite is installed, and cut around the loo, basin pedestal etc?

If you've not drilled your hole yet, why not get carbon filters to fit into your hood, which means you don't have to vent it outside? I think most modern hoods come with the option of both. I think they're about £20 each, and you can probably find them on ebay. I expect it's not as efficient as...

Yes, I do. Thanks.

Thanks Third Eye. When you say not advisable, I'm not a perfectionist, and clearly an amateur, so if they are the straight edge boards (rather than tapered edge), will filling the joint not work, or just not look perfect? I have an overly ambitious boyfriend who jumps into things without...

The DIY book says I can cover the joints in the plasterboard with joint cement, jointing tape, and more joint cement, than primer and then paint directly on, but the man in B&Q advised lining paper or skimming over the plasterboard. Which is right? Or will either do?

It was like powdery peanut butter, so I guess that explains what has gone wrong. should we re-grout, or grout over the top? Moz - what do you mean by your comment?

I have grouted my ceramic floor tiles, but the grout feels powdery to the touch and marks fingers when i touch it 48 hours later (it's black so you can see it). We used the powdered mix with water stuff. what have we done wrong? too much powder in the mix? should we put more grout on? Please...

You can find the pink stuff, i.e. fireproof wallboard in any large B & Q, i.e. b&Q warehouse. I only know this because we bought iot by accident! It's a bit more expensive than standard plasterboard, says fireproof on it, and is backed with pink rather than off-white paper.

I have tiled what used to be a dining room, and it goes into the hall, which is sanded wooden floors. How can I make a good edge between the wooden floor and the tiles in the next room, when I have already laid and grouted the tiles? The tiles are obviously slightly higher than the wooden floor.