Remember when you first tiled your bathroom? The gleaming white grout looked great, didn't it? Now though, after a couple of years of daily showers it's starting to look far less attractive. It's likely pink in some places, black in others and off-white everywhere else. In this situation, pink … [Read more...]
How to Remove Wall Tiles
Before you start work, if you are removing wall tiles above, around or near sinks, baths, worktops etc, protect these surfaces with several layers of dust sheets, old towels or whatever you have available to avoid the surfaces being scratched. If you are removing wall tiles from above, as an … [Read more...]
How to Deal with Discoloured Grout
Tile grout, especially in wet and damp areas such as showers and around baths does tend to discolour after a period of time and if left alone will eventually turn black and become very unsightly. I have the same problem in my own bathroom but rather than re-grout the tiles (one of my top … [Read more...]
How to Lay Floor Tiles
Please read tips and advice on the tiling page for tips on tools required, setting out, using a guide rod, cutting tiles and using tile spacers. DIY tip:- To achieve a better finished 'look' to your tiled floor, skirting boards can be removed and replaced after the floor has been tiled to give a … [Read more...]
How to Tile a Wall
Tiling a wall is straightforward providing the wall has been prepared correctly, I always use a ready mixed waterproof adhesive and plastic tile spacers with a width of around 3 mm, which can be purchased from all tile and DIY stores. The spacers are in the shape of a cross and make tiling a wall a … [Read more...]