floor tiles

I'm trying to restore our floor tiles which were hidden away under a laminate floor and stick on vinyl. We've done a decent job cleaning up the tiles but have a question regarding which kind of sealant is better for these type of tiles. see pictures I've also got some cracks and gaps in the...

I have a 1933 house and had a new bathroom put in several years ago. It's been fine up until a while ago when I noticed a creaking sound when standing in the bath. Lately there's a couple areas on the tiled floor where it sounds like you're standing on a squeaky floor board and I can feel slight...

I put plank style porcelain floor tiles down in our kitchen and prior to a new kitchen being installed by a professional fitter. As time was against me I never grouted the tiles as this was a plan for afterwards. After living with this new floor, I wasn't too happy with my installation of them...

Hi all, Does anyone know what kind of floor we have on the attached pictures. We are in France, the house was built in 1973 and the floor is original. It is an ex council house so I don't think it is anything expensive. When I do I reverse image search I either get limestone, marble...

I've got good level concrete kitchen floor in this oldish house. Once scrubbed clean of grease/dirt, what Primer or Sealant do I use prior to using Mapei adhesive?. I'm using Porcelain Plank style tiles. What type of Mapei (or is there similarly alternative adhesive) that works best with primer...

Hi Can anyone recommend the best adhesive for large format porcelain floor tiles in a kitchen? Also, is there a particular brand of latex (for the floor) that I should get? Thanks

Hello, moved to a new house last year and the floor tiles in the bathroom are loose, is there anything that can be done to fix them? At some point we'll redo the bathroom so it can be a temp fix. Some additional info in case it's relevant: the bathroom has electric underfloor heating, there...

I'm laying floor tiles and the corner of one is on the corner where a waste pipe is. Should I cut around the waste pipe or is it okay to just cut a square off the corner? I can't really actually cut all the way round any-way as there would just be a little 1cm sliver on the left hand side. Also...

Hi, Complete novice here but fancy a bit of DIY ... Laying 2x 600x600 porcelain tiles as step in front of our doorstep (so 1200x600). Mrs wants brick surround but if I'm taking typical dimensions of bricks that will mean on the front and sides the tiles will overhang by 4cm. Quite like the...

Wondering if you tilers could advise please? I will be laying a kitchen floor, 28sqm. Tiles are limestone, 600x400mm. 12mm thick. What would be The recommended trowel notch size for these tiles? I intend to stick a decoupling mat on the screed first, as I’ve got wet ufh. Would a 6 or 8 mm...

hi, What sort of strip is best to join a slightly higher tiled floor with a tile edge strip that is partially broken to a laminate as in pic ? Thanks

Hi, I have been "googling" this for hours and am making no progress so any help appreciated! I laid some Parafeuille tiles (basically just teracotta tiles) about 5 years ago in our hallway and kitchen. When they were laid I sealed them with linseed oil and white spirit to stop any salts coming...

Hi all So I live in a 1920s house which has me and my boyfriend are currently attacking room by room, the room we're working on is the kitchen. Being bank holiday seemed a good idea to start ripping everything out, until on day two I thought to myself 'I wonder if that's asbestos?' and have...

My15 yr old bathroom has 5 tiles cracked in two lines over the feed pipes to a radiator and the washbasin. I believe they are probably laid direct onto flooring board given that the en-suite which has had to be refurb'ed for other reasons was. I don't want to strip out the whole room on cost...