Category Archives: Bathrooms

General Tiling Tips – Mixing and Spreading Adhesive

When tiling a wall or floor in your home you will need to use adhesive to secure the tiles in place.  The best type of adhesive to use is a powder adhesive.  Adhesives are available at a range of prices … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Bathroom Colour Scheme

Home décor experts are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of colour in a home. This is especially true of the bathrooms, where many homeowners go to unwind at the end of the day. Painting the bathroom a relaxing colour … Continue reading

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Tips for choosing the right taps

The finishing touch to any bathroom or kitchen is a stylish set of taps. The cost of taps varies enormously, so be sure of what you want because once they are fitted you are unlikely to be able to take … Continue reading

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How to Clean Your Bathroom

Have you been avoiding bathroom cleaning because it’s so messy? Does the thought of scrubbing a toilet make you cringe? There are several ways to keep this important room clean without getting yourself dirty in the process. Clean the Toilet … Continue reading

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How to Decorate Tiles

Are you tired of the tiles in your bathroom or kitchen, but do not want to go to the trouble of replacing them? You could always make them more interesting by decorating them. This guide will give you some ideas … Continue reading

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Compact Bathroom Fittings

Large bathrooms might be desirable but the reality is that most homeowners find themselves with a small bathroom – some have very little space even for a standard size bathroom suite. Luckily there a plenty of compact bathroom suites that … Continue reading

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Using Bath Sealant

There are a number of different types of bath sealant.  These products are used for applying around baths, basins and shower bases to form a tight watertight seal between them and the wall. This means that any water splashed in … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Grout

Grout lines are the spaces left between tiles to allow for expansion and contraction of the surface beneath.  These spaces are filled with grout to prevent dirt and water from getting underneath the tiles and causing damage.  It is highly … Continue reading

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Clearing Blocked Sinks and Toilets

Blocked sinks or toilets are common problems, but they can cause chaos if not dealt with promptly. Fortunately the solution is usually quite straightforward. In the case of a blocked sink, the first thing to try is a household plunger. … Continue reading

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How to Cut Slots in Tiles

It is almost inevitable that when you are tiling or re-tiling an area in your home you will need to cut slots in some of the tiles to enable pipes to fit through. This is especially likely when you are … Continue reading

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