Im a tiler blog

Tiling a kitchen backsplash or kitchen wall normally takes something less than a day but the transformation in the house can be fairly amazing. But this isn't by accident its because of all of the thought that goes in to the choosing of the new tiles and how they will...

Tiling with timber effect tiles can be difficult because often the tiles are not flat. This makes it impossible to fit the floor with no lips between the tiles but this can be minimised when the grout gap is increased. But with these tiles in this cottage which was...

This ensuite hadn't been used for 8 years as the shower leaked and had damaged the ceiling in the room below. They had fixed the ceiling but not the en suite but the decision was made to change the tiles and fit a vanity unit in place of the old pedestal sink. Re...

This was a bathroom in a 3 bed semi, the same as so many in Ireland. The lady wanted it to be more contemporary and nicer to be in with somewhere to put her candles, but without the costs of a complete redesign. So I suggested fitting a new bath and boxing it in which...

Leaking showers or wet rooms can be annoying, but when the leak is not revealed by stains on ceilings or adjacent walls the damage is hidden, but still continues. When this happens the water damage that has been caused by the leak is first noticed by loose tiles or...

Boxing in and tiling around the bath can be very effective in the family bathroom, and the en-suite too if its big enough. In this bathroom it works well because the tiles are huge and the room is fairly big too, big enough to carry the modular design which means all...

I have a UCD Certificate in Health and Safety and a Degree in Health and Safety Management & Environmental Management which means that I am conversant with most things in regard to health and safety on any type of construction site. I have also written my own...

Tiling a kitchen floor can have a dramatic effect on the look and feel of the whole house, if the tiles are a rustic or older style of tile then that can set the tone of that room and possibly the house too if the kitchen as it often is, is the center of the home....

I just love the subway tiles and these red tiles with the contrasting white grout really makes them stand out. It really makes the most of the kitchen as well brightening it up no end which shows the granite countertop and upstand in its best light. And most of all...

I am a Jura Limestone tiler and I tiled this kitchen hall and bathroom floor with 60cm x 40 cm Jura Limestone polished tiles and it looks just great in this size. The kitchen floor was already tiled with porcelain tiles which had to be removed with a kango and then...

Subway tiles are great for kitchen walls and this is a great choice for this kitchen. The prevoius tiles had been taken off by the home owner so our job was a lot easier than it could have been but it still took all day to tile and grout because this kitchen is huge,...

Tiling this bathroom floor was the easy bit, all the rest of it wasn't though! . The problem was a leak in the toilet cistern which went behind the boxing covering the pipe from the toilet so it went un detected for a long period of time and in that time it soaked the...

This home in Portlaoise was getting a total makeover from top to bottom and we were asked to tile the Hall, kitchen and back hall in the same tile, a 45x45cm ceramic tile which would be similar in appearance to Crema Marfil marble. In order to save some time and also...

Tiling costs depend on so many things from the type of tile to what sort of room it is being tiled to how big the room is or even how many rooms are being tiled, so please phone me on 087 3962215 or 05986 52149 for a quote and i might ask you the following questions...

This kitchen floor tiling is in a family home in Kilcock and the kitchen is getting the start of a makeover. The tiles they chose are Imola Cream and they are 45x45cm and look really natural with the matt finish. They're a tile which looks a lot like Turkish...

This was a difficult family bathroom in Dublin to tile but it was a very satisfying tiling job to complete because the transformation is so complete. The reason it was tough was because the walls weren't great but it was so worth it because its looking great now. I...

I enjoy the small tiling jobs that can be done in a day or two as much as the bigger ones that can take a few weeks from the start to completion. I guess its the instant gratification from going to a room and changing it completely in just a day or two. I know a whole...

Safety is so important at work but so often overlooked. I take it seriously because if i tile in your house it affects you too. I am qualified in Health & Safety and I also have Safe Pass and a Safety Statement which describes what I do and how I do it in regard...

Tiling a bathroom, well to be honest its not rocket science, if you're any way handy or slightly adventurous there's no reason why you couldn't be a tiler and try it yourself. Realistically you probably wouldn't get the fit and finish a professional tiler would...