Fly Paper - Tiles

Advantages: Range, Price, Service
Disadvantages: Poor range of adhesives

...During my D.I.Y experiences over the years I have always considered ceramic tiles expensive items to purchase. I tended to use local tile specialist's mainly because there was a lack of a national tile retailer around. I always thought there was a niche in the market for someone to fill and so they have in the mould of Topps Tiles. ~The history of Topps Tiles~ Topps Tiles can be traced back to 1963 when it's first shop opened in Manchester, it was called 'Multi Tile' back then and although this business flourished, it was confined to the North-West. In the early eighties Multi Tile joined forces with another tile company based in London, at this stage the combined business had roughly fifty stores between them. Over the next few years, a name change (Topps Tiles) and a floating on the stock exchange slowly enabled the business to... Read review

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Advantages: Very easy to use
Disadvantages: Not a lot.

...for a decent price. You will find most that large DIY stores offer competitive prices, but sometimes your local decorating shop will offer stuff like this at very low bargain basement prices. You will find just about anything available online, but of course this product is very heavy, therefore the cost of delivery is prohibitive so stay local. It is both an adhesive and a grout, making it economical as well as user friendly. I find this stuff very easy to use, it spreads well, and sticks even better. There is no need to use both tile adhesive and grout, just opt for the Mangers Ready Mixed All Purpose Tile Adhesive and Grout, it is specially formulated for both fixing and grouting ceramic wall tiles, to most interior wall surfaces, as well as cement rendering, plaster & plasterboard, existing tiles, wood and wood composites When used as... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to lay
Disadvantages: slippy

...With the loft conversion finally finished, it was time to do something with the bathroom floor. Since it's a bathroom, we didn't consider a carpet and began to look for floor tiles, these being my flooring of choice for bathrooms. However, whilst on a merry little jaunt round Homebase, we came upon these and decided that they would be a viable option, one of the main plus points being that they did feel slightly warmer than tiles, and certainly looked as though they would be easier to lay. **Price and availability** Depending on the tiles chosen, they cost about £5.99, for 6 tiles, these were cheaper than many of the tiles we had looked at, and involved no further purchases such as costly tile cutters. The tiles are available from homebase stores but are not sold online and are not even featured on the website... Read review

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