If you have any questions, then feel free to drop me a comment below! More Fitting a Kitchen Projects Another tip is to mark with masking tape of which cut tile is which in case your cut was ever so slightly different. TILE AS USUAL You can see above that I'm using a tile adhesive trowel. It should have teeth on it which looks quite notchy. Here, I'm starting where my centre line is, but making sure I only work with enough as I go. Mine probably had about 30 minutes working time before it set. You'll find tile adhesive can get everywhere. So it's a good idea to protect your surfaces, such as worktop and sink. While tiling, it's important to add your adhesive first, then place to trim on top, then continue tiling as normal. CLAMPING THE MITRE CORNER

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Then I cut my trim roughly down to size, leaving a cm or two extra. And with the remaining trim, I laid my new cut on top as below and drew along it for a visual. Solid compact laminate worktops are 100% waterproof. Aria provides the same inspirational, clean, visual appeal of natural or engineered stone. Aria Compact I used to dread working with silicone sealant because if applied wrong, it looks very messy and awful. But now I get asked how do I get it so neat! Well, here's how! I place a bit of masking tape or rag around my surface, but DON'T masking tape too close. This is solely to catch drips. Then I apply a bead of silicone, My best advice is try to be consistent - not too much, not too little. Now spray the silicone with watered down washing up liquid and smooth run along it with the corner of a credit card.It can be scrubbed off, but it's very very tough. So here I used a plastic sheet with masking tape on a roll. Also, don't forget that stainless steel sinks still scratch. First, I measured the gap left under my window sill and deducted a 2mm tile spacer gap. *Note, I could curse whoever installed this window sill as really, it isn't deep enough to hide the edges. So, I do plan to build the sill up later with a deeper lip.

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Once I cleaned up all my tiles, it was time to mix the grout. For this, I'm absolutely wearing gloves and eye protection as there's cement in it. And again, speaking from experience 2 years ago, CEMENT BURNS! I lined my first tile up with my centre pencil line, ensuring I left a slight gap for the spacer and pressed firmly on the wall. Worktop trims and edgings are essential for achieving a clean, professional finish around your worktops. Whether you’re replacing old edges or installing new worktops in your kitchen or bathroom, find options to suit your project here. Then continued laying the rest in a straight line as above. However, note I didn't go to the very end of the far left as I knew I needed to add trim behind it.Wet tile cutter like this with diamond blade if you need to cut L-shape tiles (or more than just one straight cut) I'm a UK multi-award-winning DIY home improvement blogger, YouTuber, and TV presenter as seen on ITV's Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh, BBC One, and many more.