tiles tag
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Removal of ceramic floor tiles I'm contemplating removing ceramic floor tiles in our kitchen, living area (quite a large area) would probably repace with a more modern tile but also thinking of wooden floors also. Has anyone done this, is it hard to remove tile adhesive to get a level ... |
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Drilling holes in tiles? Just had porcelain tiles laid in the bathroom & laundry over concrete. I now need to drill 10mm holes for the toilet and doorstop. I bought a Sutton tile drill but it doesn't achieve much once past the very tip, I note that it states not for porcelain. No... |
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Fast-setting cement for floor tiles? Anyone know of a floor tile cement that sets quickly? I have a repair to do in the kitchen, where it is difficult to stop people walking on it for the couple of days required by normal adhesive. |
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Replacing seratone shower with tiles At the moment we have a 30 year old seratone ( or similar ) lined shower with a ss tray, that has just started to leak and needs to be upgraded. How involved/easy would it be to replace with tiles and would the job need a building permit? TIA |
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How to fix tiles to a wall without plaster We have been gifted some very old ceramic tiles and want to use them as a splash back in the laundry. However we would like to do this without permanently fixing them to the wall in order to preserve them as an antique in their own right. Ideas how? |
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Whats the best way to Mitre Cut tiles? These are off cuts that need a mitre to fit around a outdoor chimney. I was thinking off using a grinding wheel (bench) and run them along that? Thanks for any advice. |
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Ceiling tiles - anyone replaced damaged ones? I've got a small section of ceiling tiles that are water damaged after a leak. Leak is all sorted and I'd like to replace the ceiling tiles until I get enough money to rip them all down and replace the entire ceiling. I've measured the tiles a |
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Self adhesive vinyl tiles ? The Chinese ones in Bunnings black and white marble. Are they any good ! We have just removed the log burner concrete / pebble hearth and a 1200 x 2400 fibrolite / pebble back board, and are considering the stick on tile approach. |
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Tiles in general We are planning to tile right through the laundry kitchen mudroom and family room so that if anyone feels the need to come in from working and rush straight through it wont be a great drama. FIRST theory : make sure your tiles match the |
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Concrete roof tiles. Have an old concrete tileroof from when house was built in 1940s was thinking about re roofing but partner have an old concrete tileroof from when house was built in 1940s, was thinking about re roofing but partner likes the tile look, am going to paint it myself as am a painter by trade, what paint shouldi use! who do i get to check over the existing tiles et... |
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Ezibuy Wooden Garden Tiles Are these as good as they look! |
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Bathroom/tiles We have a small bathroom, 2.7 x 2 and are thinking of tiling floor and walls. What are your thoughts and or any idea of prices. |
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Tiles over rimu flooring Our house built 1960's has rimu floorboards, no borer. The kitchen is tiled, I presume it would be tiled over some sort of thin board. Has anyone lifted tiles and were able to restore the floorboards or would there be too much damage from the thin board b... |
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Removing chimney & replacing roof tiles? We want to remove our fireplace + chimney flue and replace the cut concrete tiles from around flue with spare roof tiles we already have. |
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Slippery bathroom tiles We have marble tiles in a bathroom which are slippery. Can anyone suggest a product we could paint on to fix the problem please. |
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Asbestos in decramastic roof tiles https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/124721375/painte |
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Removing paint from tiles: We've lifted two layers of carpet in our 110 yr-old villa. New carpet to be laid soon. In one room we uncovered coloured, high-glazed tiles before what will be a hidden fireplace. Have similar in two other rooms and they're very attractive. Most tiles are... |
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Painting ceramic wall tiles Has anyone painted ceramic wall tiles in a kitchen, if so, how successful was it, are you happy with how it turned out. Any Tips. |
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Loose Lay Vinyl Tiles Can anyone give me a review on the Kardean loose lay tiles please? I am going for the wood look throughout the house, and had a horrific quote from the flooring man for a vinyl tile - so now looking at a DIY install of the loose lay tiles. Are these thing... |
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Can taps be fixed onto gib walls without tiles? Planning on installing a freestanding bath. Is it necessary to have tiles behind the mixer and taps or can they be fixed straight onto aqua line gib? TIA. |
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Cleaning outdoor Terracotta tiles.What to use? Does anybody have any ideas as to how to clean the above tiles.Few tiles have a small amount of moss on them but the rest are just a bit grotty looking and I really want to give them a good clean down but don't know what to use. |
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Cleaning grout on bathroom floor tiles Also need advise on this.Have googled and tried the baking soda and vinegar but did not work that well.Any ideas much appreciated. |
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Base for wall tiles I want to tile a small area of the walls in my kitchen, which are made of hardboard. As I understand it, hardboard is not suitable for tiling over. Can I fix cement board directly over the hardboard and then lay the tiles onto the cement board? |
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Fireplace hearth - diff materials other than tiles I'm getting an insert fireplace fitted sometime in the next 2-3 months, into an existing open fireplace. I have to extend the existing hearth out by 100mm - to make it 400mm. It is ugly terracotta tile over a concrete slab (which by the way shifts so is e... |
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Waterproofing under tiles We are getting our kitchen, laundry and bathroom tiled. The company that have quoted have said they will waterproof under the shower tiles and the bath splashback. However, we have had lots of issues with floods in bathroom, laundry and toilet (w.mach, di... |
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