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Can I apply caulking or new grout over the shower walls without removing the old grout?

External concrete patio to be tiled! My worry is tiles cracking due to frost etc or is there something you can do to reduce the risk of them cracking?

Our new bathroom was installed in Feb last year but the floor tiles have badly stained due to their texture & white colour. Was wondering if it would be possible to remove only the floor tiles without damaging the under floor heating and install new tiles that are more hard wearing?

I just laid floor tiles in bathroom. About an hour later, I noticed water spilling from floor board pipe (I removed slant fin radiator). Most of this water drained into basement via hole in floor for toilet drain. Will this additional moisture cause significant damage to newly set tiles.

What is the limit for the difference in height for floor tiles? When they are not fitted at the same height and also level?

I am looking for a tiler who can re grout a small kitchen floor, After a leak under my sink the tiles have become dis coloured and patchy Can you please help

I am looking for a tiler who can re grout a small kitchen floor, After a leak under my sink the tiles have become dis coloured and patchy Can you please help

Is it worth having tiling/floor covering under the bath to give extra water proofing?

I am wished to have my small to medium bathroom walls tiled or covered. I would rather have large tiles - what are the pros and cons? What other materials and ways of covering the walls?

Would a tiler prefer to remove the tiles or are they happy for the customer to do it?

I bought a house in 2005 which had a conservatory with tiled flooring. The conservatory went up in 2004. some of the tiles are now lifting and others are cracking. The company who erected the conservatory tell me the floor below is concrete. I'm sure that someone will need to come in and lift a tile to see what is going on underneath, but do I get a builder in or tiler? Is it possible that the floor may have dropped or more likely that the wrong adhesive was used on the tiles. Thank you

I have a 40 metre tiled kitchen floor. The white grout is impossible to keep clean. Should it be sealed? Can I get it professionally cleaned, then sealed?

Tiles in hall and kitchen need replacing and grouting is breaking away from the edges adjacent to the walls anyway. Is this expensive and/or big job?

I am looking for someone who can change the tiles of my kitchen floor which got spoiled because of strong bleach.

Hello All, I am moving to my new house and looking for some advise on selection of Tiles for Kitchen, WC & Bathrooms. I am considering either 1. To go to shops like B&Q, Wickes, UK Flooring Direct or another high street ones , get some advise and make an order and get them to install and fit at my place 2. Shop around myself, make a purchase according to my requirements, find a professional Flooring fitter on My Builder and get it installed and fit at my place I am inclined to believe that going for second option would be good considering I get to select from variety of options available across many online and offline shops and also tend to believe would be effective once I have the material and find a professional fitter. Please can I request to give some advise and suggestions helping me selecting tiles for Flooring & Walls for Kitchens, WC & Bathrooms & related accessories like underlay and others please. My Requirements are 1. My house floor is concrete 2. I am looking either Ceramic or Porcelain for Kitchen, Bathrooms and WC for floors and walls 3. I am looking for mid to high luxury ones and looking for carpets in the range of 15 - 30pounds /sqm 4. I would need Tiles for 15 sqm to 20sqm for Kitchen, WC & Bathrooms I need some advise & suggestions on the below please: 1. There are different type of Tiles. Considering I am looking for durable luxury ones which type ones are recommended, minimum thickness etc? 2. As I understand the underlays should be selected depending on the floor type , what type of underlays are recommended considering looking for Ceramic, Porcelain on concrete floor? 3. Apart from Regular shops, what are the recommended places to buy Tiles and generally have genuine deals? 4. Are there any brands I can look for so that I can compare at different places for good deals? 5. Apart from underlay what other accessories would I need to purchase and what would be the general expenses of these accessories? 6. What would be the estimated fitting & installation charges I should expect from an independent fitter? 7. Any other useful information please or anything else I need to consider or avoid? My house is in Reading and will be handed over to me in a weeks time, I have just started taking quotations, please feel free to send quotations as well if you can. Many Thanks Nani