Bathroom starts !

[Pocster]

8 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

If this is your first baptism-of-fire tiling job and you have turned out something that looks like that ( regardless of how much filing and dremel work you did ) then you should be standing 10 feet tall my strange avatar’d friend. ??

Have a beer on me, at your expense  

Thanks Uncle Nick . Technically my 2nd attempt . Things I much prefer are flat tiles I.e not bloody textured and this wedge levelling system . Out of interest I looked at recesses on Pinterest . Lots of high spec bathrooms there ! . Over 50% easily didn’t seem to bother about lining tiles up exact with recess .

 

Some are truly awful . Spewy green only half the issue here .....

[Bitpipe]

My tiler had OCD, the way he lined up the recessed flush plates with the rest of the tiling is a thing of beauty.

[Pocster]

Just now, Bitpipe said:

My tiler had OCD, the way he lined up the recessed flush plates with the rest of the tiling is a thing of beauty.

That wasn’t one of his above then ??

[Bitpipe]

On 24/11/2020 at 08:56, pocster said:

Here we go

Looks ok from a distance . Some Mastik lines more acceptable than others ... 

 

This looks like a 1980's Tardis interior.

 

[Pocster]

42 minutes ago, Bitpipe said:

 

This looks like a 1980's Tardis interior.

 

It is a bit tardis !

Horrible to clean !

[Bitpipe]

1 hour ago, pocster said:

It is a bit tardis !

Horrible to clean !

 

Dr Who has the same issue. Its why he/she gets through so many assistants.

[Pocster]

Just now, Bitpipe said:

 

Dr Who has the same issue. Its why he/she gets through so many assistants.

Probably true . I guess the ‘male’ doctor didn’t have a SWMBO as he gleefully swapped her when the cleaning argument began .

[Pocster]

Super happy today !

With SWMBO’s smaller hands and greater flexibility plumbed the bath waste in ! . Lowered it - filled it - let it drain .

No leaks ??

[Onoff]

So basically SWMBO plumbed the bath in? ?

 

How come that bit of wall on the right is unfinished? Won't access for grouting be a pig with the bath in place?

 

Oh hang on.....test fitting was it?

Edited December 12, 2020 by Onoff

[joe90]

And the floor needs tiling! And the skirting, and the toilet, etc etc ?

[Mr Punter]

There is quite a big gap above the flush pipe of the wall hung WC.  Offer the pan up to make sure the gap is covered before you grout the tiles.

 

What is the wire at the end of the bath for?

[PeterW]

6 minutes ago, Mr Punter said:

What is the wire at the end of the bath for?

Electric fire for heating the bath when he gets in it.... 

[Pocster]

You (expletive deleted)ers ! 
Talk about shooting me down in flames !

 

It was a test so I can start tiling the floor I.e pipework I can never get to is leak free .

 

Tiles missing on wall because I ran out - currently on order 

 

@Mr Punter you are indeed correct - they don’t give you a lot of room for the inlet - need to replace that tile - thought I checked it but perhaps not !

 

Cable is a cat5 for bathroom iPad obviously ?

[joe90]

4 minutes ago, pocster said:

Cable is a cat5 for bathroom iPad obviously ?

so he can be on the forum whilst having a bath!, it’s no wonder it all takes so long to finish, he is here on the forum all the time ?

Edited December 12, 2020 by joe90

[PeterW]

Aren’t iPads wireless ...??  I thought only android devices had wires..??

[Pocster]

9 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Aren’t iPads wireless ...??  I thought only android devices had wires..??

Poe 

[Pocster]

Right @Mr Punter I’ve got the offending tile off . But I do know from experience getting the adhesive off will just destroy the delta board . What’s the best option here ? ( spoil sport ! ) 

[PeterW]

3 minutes ago, pocster said:

What’s the best option here ?

Multi tool with carbide sanding plate

[joe90]

20 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Aren’t iPads wireless ...??  I thought only android devices had wires..??

it’s so he can charge it whilst bathing ?

[Pocster]

12 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Multi tool with carbide sanding plate

I’ve chiselled the chunky parts off now will try the tool ! ?

[Onoff]

23 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Multi tool with carbide sanding plate

 

I found the chisel style multitool blade pretty good. I've even ground a sharp edge on some blunted serrated blades. 

[Onoff]

46 minutes ago, pocster said:

You (expletive deleted)ers ! 
Talk about shooting me down in flames !

 

Gentle ribbing is all. It's all coming together, looks really good.

 

 

[Pocster]

49 minutes ago, PeterW said:

Multi tool with carbide sanding plate

Only got 1 carbide blade it would seem . Horse shoe shape - so not the best fitting . Coming off though slowly 

[Pocster]

Nose full of dust but I think that’s about as good as I can get it ( or tolerate ) 

 

 

[PeterW]

Make sure when you redo that tile there is a full bed top and bottom of the holes as they take the weight when you sit on the pan and you can crack tiles if they aren’t loaded correctly.