nod Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I had a call from a family friend They are having there bathroom fitted out Walls tiled just the floor to do 7m2 Tiler asked to be paid on Friday and Leave £150 in Knowing the Plumbing company will be back on Monday to fit out No show Saturday Rang me in desperation It’s taken me an hour and a half to get there Will be the same to get home Two hours to do the tiling and a couple of hours to wait to grout it Rang the plumbing company and they are happy to do the silicon Saves me another three hour trip Dont pay out out till the job is complete and you are totally happy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Shouldn't it be floor tiles first, then wall tiles down onto floor tiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I'm about to tile a bathroom and plan to do the walls first. Mainly so I can cut the wall tiles on the floor and don't have to worry about dropping tools or adhesive. No idea if that's the order a pro would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 55 minutes ago, ProDave said: Shouldn't it be floor tiles first, then wall tiles down onto floor tiles? No The guy has made a good job Always floor last Never first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, nod said: No The guy has made a good job Always floor last Never first we must agree to differ on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Even good old google will tell you floor last main reason being If anything moves it will be the floor and damage to the floor while doing the wall Think I’ve said before If I started a tiler and he tiled the floor first he would get chance to tile the walls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, nod said: Even good old google will tell you floor last main reason being If anything moves it will be the floor and damage to the floor while doing the wall Think I’ve said before If I started a tiler and he tiled the floor first he would get chance to tile the walls I'm mainly thinking of multipanel walls or similar, where if you do wall first, then you create a channel that the bottom of the panels will sit in, soaking up water, if the sealing is ANYTHING less than perfect. Floor first then walls allows 2 layers at sealant. Principle is the same, though the effects of tiles is less than multipanel if sat in water. BUT at one previous house we had tiles that wicked up water like that and left a stain half way up the tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 OOOOOoooooo boys. First last, last first..... Remember this thread? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, nod said: No The guy has made a good job Always floor last Never first Fight !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Floors first. Cleanest lines possible. Plus, silicone corners is the anti-Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epsilonGreedy Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 How large a job before staged payments are expected. I have agreed to pay my brickie team in 4 stages as the house goes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Floors first. Cleanest lines possible. Plus, silicone corners is the anti-Christ. DIY ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Alternative sport to England nearly getting stuffed at cricket. Excellent. Edited February 9, 2020 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, nod said: DIY ? B&Q is my co-pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Floor first baby. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, epsilonGreedy said: How large a job before staged payments are expected. I have agreed to pay my brickie team in 4 stages as the house goes up. Normally foundation Upto chamber You need to leave extra on for pikes Tgey often get left even on large sites You have to pay over the odds if you can find a Brickie that will take them on If it’s just a singe Brickie he may just want to draw a flat wage each week and a chunk on completion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Floors first. Then tile down to the floor with a 1mm gap. No dirty, bottom grout line etc. A old Welsh boy taught me that trick. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Walker Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 hours ago, nod said: I had a call from a family friend They are having there bathroom fitted out Walls tiled just the floor to do 7m2 Tiler asked to be paid on Friday and Leave £150 in Knowing the Plumbing company will be back on Monday to fit out No show Saturday Rang me in desperation It’s taken me an hour and a half to get there Will be the same to get home Two hours to do the tiling and a couple of hours to wait to grout it Rang the plumbing company and they are happy to do the silicon Saves me another three hour trip Dont pay out out till the job is complete and you are totally happy It's more important to have a contract (in writing) before you start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Adrian Walker said: It's more important to have a contract (in writing) before you start. Trouble is someone tiling one bathroom wouldn’t get involved in contracts and would want cash This guy has actually made a good job which is surprising as most of these jobbers are pretty rough and slowwwwww Ive six tilers working for me at the moment I pay them per complete job Then it’s usually 60 days before I get paid for materials and labour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Onoff said: Floors first. Then tile down to the floor with a 1mm gap. No dirty, bottom grout line etc. A old Welsh boy taught me that trick 8 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Floor first baby. ? I rest my case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Not wanting to take sides but if using one of these trays then they recommend you do the walls first to get the right position of the tile in relation to the linear drain, just saying!! Edited February 9, 2020 by Pete wrong link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I should add I was very careful to protect my finished floor with sheets of Correx temporary protection boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Onoff said: I should add I was very careful to protect my finished floor with sheets of Correx temporary protection boards. Still not finished ffs ! Sorry @Onoff SWMBO and I went tile shopping today . F’me ! . “I’ll give you trade discount mate ‘ - still had to swap out items for cheaper ones . Why are nice tiles £50 sq m and shite ones £10 sq m ?☺️ Edited February 9, 2020 by pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Pete said: Not wanting to take sides but if using one of these trays then they recommend you do the walls first to get the right position of the tile in relation to the linear drain, just saying!! That’s what tape measures are for ? You don’t plonk a house down and draw around it for the foundations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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