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  • How to Cut Curves in Tile: Tips and Tricks

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    It’s no surprise that the housing market in 2023 is not ideal, so more and more people are finding that their best option to get on the ladder is to look at houses with good bones but need a little TLC. This is where it might come in handy to learn how to tile. But, tiling isn’t always easy, and rooms aren’t always ...
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  • HOW TO CUT TILE: TOOLS, METHODS & TIPS

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    As a professional tile installer, knowing how to tile and cut ceramic, porcelain and stone tile, is essential to ensuring you don’t make any costly mistakes. Tiles are a popular choice of homeowners in various renovation projects and having the best tile cutting tools at your disposal will make your j...
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  • How to Cut Tile Around a Toilet: Tools, Tips, and Best Practices

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    When it comes to cutting straight lines in tile, when using proper tools such as a manual cutter or electric tile saw with a good quality diamond blade, the result is incredibly easy to master! But when it comes to asking about cutting curves, specifically how to cut tile around a toilet, this can be a lot more diff...
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  • Tiling Bathroom Floor Preparation: Tips and Tools

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    Tiling a bathroom floor has become very popular, gone are the days of damp and smelly carpets as they quite rightly are seen as unhygienic and dated. Often you will get a professional tradesman in to do the work, but if you are a keen DIYer or just fancy having a go yourself it may be easier than you think. All you ...
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  • Tile Installation Tools: Our Top 10 for Professional Installers

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    When you learn how to tile, you also learn which tools are best for the job at hand. Tile installation tools are designed for specific uses during the installation process. Trying to find an alternative will, at best, considerably increase the amount of time needed to complete a project. Worst case scenario, it...
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  • How To Work Out How Many Tiles I Need

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    Although it may seem obvious, knowing how to correctly calculate the exact number of tiles you will need is very important as the number of tiles that are going to be cut and installed is not the same as the amount you need to buy.  To start, you need to calculate...
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  • Tiling Tips: Best Tips and Tricks for Successful Tile Installation

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    In the following article, you will find the best tiling tips and everything you need to know for a successful tile installation.    12 Top tiling tips We will discuss some of our top tips to think about when starting your tiling project to leave you with all your boxes ticked ...
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  • CUTTING TILES WITH RUBI HAS BEEN POSSIBLE FOR 70 YEARS!

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    RUBI celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The very first tile cutter was also invented 70 years ago. Coincidence? Not quite… because this invention was the first ever manual tile cutter, nicknamed RUBI! Who would have thought then that this would be the start of a global brand that in ...
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  • Top 5 Tile Styles That Will Trend in 2021

    Style trends of the past have often been so specific that within a year or two, they were no longer deemed ‘stylish’. As we head into 2021, we’re seeing a re-discovery of timeless tile styles, combining classic interior design with modern advancements.  Over the last year, UK homeowners have spent a collecti...
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  • Wood-look Tile Flooring: How to Lay Tile

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    “How to lay tile that looks like wood?” Is that even a hot topic to write an article about? Well, the truth is that wood-look ceramic tiles have become increasingly popular in recent years. And it’s easy to see why. As much class and sophistication wood flooring can bring to a home, the truth is that this is not an ...
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