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    How to trim/hide handmade mexican tile edges

    Planning to tile halfway up my kitchen window, I want to tile inside the recess but how to negotiate the external corner has me stumped. Absolutely cannot find any such thing as a bullnose mexican tile in the UK and I feel like a metal or plastic trim would ruin the handmade aesthetic... How to...
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    Sealing engraved ceramic tiles

    Hi Anyone ever tried engraving ceramic tiles? I have just engraved a pattern on a glazed ceramic tile on a CNC machine with a diamind drag bit, should the surface be sealed and if so, what should be used. The one I have done will be used as a trivet, but I would like to create some more for...
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    Tap indice won't come off

    Hi guys, I am having trouble with a tap that runs even when stopped. I know it is the cold side by using the isolator valves. I have removed the lever from the tap handle, and then unscrewed the shroud which then allowed me to access the cartridge which I unscrewed from the tap. However, I...
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    Ceramic Ceiling rose?

    I recently installed a loft light in preparation for adding extra insulation. While I was up there, I thought it would be a good idea to remove some old cables the electricians had left during a rewire. There's lots of lead wiring and even hollow lead tubing, which I assume is for gas lights (I...
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    LVT tiles gone wrong, how to prep for ceramic..?

    I just had a guy lay LVT tiles in my 3sqm bathroom. I prepped the floor a bit, and he said it would be fine. He laid 6mm ply and then the LVT tiles, and you could see all kinds of lumps and bumps. I complained that it was his job to deal with the sub floor or at least not tell me its fine when...
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    Repair chipped shower tray

    Hi I've got a stone resin shower tray like the one in the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rectangular-1200x900mm-Stone-Shower-Enclosure/dp/B005AFVYSW/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=shower+tray+1200+x+900&qid=1556089283&refinements=p_89%3AiBathUK&rnid=1632651031&s=gateway&sr=8-5 Its got a chip in the...
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    Drilling tap hole in ceramic sink

    Hi, I have a large double ceramic sink with a triangular space between the sinks that in images of the same sink I've seen a tap fitted. This sink does not have a 'knock out' so needs to be drilled and the thickness is approx 20mm. The hole will need to be 30-32mm diameter. I've been advised...
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    Can Ceramic metal halide lamps be used as a replacement for non-cermaic lamps?

    Are ceramic metal halide lamps interchangeable with non ceramic metal halide lamps or do the ceramic ones need different control gear? I am thinking of getting this light fixture: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p27660?table=no and this bulb to go with it...
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    Ceramic tiles large

    600x1200mm wall floor tiles 600x1200mm ceramic wall floor tiles marble effect I have stored in the garden the Mrs wants me to get rid of them any takers ?? Approximate 40sq metre area coverage £2300 worth to good to go in the skip I'll take a few hundred for them if anyone wants them
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