Bathroom starts !

[Onoff]

On 13/11/2020 at 18:41, pocster said:

True - but can’t be arsed 

 

Not forgetting loaded! ?

[Pocster]

2 hours ago, Onoff said:

 

Not forgetting loaded! ?

Running brothels is a good earner . Always demand ....

[Pocster]

Finally got round to finishing the ensuite grouting 

[Onoff]

17 minutes ago, pocster said:

Finally got round to finishing the ensuite grouting 

 

 

When's this happening then? ?

[Pocster]

Here was my plan to turn a dog into a unicorn ...

[Pocster]

Decided to try the silicone on the tiles .

A test run .

Choose a corner where the sink is going , completely unnecessary but a good test .

So just a vertical line ontop the grout in the corner 

 

Think I did ok 

[Pocster]

Sigh!

 

I'm struggling with the ensuite recesses . To silicone an easy access wall corner using fugi thingies no problem.

To try and do the same in the recess is just to awkward - it looks a bit crap ( hence no photo ).

Overall I'm not happy with the ensuite recess trim - wish I bought a recess you don't tile and just goes straight in!

 

Anyway! I could use the mitre corner edges to cover the opening edges ( as I plan to use in the bathroom recesses ). But I'm struggling to find any 'trim' for all the recess internal joins. I suppose I could reverse the corner edge to make an 'L' on the inside. Not really sure.........

 

Or of course I could not worry as no one will ever notice apart from me!!!.

 

The issue is these bloody hex tiles. The surface undulates as they are textured so to get a nice straight mastic line is almost impossible... f ucking tiles - SWMBO's fault !

[Ferdinand]

???

[Pocster]

12 minutes ago, Ferdinand said:

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Yeah but is that helpful ! ?

[Onoff]

Tart! Post the pictures up:

 

 

[Pocster]

Just now, Onoff said:

Tart! Post the pictures up:

 

 

No ! Your tiles are puss easy as they are nice and smooth !

[Onoff]

1 minute ago, pocster said:

No ! Your tiles are puss easy as they are nice and smooth !

 

I reckon your hex tiles would look all right. I'd want to keep them symmetrical mind. Say two whole hexes and halves either side.

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, Onoff said:

 

I reckon your hex tiles would look all right. I'd want to keep them symmetrical mind. Say two whole hexes and halves either side.

That’s not the problem . It’s getting a semi decent silicone line over an undulating pattern in an awkward area . Tempted to cut out the silicone and just grout it - that would be a pita ...

[Onoff]

15 minutes ago, pocster said:

That’s not the problem . It’s getting a semi decent silicone line over an undulating pattern in an awkward area . Tempted to cut out the silicone and just grout it - that would be a pita ...

 

You can get internal corner trim...

 

[PeterW]

@pocster have you got a decent Cramer / Fugi silicone set as they have guide runners for doing uneven tiles. 

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Onoff said:

 

You can get internal corner trim...

 

Yeah ; I see these NOW! - but the tiles are in!. TBH I could tile ontop the tiles AND then insert proper internal trim.

[Pocster]

2 minutes ago, PeterW said:

@pocster have you got a decent Cramer / Fugi silicone set as they have guide runners for doing uneven tiles. 

I think so. I bought a set of 4 - i.e. a variety of shapes. I'll bite th bullet and put some photo's up tomorrow. I've been over and re-siliconed it twice - but not having a nice flat vertical surface is a pain.

Edited November 23, 2020 by pocster

[Onoff]

You use the little black inserts to ride over the grout lines:

 

 

[Pocster]

3 minutes ago, Onoff said:

You use the little black inserts to ride over the grout lines:

 

 

Mine never had any black inserts - that’s new to me . Even so it wouldn’t help with internal recess corners .

[Onoff]

Remember you're not alone! I did my silicone then took it all out and redid with the Fugi kit:

 

 

 

Pockets were a pita to do. Still not happy with bits (quite a few actually).

 

 

 

[Ferdinand]

1 hour ago, pocster said:

Yeah but is that helpful ! ?

 

I'm just keeping quiet. There are others who know more about tiling.

 

 

[Pocster]

9 minutes ago, Onoff said:

Remember you're not alone! I did my silicone then took it all out and redid with the Fugi kit:

 

 

 

Pockets were a pita to do. Still not happy with bits (quite a few actually).

 

 

 

Yeah . I should of just used internal trim to start with ....

Really temped to just literally stick ‘L’ trim over it - hides it all 

Edited November 23, 2020 by pocster

[PeterW]

14 minutes ago, pocster said:

Mine never had any black inserts - that’s new to me . Even so it wouldn’t help with internal recess corners .

Is it a knock off then not a proper Cramer kit ..? Internal recess will hardly be seen when full of bottles of various ladies potions ... 

[Pocster]

4 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Is it a knock off then not a proper Cramer kit ..? Internal recess will hardly be seen when full of bottles of various ladies potions ... 

yes - some eBay rubbish . Though as I said on nice easy access corners ( as Demo’d on the sink corner ) I was more than happy . Must admit - it’s ocd ; which I never had until I started tiling . Agree , once filled with female crap you won’t see the tiles let alone any silicone ?

[Onoff]

Shop around but this is the kit. Mine is without the grey scraper thing:

 

https://www.plumbworld.co.uk/cramer-fugi-professional-profiling-kit-7-1603-1261642?