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Your Bathroom Renovation Questions Answered at Amber | Amber
Featured Projects 02.11.23

Your Bathroom Renovation Questions Answered at Amber | Amber

Bathroom Renovation Questions: How To Choose the Right Design

Starting a bathroom renovation is equal parts excitement and nerves, as you're not only choosing tiles...

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How to Install Mosaic Tile | Amber
Featured Projects 02.11.23

How to Install Mosaic Tile | Amber

Welcome, DIY homeowners! 


Have you chosen beautiful mosaic tiles for your home? The next step, of course, is installation. You could hire...

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How to Clean Mosaic Tiles | Amber
Featured Projects 01.11.23

How to Clean Mosaic Tiles | Amber

Mosaic tiles are famous for their beauty and visually stunning designs. But, like any tiles, they get dirty over time. 


Are you scratching your head over how to clean mosaic tiles at your place? 


We’re here to save t...

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How To Lay Pavers
Featured Projects 23.03.23

How To Lay Pavers

Want to learn how to install pavers? Read our easy guide below...

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How To Lay Urban Surface Porcelain Pavers
Guides 23.03.23

How To Lay Urban Surface Porcelain Pavers

Want to learn how to install Urban Surface pavers? Read our easy guide below and download the PDF...

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Cutting & Drilling Dense Tiles
Featured Projects 22.03.23

Cutting & Drilling Dense Tiles

 Some italian porcelain/virtrified tiles are extremely dense. Density provides strength and durability, however, it can make these particular tiles harder to cut or drill without breaking. The following information aims to provide suggestions and/or...

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How To Install Travertine Pavers
Guides 08.03.23

How To Install Travertine Pavers

They are all sustainable and age beautifully. Also, to me light is as much a construction material as a tile ...

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How To Lay Floor Tiles
Guides 01.07.22

How To Lay Floor Tiles

Plan your tiling carefully and buy all the tiles you need at the same time ensuring they are suitable for the area you intend to tile - if you need help refer to design and planning section for the relevant project area. As tile shades can vary from batch...

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How to Clean Outdoor Tiles
Guides 07.01.22

How to Clean Outdoor Tiles

 Your tiles are a significant feature of your outdoor space. With the ability to imbue your garden or courtyard with an elevated design appeal whilst also providing functionality and ease, tiles are a great all-rounder material...

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Can You Paint Floor Tiles?
Guides 07.01.22

Can You Paint Floor Tiles?

They are all sustainable and age beautifully. Also, to me light is as much a construction material as a tile...

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How to Lay Pavers on Dirt, Sand + More (Step by Step Guide)
Guides 16.09.21

How to Lay Pavers on Dirt, Sand + More (Step by Step Guide)

Incorporating a patio into your backyard is a great way to seamlessly extend your living area into your backyard, opening the space up for recreation, relaxation and entertainment. Australia’s enviable climate makes patios an obvious choice for sprucing u...

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How To Build A Retaining Wall
Guides 01.07.20

How To Build A Retaining Wall

Locate your wall by marking out the ground where your wall will be built. This can be done by marking with stakes and a string line or by marking the ground with spray paint. Dig a shallow trench approximately 180mm deep and 350mm wide. Fill the trench...

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