Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Oh.. as a sensible question, how do you like the screen less shower? Does it end up making the whole room wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 7 minutes ago, Onoff said: There's a process; fag packet sketch, CAD, scale model, real deal: Unfortunately my tiling's better on the model... Looks bloody good to me. Just that bit on the top right hand corner of the window. (Well somebody had to point it out) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Gav_P said: 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. It is But as it took him 5 hours to draw it , thought I’d better like it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 12 minutes ago, pocster said: It is But as it took him 5 hours to draw it , thought I’d better like it How is this wall not bowed in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 19 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said: Looks bloody good to me. Just that bit on the top right hand corner of the window. (Well somebody had to point it out) Tried doing it as one piece...snap. 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: How is this wall not bowed in? Lol sorry ! That photo’s misleading . The bottom of the level is on the tile face . I’m just showing that the ‘gap’ for the tile narrows as I go up the wall I.e no room for a tile ! My fault. Trick photo ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Onoff said: Tried doing it as one piece...snap. Trif job, and the alcove colour change mood lighting to get that model in the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, pocster said: Lol sorry ! That photo’s misleading . The bottom of the level is on the tile face . I’m just showing that the ‘gap’ for the tile narrows as I go up the wall I.e no room for a tile ! My fault. Trick photo ???? Gotcha! How much tiling have you done on the wall, what else is on there (Just know you're going to say WC and shower). Any option to tile OVER the bottom row of tiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 1 minute ago, Big Jimbo said: Trif job, and the alcove colour change mood lighting to get that model in the mood. Nah, it's either blue or blue. Matches my mood most of the time. My alcove lights were I think £4.99 for 10 from S'fix with a tenner off the already discounted clearance price. St/st garden deck lights. Bought two sets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, Onoff said: Gotcha! How much tiling have you done on the wall, what else is on there (Just know you're going to say WC and shower). Any option to tile OVER the bottom row of tiles? Isn’t that over kill?? Just trim 4mm of the end of the tile. The corner will need a thin bead of silicone anyway so it will cover any discrepancies. Slap em in... it ain’t rocket science. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, pocster said: It is But as it took him 5 hours to draw it , thought I’d better like it In that case, you really just need a bit more adhesive to pack out those end tiles. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Gav_P said: Isn’t that over kill?? Just trim 4mm of the end of the tile. The corner will need a thin bead of silicone anyway so it will cover any discrepancies. Slap em in... it ain’t rocket science. ? I'm lost as to what I'm looking at the. Presumably he means as the wall bows out at the top he can't get a tile in? EDIT: Just read, he does mean that. I'd multitool the backer board a bit thinner maybe and tank for good measure. Edited August 31, 2020 by Onoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav_P Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Onoff said: I'm lost as to what I'm looking at the. Presumably he means as the wall bows out at the top he can't get a tile in? There are 2 different issues I think. 1) the short cut tile that he has at the end of a row in the corner is lower than the rest of the row, so will need more adhesive behind it to bring it level. 2) the wall isn’t 100% vertical so the width allowed for tiles to slide into a gap allowed by tiling the adjacent wall gets narrower as you go up the wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, Gav_P said: There are 2 different issues I think. 1) the short cut tile that he has at the end of a row in the corner is lower than the rest of the row, so will need more adhesive behind it to bring it level. 2) the wall isn’t 100% vertical so the width allowed for tiles to slide into a gap allowed by tiling the adjacent wall gets narrower as you go up the wall. Almost . The short cut at the end to follow the other tiles on that row ( I.e flat , even if wall isn’t ) goes ‘into’ the wall . @Onoff has got it . I need to ‘thin’ a narrow strip of that corner vertically . As I said , luckily sink and vanity unit go on this wall and in this corner . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 Look uncle Nick - LOOK Getting faster ( slightly ) , using less adhesive . This photo is BEFORE I’ve cleaned the faces . Decided to let my bowed corner go . Wall cabinet can hide my sins . So sorry Uncle Nick ( aka @Nickfromwales ) it didn’t work out with your last appreciate @Onoff - understand he met his fate .... RIPs ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 So ! As I near the top of this wall what do I do at angled ceiling meets tile ? Can’t really silicone as need to mask the ceiling - tape might take paint off ? Beading ? With beading anyway do I fit first or with tiles as I go ? . Seem to remember beading always looks nice but cost is upsetting ! As mitring felt like a pita have these nice corner bits . Advice welcome !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 LED profile? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I do hope your ceiling line is level ? Nothing worse than a tile at say 60mm one end of the room, and 90mm at the other end of the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, Onoff said: LED profile? No ! Not there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Big Jimbo said: I do hope your ceiling line is level ? Nothing worse than a tile at say 60mm one end of the room, and 90mm at the other end of the room. Don’t know . Will find out . Quick measure from tile at either end to ceiling about 4mm variation . Photo to show concern better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 On a job a few years ago i met a polish tiler. It was facinating watching him. He measured nothing. He would hold a tile up, look at what he needed to cut, put it down and cut it. Even including going around sockets etc. He did mitres on a external corners, and used no trim anywhere. His tiling was the best i had ever seen, and boy was he quick. I wanted some tiling done, and spoke to him about it. I showed him photos of the room, and he simply said "A grand" I had been let down, and having seen his work said OK. A few days later he turned up, worked for the day, finished the job, got his money, and off he went. The tiling looked fantastic. The only strange thing about him was that at lunchtime, he went outside for a hour, put some foreign drum and bass rubbish on full blast in his car. Striped to his underpants, and laid down on the drive to sunbathe. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 I *suppose* I could stick a straight beading along and cut each tile to meet it . I always though beading has a lip so the crap tile cut would go under it . What do I do with this ? . Just have a cut edge next to the bead ? . Should the bead be proud of the tile or flush ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Big Jimbo said: On a job a few years ago i met a polish tiler. It was facinating watching him. He measured nothing. He would hold a tile up, look at what he needed to cut, put it down and cut it. Even including going around sockets etc. He did mitres on a external corners, and used no trim anywhere. His tiling was the best i had ever seen, and boy was he quick. I wanted some tiling done, and spoke to him about it. I showed him photos of the room, and he simply said "A grand" I had been let down, and having seen his work said OK. A few days later he turned up, worked for the day, finished the job, got his money, and off he went. The tiling looked fantastic. The only strange thing about him was that at lunchtime, he went outside for a hour, put some foreign drum and bass rubbish on full blast in his car. Striped to his underpants, and laid down on the drive to sunbathe. That was my twin . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, pocster said: I *suppose* I could stick a straight beading along and cut each tile to meet it . I always though beading has a lip so the crap tile cut would go under it . What do I do with this ? . Just have a cut edge next to the bead ? . Should the bead be proud of the tile or flush ??? IN my opinion, flush. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I hate tiling.....When ever i have seen pro tilers, they always use the little plastic wedges, rather than spacers. I asked one fella why, and he said that no matter how much you pay for tiles, they are never exactly the same size. Bloody tiling..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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