LiamJones

Is it just a case of going to a fabricators and grabbing a slither of steel they’ve got laying about? Or do I go and buy a “steel straight edge” from somewhere 🤣

Nice idea with the steel/ali, will gives it a go. Boxes full of what, sorry @nod?

Thanks @nodany recommendation on blade for limestone + marble? Also what about cuts that will be on show and not under a skirting board? I.e the wall/cieling junction? Any tips/tricks for getting dead straight cut?

Hi, I’ve got 65m2 of 15mm limestone 600mm x FL, mostly 800mm some 700 and 900mm lengths. I’ve also got 50m2 of 12mm marble 300x600mm. dont need any mitres. I’m preferring the Rubi TC-125 at the minute. Although have looked at the DU-200 850. Have also seen people say just use a hand grinder. don’t wanna spend loads, but if £500 of kit makes 115m2 of tiling easier, I think I’ll go for it.

From offer to money in the bank was actually pretty quick. I’d prepared my solicitor with the majority of the paper work in advance. Maybe a couple weeks?

About 3 months from application to money in the bank with ecology. It felt painfully slow at times. An email takes about a week to get a response, absolutely make sure EVERYTHING is included in the application to avoid back and forth.

I understand you don’t need to further tank the XPS tile backer boards in a wetroom, just the joins, which can be achieved with a bead of CT1 between the boards. At least that’s what I’m planning on doing, so be good to find out if that’s not true.

In progress

I should add, the cost of the sealant between the tile backer boards is working out about a tube every 10 boards (7.2m2). £10/7.2m2 =£1.389/m². I’m using board fix by jackoboard. you should also throw in some waterproof corners £5 a pop and a tub of insulation washers £30 for 500 (should do about 50 boards or 36m2)

I’ve looked into this quite a bit and decided to go for premtool 12mm tile backer boards. I worked out the following; prices inclusive of vat Plasterboard: £4.5/m2 paintable tanking £10/m2 impey water guard £21/m2 hardie backer: £13/m2 Tile backer: £12.5/m2 both the PB and the hardie backer should be tanked, the tile backer is already waterproof and just needs the joints sealing with CT1 or similar. i therefore believe, for a tanked wetroom, tile backer board is the cheapest option. furthermore, plasterboard can only take up to 32kg/m2 (or thereabouts) which is right on the limit for a 10mm marble, the tile backer board is good for 120kg/m2 and the cement board 200kg/m2. I could have gone cement board (I did at the last place), but they’re heavier, messier, and still need tanking, therefore slower to install and more expensive. modern xps filled tile backer board seemed to me like a no brainer. I liked the look of the impey waterguard self adhesive waterproof sheet (and decoupling membrane), but so expensive, the only people that use this must be limited by buildup height. Ive gone tile backer wall and floor onto 22mm p5 caberdeck

There is a gold batten added towards the end of the roofing work, once I was confident of how the eaves detail would work. If you look back at the first photo I posted, you’ll see it

Maybe this photo helps? I fitted another eaves tray over the top of the vent and under the gse trays before fitting the panels. This additional eaves tray only spanned the gse trays. At the tiles I had just the one eaves tray. The fascia/vent height was consistent all the way along, however

I didn’t have a kick, just bought the fascia up to keep the fall of the tiles consistent all the way down.

Done

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