Bathroom starts !

[PeterW]

Ok so I would bypass the issues and bin it now. 
 

It’s average, and I only used it once (like the Everbuild version of CT1 that Howdens stock) and 2/3rd of a tube went in the bin. It’s far too sticky to be a sealant, and it doesn’t smooth well. You will need lots of wipes and Multisolve to get it to look anything like half decent. 
 

Oh... and I paid £8... 

 

If you need sealants then use Sealants Online as they are pretty much best price if you’re ordering a lot. 
 

https://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/product.php?product=GEO4321&category=000200210019

[Pocster]

28 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Ok so I would bypass the issues and bin it now. 
 

It’s average, and I only used it once (like the Everbuild version of CT1 that Howdens stock) and 2/3rd of a tube went in the bin. It’s far too sticky to be a sealant, and it doesn’t smooth well. You will need lots of wipes and Multisolve to get it to look anything like half decent. 
 

Oh... and I paid £8... 

 

If you need sealants then use Sealants Online as they are pretty much best price if you’re ordering a lot. 
 

https://www.sealantsonline.co.uk/product.php?product=GEO4321&category=000200210019

Sure ! Lots of stuff I order in advance online . This I needed for tomorrow 

[Onoff]

BT1 smooths fine with the Fugi tools as I've said.

[Onoff]

Ask this lad who's the nearest stockist to you for C-tec products:

 

Iain Clark – Regional Manager
Mobile: 07736 220165
Email: iain.clark@ct1.com
Territory: Dorset, Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Wiltshire.

[Pocster]

Got my dremel !

Manage to cut out those broken steel pins 

 

Decided to try and polish excess adhesive off tiles . Not only do I need a child to change the fittings but I guess I must be asking too much as I wear each one out in about 1 minute ?

[Pocster]

1 hour ago, pocster said:

Got my dremel !

Manage to cut out those broken steel pins 

 

Decided to try and polish excess adhesive off tiles . Not only do I need a child to change the fittings but I guess I must be asking too much as I wear each one out in about 1 minute ?

???????

I mean I wear each dremel fixing out in 1 minute ??

[Pocster]

Tiling continues ....

[Mr Punter]

Looks a bit cleaner than earlier.  The pocket door looks promising (and expensive).

[Pocster]

2 hours ago, Mr Punter said:

Looks a bit cleaner than earlier.  The pocket door looks promising (and expensive).

Yes - there’s much less mess . Also after A few hours I go round with a wet brush and try and gently remove any left over adhesive . Next day it’s ‘polishing’ with the dremel ... ?

Pocket door expensive and a pita ! 

Edited September 15, 2020 by pocster

[Pocster]

Nearly at next stage!

So grout then 

 

Test shower doors dry . If good drill .

Then presumably ct1 clear on door frame where it meets walls and tray 

 

That correct ?

[Gav_P]

Don’t know if it’s correct, but that’s exactly how I did mine. 
 

I used clear silicone for the shower door frame. One thing I have noticed is that some water can get behind the nice bead of silicone and gets trapped there, then after time turns green (algae I guess) which is annoying as you can’t get at it. So at some stage I will be dismantling the whole structure and re-sealing it. 
 

So the lesson is, make sure there is no opportunity for water ingress anywhere. 

Edited September 17, 2020 by Gav_P

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Gav_P said:

Don’t know if it’s correct, but that’s exactly how I did mine. 
 

I used clear silicone for the shower door frame. One thing I have noticed is that some water can get behind the nice bead of silicone and gets trapped there, then after time turns green (algae I guess) which is annoying as you can’t get at it. So at some stage I will be dismantling the whole structure and re-sealing it. 
 

So the lesson is, make sure there is no opportunity for water ingress anywhere. 

I thought you did ct1 as I said and no Mastik inside the shower I.e from frame to tray and wall .  So no bead of silicone in the cubical . Obviously I could also be wrong ! ??

[Gav_P]

15 minutes ago, pocster said:

I thought you did ct1 as I said and no Mastik inside the shower I.e from frame to tray and wall .  So no bead of silicone in the cubical . Obviously I could also be wrong ! ??

Sorry, no I meant I used silicone not ct1... I didn’t know about it before, but now I do I’ll use it when I refit the shower frame. 

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, Gav_P said:

Sorry, no I meant I used silicone not ct1... I didn’t know about it before, but now I do I’ll use it when I refit the shower frame. 

Crumbs ! Hold on ! Let someone confirm I’m right first . Christ ! People think I know what I’m on about !!! ????

[Gav_P]

I just read up about ct1.. it sounds good and perfect for the job... but definitely right in waiting for someone who knows wtf they are talking about. 

[Pocster]

9 minutes ago, Gav_P said:

I just read up about ct1.. it sounds good and perfect for the job... but definitely right in waiting for someone who knows wtf they are talking about. 

Jesus you worried me then ! . 

[Mr Punter]

Use CT1 to stick the profile to the wall, but you could use silicone as it is screwed on anyway.

 

Use silicone on the outside of the profiles.

 

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

Use CT1 to stick the profile to the wall, but you could use silicone as it is screwed on anyway.

 

Use silicone on the outside of the profiles.

 

I was right ? 

[Pocster]

I think uncle @Nickfromwales told me this when he was upstairs tiling the bedroom with mummy again .

[Pocster]

Don’t like the trim stuff .

 

Awkward to cut dead straight . My previous limited experience of tiling was that the trim had a lip that cover the tiles edge , presumably to hide cut .

 

Thought first about fitting the trim then the tiles . Realised that isn’t going to work ! . So tiles then trim . Assume on the gap between tile and trim I just ct1 the cack out of it .

 

Uncle Nick can you come downstairs now please .

[Onoff]

You can get silver CT1...

 

https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/C-Tec-Ct1-Silver-5060209630410-Tube-Sealant-290Ml-Cartridge--Silver

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, Onoff said:

You can get silver CT1...

 

https://www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/C-Tec-Ct1-Silver-5060209630410-Tube-Sealant-290Ml-Cartridge--Silver

Lol ! As soon as I read that look what I found ! 
 

I’ll loosely fit the trim - if it looks good I’ll bed it in ct1 ( any colour ! ) . Once gone off I’ll go round the edges of trim to tile with the silver .... 

[Onoff]

33 minutes ago, pocster said:

 

 

 

That'd annoy me, the grout line not being central! ?

 

Nick told me to mitre bond the trim on. Maybe if you're a dab hand but I couldn't get on with it. Ripped it off and stuck new trim on with CT1. I used clear but wished BT1 had been about back then and I'd have used white.

 

 

[Pocster]

1 minute ago, Onoff said:

 

That'd annoy me, the grout line not being central! ?

 

Nick told me to mitre bond the trim on. Maybe if you're a dab hand but I couldn't get on with it. Ripped it off and stuck new trim on with CT1. I used clear but wished BT1 had been about back then and I'd have used white.

 

 

F off 

I measured the base tile there and was certain the grout line was central . Must of ‘moved’ magically overnight .... ? 

I will live with this anomaly- it shows I am human and not a tiling machine . ?

 

When I spent a king’s ransom on tiles and stuff I told the guy I wanted zero mitring . Because I (expletive deleted)ing hate it .

These little square ends are nice . But they fit in either way round and wobble !!! . Even with a blob of ct1 they wobble - so need to be left to set . Ucking rubbish ! 

[Onoff]

This was fun:

 

 

Back tiles went on first:

 

 

Then the bottom tile. My bottom tile is at a very slight angle.

 

 

Then the top tile:

 

 

Finally the sides:

 

 

Yellow are 1mm packs.

Edited September 18, 2020 by Onoff