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John Smith 22 years ago

Hi,

I was chatting with a relative this week who wanted to show me the tiling in her kitchen - it looked superb. She told me how she had arranged for a tiler to cvome fit the tiles but, when he turned up, he refused to do the work and left. Quite simply, all she wanted was the square tiles turned 90 degrees so that they were fitted as if 'diamonds' rather than squares.

The tiler didn't want to know about this. Anyhow, my friend went off to B&Q, went on a course they hold about fitting tiles and, hey presto, she has done a quite remarkable job for a first time effort. It looks superb.

This got me thinking - what other courses do B&Q hold? Anyone know? I can't find info on their website but am interested in finding out if they do things like basic electrics, carpentry, plumbing or plastering.

Just curious,

John.

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Huge 22 years ago

Can't say as I blame him. Especially if it was a fixed price contract. My wife wanted the tiles in our en-suite like that, and since walking off wasn't an option, I did them that way. Never again.

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John Smith 22 years ago

Um, why is that so difficult then? Putting the tiles on tilted at 90 degrees as to look like a diamond?

John.

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Jerry. 22 years ago

Laying it all out to start with and then think of all those tiles that need cutting just to around the outside let alone those that need to fit around pipes etc.

-- Jerry. Location - United Kingdom. In the first instance please reply to group, The quoted email address is a trash can for Spam only.

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EricP 22 years ago

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has details in it somewhere about these. I found them but can't remember where. Simpler is to ring your local superstore and ask.

For example I think Thursday afternoon is fitting flooring packs.

I watched our local one ages ago. It was quite informative with a small audience of a dozen people.

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Huge 22 years ago

[Please don't top-post]

They're a pain to get straight, a pain to get lined up and a pain to cut at edges.

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Scott Mills 22 years ago

More difficult cuts are required.

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Hywel 22 years ago

45 degrees. A square rotated through 90 degrees still looks like a square.

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John Smith 22 years ago

Oops :-)

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Hywel 22 years ago

Perhaps not as "Oops" as if the tiler had done the job at a 90 degree rotation though!

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Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot 22 years ago

Heh!

"90 degrees madam? Certainly - leave it to me" :o)

Si

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Harry Bloomfield 22 years ago

John Smith formulated on Sunday :

Perhaps something to do with it being 45 degrees ;-)

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NoSpamThanks 22 years ago

In message , John Smith writes

Oops what?

Please don't top-post. Please snip to context.

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Dave Plowman 22 years ago

I doubt they would do courses on anything which had safety implications like electrics or plumbing.

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blah 22 years ago

If you turn a square through 90 degrees, how does it look any different?

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blah 22 years ago

PLEASE DO NOT TOP POST.

PLEASE TRIM APPROPRIATELY.

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NoSpamThanks 22 years ago

In message , blah writes

if it is of infinite thinness it will disappear from your view

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PoP 22 years ago

If there were a pattern on the tile it might look different.

PoP

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Dave Plowman 22 years ago

You need a diamond wheel tile cutter. Slow, but makes cutting a diagonal easy-peasy.

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Andrew Gabriel 22 years ago

Interestingly, in the US, Home Depot is running a number of DIH (Do It Herself) courses for DIY for women living in their own homes without a DIY man about the house. They are becoming very popular (both the courses, and living in a house without a man aparently...)

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