Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Lol My memory must be going . It’s not as bad as I thought . The corner is out , it bows . If you look at the 2nd photo the gap for the tile narrows to a point where you can’t even get a tile in . I’m assuming this is all ‘acceptable’ at the moment .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 This though , where the end tile appears to have moved is unacceptable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Buy a box of assorted plastic packers and stick those here and there? https://www.screwfix.com/p/broadfix-assorted-levelling-kit-one-size-200-pcs/7565F? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just tried the shower elbow . Not particularly tight against the tile . The white rubber surround only just touches . Assume this is ok if I Mastik around it also ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Shower elbow does seem to Be slightly out . Holding it’s tile it sits in shows it up . Should I cut out the backer board - level fitting and set it back a few mm . Or ignore ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 It’s going to be a bugger to access Would have to rip off tile below . Fitting has 3 screws . 2 above the tile 1 below . How annoying ! Do I rip the lower tile off . Cut the backer board out . Sort it’s level . Baton / fix board then re tank , all for maybe 3mm ???! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Or do I just ‘bend’ the fitting upwards ( it’s mounted on timber so there’s a bit of give ) . Bit of plastic packer becomes my friend .Still sticks out a few mm too much - but assume Mastik solves that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) I guess the question is whether you will see it when you are using the shower? There is nothing worse than seeing something that you did not quite right... no one else would notice, but will it be one of those things that pisses you off about the shower? If you just push the fitting against a flat surface does it hide the foam backing (I.e. the chrome bit touches the surface), if not then what you have is how it’s supposed to be anyway.... with a little bit of vertical fettling! Edited August 31, 2020 by Gav_P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gav_P said: I guess the question is whether you will see it when you are using the shower? There is nothing worse than seeing something that you did not quite right... no one else would notice, but will it be one of those things that pisses you off about the shower? If you just push the fitting against a flat surface does it hide the foam backing (I.e. the chrome bit touches the surface), if not then what you have is how it’s supposed to be anyway.... with a little bit of vertical fettling! When you're busting for a sh!t, poor tiling...well you just don't notice it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, Onoff said: When you're busting for a sh!t, poor tiling...well you just don't notice it! Hopefully this isn’t happening in the shower ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 You could marker pen the walls pre tiling with the approx tile positions then stick packs (say 4 per tile) on to take up some of the "gap" and to save you pushing the tiles in too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 42 minutes ago, Gav_P said: I guess the question is whether you will see it when you are using the shower? There is nothing worse than seeing something that you did not quite right... no one else would notice, but will it be one of those things that pisses you off about the shower? If you just push the fitting against a flat surface does it hide the foam backing (I.e. the chrome bit touches the surface), if not then what you have is how it’s supposed to be anyway.... with a little bit of vertical fettling! Yes the ‘foam’ squashes against a flat surface as I assume . But it’s like a mm . I was more worried about the shower elbow not fitting fully on the fitting . Can’t build / tile to 1 mm accuracy ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, Onoff said: You could marker pen the walls pre tiling with the approx tile positions then stick packs (say 4 per tile) on to take up some of the "gap" and to save you pushing the tiles in too far. You lost me . You mean deliberately push the tiles ‘out’ away from the backer board ? . Creep out a bit per row ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 I know i don't help, but i kin hate tiling. Good luck. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, pocster said: Yes the ‘foam’ squashes against a flat surface as I assume . But it’s like a mm . I was more worried about the shower elbow not fitting fully on the fitting . Can’t build / tile to 1 mm accuracy ?? Oh F it then. It’s perfect ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Gav_P said: Oh F it then. It’s perfect ? @Gav_P has given me OCD !! Bastard !! Tomorrow I’m going to gently turn that thread see if I can pull it in a mm @Gav_P you are a (expletive deleted) ?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Gav-P is right though. When you are in the shower washing your bits, you will wish you had sorted it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 22 minutes ago, pocster said: You lost me . You mean deliberately push the tiles ‘out’ away from the backer board ? . Creep out a bit per row ? Right, you have in effect a hollow there, a depression in the wall. You spread your wall with the same depth of adhesive say 6mm notched. The risk is you push some of the tiles into the depression. Some cleverly placed packs would stop you pushing the tile in too far. They would come up against the pack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Onoff said: Right, you have in effect a hollow there, a depression in the wall. You spread your wall with the same depth of adhesive say 6mm notched. The risk is you push some of the tiles into the depression. Some cleverly placed packs would stop you pushing the tile in too far. They would come up against the pack. I’m still lost ? The corner bows out as far as I can tell . I can’t push each row out a bit to compensate otherwise I’ll get the dread lippage . Appreciate with smaller tiles you can gain/ lose as you go . Still thinking of cutting a narrow strip of backer board out in the corner . Adhesive on the ok bit of tile . Ct1 on the bit where I need to be shallow and also beneath backer board is timber . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said: Gav-P is right though. When you are in the shower washing your bits, you will wish you had sorted it. When my bits are out no tiles are visible ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, pocster said: I’m still lost ? The corner bows out as far as I can tell . I can’t push each row out a bit to compensate otherwise I’ll get the dread lippage . Appreciate with smaller tiles you can gain/ lose as you go . Still thinking of cutting a narrow strip of backer board out in the corner . Adhesive on the ok bit of tile . Ct1 on the bit where I need to be shallow and also beneath backer board is timber . With your straight edge against the wall you see the bow, inward right? What you want ideally is a flat wall. A proper tile could lay a whole bunch of tiles and gently press them all in level, even with a bowed wall. The longer your straight edge btw the better. So imo if you marked roughly where your tiles are going, then held a straight edge up, you slip in the nearest thickness pack behind the level. Gives you a pseudo flat wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 5 minutes ago, Onoff said: With your straight edge against the wall you see the bow, inward right? What you want ideally is a flat wall. A proper tile could lay a whole bunch of tiles and gently press them all in level, even with a bowed wall. The longer your straight edge btw the better. So imo if you marked roughly where your tiles are going, then held a straight edge up, you slip in the nearest thickness pack behind the level. Gives you a pseudo flat wall. Ffs... ? that’s a more detailed drawing than I had for the complete build of my house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) Which way is it bowing? In or Out is a bit confusing. Are the ends in or the middle? I thought by the photo that it was the opposite of onoffs drawing. Edited August 31, 2020 by Gav_P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Gav_P said: Ffs... ? that’s a more detailed drawing than I had for the complete build of my house. There's a process; fag packet sketch, CAD, scale model, real deal: Unfortunately my tiling's better on the model... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, Onoff said: There's a process; fag packet sketch, CAD, scale model, real deal: Unfortunately my tiling's better on the model... I like that fact you went to the effort of adding a naked lady but didn’t bother with the bog ?. I bet that sliver of tile above the window pissed you off as it wasn’t in the cad model. still it does look amazing ?. Well worth the wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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