Onoff Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 This is where we're heading: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) We can add that to the tool loan scheme when you’ve finished with it ... Orderly queue please - expected first loan 3020.... Edited August 14, 2018 by Nickfromwales Edited to show correct date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Just now, PeterW said: Orderly queue please - expected first loan 2020.... If the current pace continues then this will be at least a year too pessimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, CC45 said: If the current pace continues then this will be at least a year too pessimistic. Ruv ru! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 8 hours ago, Onoff said: This is where we're heading: I was thinking pop rivets, maybe two lines and quite well spaced out, in the face of the angle where it sits against the wall. This to provide some clearance and hopefully allow only minimal contact against the wall. But is that enough? With a 6mm bed & 8mm tile then that angle wants to be nom 10mm off the wall. So now I'm veering towards rivnuts in the angle and some wind in/out screws to set the distance off the wall. Maybe pan head machine screws? Other "worry" is how much the floor suckers will compress under the weight... Watch this space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 put a screw up through the middle of each sucker instead of the bonded-in stud and that'll give a hard stop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 12/08/2018 at 09:55, Onoff said: Cleaners...we could with one around here! For a laugh I actually write the date on dusty shelves. It's like a time bomb. There's this slow realisation why she's not talking to me...she's bought some new piece of tat to go on the shelf or it's Spring cleaning time and she's found it! Brilliant ! Good job I was indisposed at the weekend or I would have suggested Dove Grey grout which would have meant an extra line of sample. Your mistake was not to make an executive decision at the point one was deemed approximately acceptable, and do the bathroom there and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 What about this... thinking ahead for the tool loan scheme ? Why do you need the upstand under the tile? Might it get stuck...or as you mentioned, stick to the tanking. No upstand equals less contact with the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Tennentslager said: What about this... thinking ahead for the tool loan scheme ? Why do you need the upstand under the tile? Might it get stuck...or as you mentioned, stick to the tanking. No upstand equals less contact with the wall? I did think of adapting a spirit level but it won't achieve the same accuracy as the laser. Plan is only the very edge of the angle will support the bottom of the tile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 How do the rest of is live witho all these contraptions? Perhaps a visit to the Blue Peter show at the Edinburgh Fringe is indicated? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Ferdinand said: Your mistake was not to make an executive decision at the point one was deemed approximately acceptable, and do the bathroom there and then. Nope, he would be paying for making an executive decision for a very long time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 15 hours ago, Onoff said: Sod it! Down the rabbit hole we go. 12 of these ordered: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201764318033 What for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 1 minute ago, pocster said: What for ? Ah ! Now I see Previously to achieve the same I’ve just propped batten under bricks and packed it to get it level . Assuming this approach is too ‘rustic’ ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 7 hours ago, Onoff said: I was thinking pop rivets, maybe two lines and quite well spaced out, in the face of the angle where it sits against the wall. This to provide some clearance and hopefully allow only minimal contact against the wall. But is that enough? With a 6mm bed & 8mm tile then that angle wants to be nom 10mm off the wall. So now I'm veering towards rivnuts in the angle and some wind in/out screws to set the distance off the wall. Maybe pan head machine screws? Other "worry" is how much the floor suckers will compress under the weight... Watch this space! How about a piece of PB like I said? By now I'd have had 3 walls 4 courses up !!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: How about a piece of PB like I said? By now I'd have had 3 walls 4 courses up !!!!!! And with the time saved I could spend quality time with SWMBO! You know talk about how she's feeling, is anything wrong, what she bought shopping, our collective elderly parents etc. Thanks for reminding me I need to get some M5 studding! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 M5 won’t be man enough - it will bow under the weight of the marble tiles the next user is planning to fit with it so you need to use M12 and be a man about it... And don’t forget the CE Mark on it..!! (CE - Clive Engineering...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, PeterW said: M5 won’t be man enough - it will bow under the weight of the marble tiles the next user is planning to fit with it so you need to use M12 and be a man about it... And don’t forget the CE Mark on it..!! (CE - Clive Engineering...) I've M6, 8, 10, 12 & 16 to hand just no M5. M5 was decided upon as it was M5 suckers that I found cheapest. I did think it'll be no good for heavier tiles though. EDIT: & M24! Edited August 14, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I'm with Nick on this one - I'd be banging them on using a batten & some bricks etc. Its all interesting though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Onoff Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) Before I commit to wall tiling have I got enough membrane on these walls? Over the Aqua Panel it is almost transparent yet has had two coats. Edited August 15, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Onoff said: Before I commit to wall tiling have I got enough membrane on these walls? Over the Aqua Panel it is almost transparent yet has had two coats. You have 2 coats more than most people... and the membrane has now gone off so going over it again would possible cause issues as it is supposed to be re-coated within 24 hours of the last coat. Leave it and get some tiles on..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 T'station messed up with the M5 studding! It's being delivered tomorrow now. Anxious to get on with this I've a new plan. I'm ditching M5 and have a new plan involving CT1 and these: Hopefully get the bones of it lashed together this evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Fire up the Rage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Free angle, free nuts & washers! A bit of chopping later, you can just see the rivnuts. Kissed it with the wire brush to derust: A 1.8m one, a random one a bit shorter and a nom 400mm one. And a coat of zinc rich as I couldn't be ar$ed waiting for etch to dry: Amazed I got this far without a) A drink and 2) The boredom fairy showing up! Must crack on, off to dig out bolts, more later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 It's another day at the asylum. "Carry on", we've come this far .......? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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