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Never realised doing it like that doesn't take you straight to the relevant post. I did what you said...not sure how though!

Ta. Done, I think...

Quite a bit here: https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/topic/4894-tilingmany-questions/?page=32&tab=comments#comment-123094 Just thinking further that if using polymer tile primer atop tanking it is better to use a polymer based "adhesive" like CT1 etc. One think I'm not sure on is how much gun type "whatever adhesive" to put on the back of the tile. On my bath deck the tiles will be say 400x100 with L shaped ones at the corner. Around the perimeter of the tile maybe but would that allow hollows? In lines but then I'd worry if water got through the grout? For a complete "bed" coverage tile adhesive may have advatages!

Non mixer: Good shout. Yep, WM & DW off mains.

I insulated an old shed from cans... What a f**king waste of time that was!

Don't know. It's only fed via 15mm from the incoming if that makes a difference? Empty it and see how long it takes to fill?

Being pedantic but SWA in insulated and sheathed not double insulated. The insulation is only around the cores. There's then a sheath around those cores and the outer sheath over the armoured. Accepted that the sheaths have insulating properties.

What are the pitfalls of having the bath cold off the mains? Regular readers might recall I've only a tiny 25gal cold water storage tank. The traditional copper hot water cylinder will just about supply enough hot for a bath but the cold can run out before the bath is cool / deep enough. Yes, I know we've discussed UVC/TS/oil combi before but I'm not in a position to do any of those. So...short term... (my short term ) could I swap the bath cold over to mains? Incoming mains is around 8/9bar but I've a pvr on it. Basin cold is on mains as is the wc. Shower is pumped from the same cylinder & cws tank. Cheers

Unless I can get a 45deg "V" trim that will slip into the gap between the tiles I reckon a convex shaped mastic bead will be the only way to get a rounded edge: The plinth lights.....ORIGINALLY I was intent on having 6 in total, 4 down the side and 2 on the end. Now with shifting to a single tile over the access panel it'll need to be 3 or 5 down the side...if 5 then with more than one on the end I've only run 6 conduits! If one plinth light on the end won't look silly I'll get away with it. On top of that, behind where the squiggly red line is, is a 45-50mm deep batten. As the lights will look better half way up the lower, half tile (nearest the floor), I'll have to drill a 22mm hole through the tile, 12.5mm ply AND the batten. Got to buy a deep 22mm Starrett now.....I think. Tallk about knock on effects, the price of making it up ad hoc!

Interesting question...Kate Beckinsale and I'd write the script...the scene where I'm using the rainfall shower for the first time! In a similar vein a mate & I had a long running discussion who could play Jack Reacher should the films be made. Dolph Lungren...Aaron Eckhart, Stephen Lang, Dwayne Johnson. Whoever we decided that at the guy in the books is something like 250lbs and 6'5" he'd need presence. Lo and behold Tom Cruise bought the rights and cast himself! (I've been told I look like Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen).

Meconium...that's what this CT1 Power Grab & Bond reminds me of! Nothing like "ordinary" CT1.

Luckily I think I've found replacement tubes thanks to @Ed Davies.

My BiL has a 2 post Bradbury. Came as 3P but only having single phase he eventually stuck a 1P motor on it after having faffed for years with a phase converter. I knocked up a simple up/down control box for him with a couple of scrap contactors. No emergency stop, all the limits removed (by him) and 3 white paint marks. When lowering look for the first mark and take your finger off the button. Don't go further than the lowest mark!

East Coast IPA o'clock! Last coat of tanking on the deck. When dry I'll get the trim on and this corner tile.

Praise indeed! Hold that thought... A wise man once said (naughty, naughty ) What he actually said was "Beware the thickness of membrane tape!"

You can build a pit that is T or + shaped to get at wheels / suspension. Used in conjunction with a beam jack across the pit of course.

Meanwhile back tiling. Just seems so wrong to be doing this out of a tube! But it's quick! Tiles weigh approx 1.3kg each. Instructions suggest a 450mm bead per kilo on "heavy vertical loading". Not sure if 3 vertical beads would be better.

My little sample piece. The left hand half has a coat of tile primer: A couple of bits of tile stuck on with CT1 Power Grab & Bond & left to dry.

They got a good write up a while back Some good and bad comments here: http://practically-classics.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5538 & https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=8348 & https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=226&t=51900

Not sure. Have a read: https://www.mech-mate.co.uk I like the idea of built in lights, shelves etc. I've a mad plan to build one into my existing garage using a suitably braced, scrap pallet timber former, with all the electrical conduits, vent & drainage ducts and ladder brackets getting cast into the pit walls. If you do diy then worth casting a little sump area one end for a pump to sit should the need arise.

Why not? When for whatever reason a tiling job takes longer than expected. I've tried Googling it, nothing. I was just interested in whether the proven action of potassium bitartrate in delaying plaster setting times would apply to tile adhesive.

This just to upset the purists on a Sunday morning... I'm NOT going to do it. I have NO need to do it but... Had a mad thought as I do. Can you add Cream of Tartare to tile adhesive to extend the set like with plaster?

A bit here:

Experimenting tomorrow whether this CT1 Power Grab & Bond sticks to the tanking. Can't see tbh why I can't stick the tiles straight to the marine ply on the sides and relax. @Nickfromwales, what's the trick with filling the bath full to simulate a person plus water when you tile? Presuming I tile the deck and sides then set the bath lip down on a thick bed of something? Cheers.

@zoothorn is at 58 pages so at first glance in in the lead. However.....to these 50 pages we should really add the 79 from my boxing in thread!