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    Bathroom leak - Ceiling tiles - Help!

    Hi Everyone. This is my first post so apologies if its in the wrong section. Just looking for some advice... I have a leak from the hot or cold water pipe servicing the bathroom on 1st floor. The affected section of the ceiling is rendered with plaster in between beams. Above the plaster...
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    Tile bath seal failing

    Not sure it this is the best place to post this. I have moved into a 10 year old and the bath seal is failing and leaking. I've tried a temporary fix of applying a thin bead of silicone not ideal but it's still leaking. I don't like these bath seals but I don't want to removed any tiles as the...
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    Grout for slabs (moved from Projects)

    Hi, We are looking to tart up our dated swimming pool but not sure what to do. Grateful of any help. We have a pool which is semi submerged and patio slabs surround it. We've pressure washed the slaps this weekend and it's blown away all the old cement/grout. It's left about an inch gap...
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    How to fix Splash Wall on Timber in Bathroom

    Hello, I am building a frame for "wet room / shower enclosure" kind thing, made of construction C16 timber frame. At the bottom, my shower tray has to be raised, therefore i will have a step, which will have to be tiled, possibly using long splash wall as the rest of the bathroom rather than...
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    Can I use sealant and No More Nails on this instead of grout and adhesive?

    I'm putting a piece of wood across the top of the bath and a new bath side. I want to tile the top of the wood (see pic) I'm going to put a bit of trim on the outside edge. I wondered if I could just use No More Nails to stick the tiles down and then fill the gaps with Bathroom Sealant...
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    Under tile insulation boards

    Hi All, Sorry if this subject has already been covered, but I'm hoping to bump into someone on here who has quoted to install 6mm insulation boards onto concrete prior to putting down heat mat. I have plenty of experience with tiling as I renovate bathrooms for a living, but this is the first...
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    Insulation on concrete under floor tiles

    Hi, Our downstairs bathroom used to have laminate flooring over a concrete base. We are putting tiles down, but I am worried this will make the room colder as the old laminate and underlay would have been a bit of a barrier to the concrete. Can I use Warmup Insulating Board 6mm as it says it...
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    Uneven concrete/bitumen floor

    Problem: Tiling a kitchen floor. Half is covered in bitumen (from parquet floor). Half is a new concrete slab. There is a 35mm level difference across the floor and is fairly lumpy. Possible solution No.1?: Use latex self-levelling compound such as arditex na. BUT: I am slightly worried...
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    Tiling Shower-Bath area

    Hi, I'm renovating my bathroom; this is my first real DIY project and wanted to just check about Tiling around the Bath-Shower area. I was planning to apply the tile adhesive directly onto the plaster and then Tile - will this be sufficiently waterproof? someone mentioned that aquapanel...
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