Nickfromwales

Hi Ferdinand PM admin and blog away ! Good to see the flock coming back together.

The wetroom formers have to be in first, so they both agree there. A good tanking kit will have a rubberised strip ( like a 4" wide fabric plaster ) that joins the horizontal surface to the verticals, so water can't get past that ( after its run down the tanked wall ) as that's the bottom of the watertight seal formed BY tanking. That strip needs to be on top of the former and over coated with tanking solution to be a complete system. Any water that gets to the tanked layer needs to drain freely so must be able to fall south until it can get to a drain / waste. 1) tanking has to be the FINAL waterproof layer. It has to be built up in layers, with subsequent drying times observed between coats, so you'd not want to be applying layers first then fitting the former and strips ( which have to be bedded into wet tanking solution btw ) and then having to repeat the whole process again. 2) tanking below former is just a waste of time as water should never get that far, ( unless your the cock that fitted the one I'm currently ripping out as part of a big insurance claim ). Shower trays have a different discipline as you cannot use the strip. So given that I'd say your tiler is making the right sounds, and the plumber is,.........a plumber. I'll chuck some pics on later when I get back on the iPad ( as kids have commandeered it again ) and show you a couple of examples. Fwiw, I'd pay the tiler to tank. It's not as straight-forward as your making it sound. The strips have to be bed in etc and if it's left too thick in places it really knackers the tiler up. That's one job to just stump up for and let the tiler do imho.

Hire a good quality Sigma or Rubi clinker ( scribe and snap ) cutter and they'll cut in seconds. Nice and straight too. Use a trim on top to cover the fact that it's a cut edge and get more cuts per tile. A cheap cutter will just give curved ( concave / convex ) cuts so don't bother with those. For lots of complex cuts or finished stuff that's on show ( big floors etc ) I take a pallet to my local water jet ( engineering ) shop and they cut them better than the factory does. You shouldn't need more accuracy than the clinker cutter tbh Dai. Oh, and welcome back

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Before considering which kitchen to fit, get a good, reputable kitchen firm or free-lance fitter to come and measure up. This will give you an idea for a basic layout, based on the size of your room, and your requirements / needs. That'll help you to stay focused when visiting the various showrooms, and ensure that you get the most out of your chosen kitchen supplier and chosen range of units etc. Ask your questions here, for impartial, free advice to help you make your decisions.

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Hi, and welcome 'back'

Maybe a bit too soon to give you any advice on plumbing, but, when you're ready, we'll be here. good to see you.

Good man! You've found your way from the dark, back into the light give me a bump tomorrow afternoon

Hi and welcome. have a look through the topics and choose a few specific to your questions. Please keep the threads as topic specific as possible, and if you need to start another then feel free. Because it is !

Hi, and welcome back. If you want we can set you up with a blog I will say that a few have realised that they are far better off, from a sensible POV, hosting their own blog and then copying the entires into here ( or any online resource ) for comment. Keep us posted

Jesus. What have you been eating. ?

Mind your head, there goes another low flying pig. seriously ?

This was something I read on EB. Meant to ask, but never got around to it. So I'm watching this one too.

Ceramic is quite hardy as a material, but I'd never advise ceramic on the floor unless it's a "I've got to have that tile" moment. Porcelain is just so much harder and better wearing than ceramic IMO, plus the through colour issue is far, far reduced. I'd definitely say go for porcelain wher ever possible, and I fit a LOT of tiles.

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Nope welcome back mate!

'Twill just be like old times welcome aboard everyone !

Hi russ. Don't hang about mate, get the questions going ! welcome aboard !

There once was a man from Nantucket................ welcome aboard !

Hello hot-press boy. Wet, cold and does the job. Gower Gold is quite nice too, and it's a Swansea brew. 5 minutes in and you've corrupted me welcome aboard !

hi both, and welcome aboard regards, nick

i'm just about to buy a silent compressor to start the man-shed. roll on the sunny days where i can actually get something done