tiles

Evening all! This weekend the weather was good so I thought I would get my new Velux installed. It was replacing an old cracked unit, but it is also PVCU and quite some amount bigger. After viewing (many, many times!) a DIY Velux project in the project section by "LoftyAmbitions" I thought I...

Hi we've just had out bathroom floors tiled in porcelain tiles. I'm about to put the toilet back on and the washbasin,tilers mentioned that I'd get away without having to drill the toilet down and washbasin and that silicone will hold it secure? I plan to secure the sink to the wall as it's...

Sorry to ask, but can anybody identify this tile? I want to extend it along the worktop as a splashback but as the kitchen was put in before we moved in, I don't know what tiles they are. It was installed by Wickes so I'm presuming they're fairly standard porcelain tiles used in their kitchen...

Hi, Hopefully I'll be at the point where I've fixed my bedroom floors and can lay the gripper rods soon.. Issue is all three bedrooms have old hearths - apparently you still need gripper rods on top. Two of the hearths have beautiful original tiles, I don't intend to do anything with them...

Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong forum - I'll repost in a different section if there is a more appropriate option. I am fitting a wall-hung basin to a tiled wall. It rocks very slightly due to either the basin or the wall not being perfectly flat. I am concerned this means that pressure is...

Hi all. newbie here. We had a survey done on a 1930s house we're buying. Having had a chat to the surveyor my paraphrased write up of his comments are below "Roof – timber structure is fine. All roof timber is dry. Tiles still have life left in them, but replace in the mid term. Some gaps on...

I'm looking to make-over my rather boring looking fully tiled bathroom walls on limited funds. I love the idea of a completely wooden clad room (see pic below) and was considering putting wooden boards over the tiles. I'd ideally like the wood to go on all the walls, including those around the...

Since we moved in starlings have always nested under the tiles however this spring they have managed to work their way into the loft. I am on having the tiles refitted by a roofer and the cement reworks so there is no gaps plus install an eaves comb filler. Question is after doing all that will...

Hello all, I have bought some polished porcelain tiles from Wickes for my bathroom (floor and walls). The manufacturer advise to seal the tiles with a LTP sealant product. I have the following questions: 1) How and when to clean the tiles prior to sealing (do I need a special product)? 2) I...

Hi All, In the very near future I'm going to have to redo the tiling around a bath. The problem is at the tap end as the angle coming off the straight edge is over 90 degrees from the long straight edge that the bath sits against (that can be re-sealed easily). There are tiles there ATM but as...

I am building a large work-surface that will be used for serving and preparing food and collecting dirty dishes. It will be made out of sheet board, and then tiled on top. The edges will be sealed with metal angle. Which of these materials are suitable? OSB2 OSB3 Softwood Plywood Hardwood...

Hi All I am trying to get to grips with the details of installation of the floors on the rebuild of the first floor of our house. All of the old floor covering has been removed and we are fixing and replacing joists as required. The joists are spaced at 400mm centres. The intention is to fit...

Quick back-story - I own a Victorian house that has, no surprises, some damp issues. We think we found the external causes which have been rectified, stripped back internal plaster where it was blown, left to dry out for a few weeks then re-plastered and painted. Within a week we've had damp...

Recently put down some Porcelain Wood Effect Floor Tiles which are a matt finish Birch colour. Along with the white grout, they get so dirty so quickly. I dont like adding a gloss coating but wonder if anyone can advise a decent but reasonably priced matt waterproof coating and maybe a sand...

Hi all, Recently been aware that there is some asbestos in our artex ceiling that is going to be removed. Since then i have been trying to go through old photos of work that i've done to the house to see if anything could have potentially contained asbestos. So far i've posted about textured...

Hi, I'm planning to tile my bathroom and had already purchased tiles in advance. However, the tiles are large (circa 600 by 316 mm) and heavy (circa 8kg). After browsing for tile adhesives, it seems that the extra strong / maximum strength varieties are only suitable for tiles up to 600 by...

Hi I have just had my kitchen tiled and found that there are gaps around two sockets. The tiler said that the socket was incorrectly installed and that there is nothing he can do. It looks terrible and is really obvious when you walk into the kitchen. Please help me as I have no idea what to...

Can some one tell me what these roof tiles are, and the colour?

Our bungalow has a loft conversion with a small roof void, probably less than a metre from the bedroom ceiling plasterboard to the ridge beam of the roof. There's no access to that roof void (although electrics and ventilation ducts run through it). The tiles on the roof are becoming twisted...

Hi all, First time posting on here so be gentle with me! I have just started a DIY renovation of my bathroom in preparation for selling the house. the bathroom is relatively small, about 2.5m x 2.5m, is on the ground floor in a modern extension on the back of a Victorian house. My first job...