Design Tips for Making a Small Bathroom Feel Bigger

Small bathrooms in the main room can be challenging when making sure everything fits without looking cluttered. Luckily, having a small bathroom is not the end of the world as there a few small bathroom design tips design that can easily open the space and create the illusion that the bathroom is larger than it…

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DIY Tiling Series Part 5 – Applying Grout Tips

We are coming close to completing your tiling project! Up to this point, your sub-floor has been prepared, your full tiles have been laid with adhesive, all your tiles have been cut and now the last step is applying grout to the tiles to finish the project. Step 9: Applying grout to your laid tiles When…

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DIY Tiling Series Part 4 – Cutting Tiles

Once you have placed all your full tiles you can move on to cutting tiles and placing the cut tiles. This process is the longest part to tiling and possibly the most complicated part. There are two tools for cutting tiles, a manual tile cutter for when you need to cut a straight line through…

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DIY Tiling Series Part 3 – Laying Tiles Correctly

Once you have prepared your subfloor(Part 1) and mixed your adhesive(Part 2) you can start laying tiles. We learnt in Part 2, how to mix  the adhesive. Lets recap a few main points to get you back up to speed. Step 6: Applying your adhesive (Main points) Use your trowel to spread the adhesive Press adhesive…

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DIY Tiling Series Part 2 – Preparing Tile Adhesive

This is a DIY Tiling series to help you through your tiling project. In Part 1 we spoke about preparing your sub-floor and planning your tile layout. In Part 2 we are going to look at mixing and preparing tile adhesive for laying your tiles. Things to do before getting started with laying tiles Firstly,…

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DIY Tiling Series Part 1 – Floor Perperation For Porcelain Tiles

DIY tiling is easy if you follow the basic floor preparation steps and tick all the boxes before commencing your exciting project. You must ensure you have done your research before embarking on this challenge. You don’t want to waste countless hours tilling and have it turn out wrong. Over the next couple of weeks,…

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How to Choose the Perfect Exterior Tiles

Choosing Exterior Tiles is not a simple task. This does not mean popping to the store and grabbing any tile that appeals to your taste. A lot of thought needs to be put into it for you to achieve that long-lasting, incredible design that you are seeking. Exterior tiles are similar to interior tiles, as they come in…

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The Difference Between Ceramic and Porcelain

When it comes to selecting which tile to choose, we want to know what the difference is between Ceramic and Porcelain Tiles. The difference is hazy and hard to define. So what do we chose? What is the difference? Which is better? These are questions frequently asked. Hopefully, we can clarify a few things for you.…

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