Onoff Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 What's the thought here, where in getting the excess adhesive off I've "scabbled" the Aqua Panel underneath making the surface a bit crumbly? Thinking vac it then a smear of tile adhesive before retanking: Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Marking this bottom row of tiles! I'm presuming I need to place a 3mm tile spacer under the tiles that are there already and then put the top of the laser line to the underside of the spacer? Pencil mark that point each end and cut to that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Yes as long as you turn it right way round before marking as currently it will slope th wrong way ....... edited to add.... I have just seen what you’re planning and quicker way is stand a right side tile on top and use the next joint up as your guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, PeterW said: Yes as long as you turn it right way round before marking as currently it will slope th wrong way ....... @Nickfromwales....fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, PeterW said: Yes as long as you turn it right way round before marking as currently it will slope th wrong way ....... edited to add.... I have just seen what you’re planning and quicker way is stand a right side tile on top and use the next joint up as your guide. Ta. Just processing that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Tennentslager said: @Nickfromwales....fight! ? I’ve looked again and can’t work out why he’s using a laser .... pencil would do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 its good to stay up to date with tech..... getting down with the kids and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Ok @Onoff I’ve worked out what you’re trying to do now ..! Ditch the laser ..! It’s confusing things ..!! Tile on spacers, lined up below. Take a tile spacer and wrap onto the back of the bottom tile and mark underneath and join the dots each side. Cut the tile, flip and fit ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 The Welsh laser method works a treat, I'm sticking with it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) Been a bit slow this week! Having cut all the bottom tiles I WAS going to make good the damaged Aqua Panel patches then re tank the bottom strip tomorrow night. Holes for pipes cut and for wall drain: 22mm hole for a 15mm pipe? No, it won't annoy me not being symmetrical! One interesting oddity; the tanked area around the wall drain. Now at the moment the wall drain trap is dry. The stub pipe sticking through the wall is capped off with a loose fit aerosol lid. There is then a bit of a cold draught coming through. The wall, where cold draught meets the edge of the ranked insulated wall is WET with a bit of condensation. Can't see an issue tbh but interesting (to me anyway). However.....I couldn't live with a really low mosaic so out came the chisel. I drilled some holes with the arrow head drill to give the chisel a start: That's the new tile to go in once I've got rid of the adhesive! The worry is will I decide other tiles need replacing? Edited October 22, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 crikey - leave them on don't take them off. when the body drier starts that cold draft will be reversed...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 19 minutes ago, CC45 said: crikey - leave them on don't take them off. when the body drier starts that cold draft will be reversed...... I am NOT taking any more off! No way, no how, never! It is a proper mission and the Aqua Panel behind doesn't like it. Chipped the tile to the left too I will live with my mistakes. Let them a be a lesson for others etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Get some more tiles on and then grout - it will look very different then. You could be in by Xmas 2018 if you get a wiggle on..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newhome Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Why did you take it off? You’ll wreck it if you keep ripping bits off the panelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, newhome said: Why did you take it off? You’ll wreck it if you keep ripping bits off the panelling. It was nearly 5mm low, bottom right corner. Had to come off. Showed up like a sore thumb when I put the bottom infill tile to the floor. Talking of sore thumbs, ceramic tile / glaze splinters are a joy! You can hear the needle against them as you dig them out! Edited October 23, 2018 by Onoff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 I don't really want to take this adhesive any lower. The replacement tile fits flush with a bit of a gap behind. OK just to prime and slap some more adhesive in prior to the tile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 You'll have to scrape back where the removed tile is evident, as there will be no gap for the new adhesive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: You'll have to scrape back where the removed tile is evident, as there will be no gap for the new adhesive. What's the minimum gap for tile adhesive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 You'll want around 3mm, but also you'll want it fairly even. Multitool should get it off, just take it easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Just now, bassanclan said: You'll want around 3mm, but also you'll want it fairly even. Multitool should get it off, just take it easy Hardest stuff ever this. The chisel blade on the multitool hardly touched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Repair patches. Thinly smeared! Will re tank later. I deliberately left the hole in the mrpb over size so I could wriggle the pipe around: I have no idea then as to whether when the tile is fitted, the pipe is central to the hole in the mrpb. I was going to cut some small rings of pb to go over the pipe and block the hole up a bit. Can't see it being concentric though. Thinking anyway to stick the two half tiles over the pipe on with "blobs" of something like EBT so if the elbow joints in there ever leak I can "easily" break out the one tile and a small, localised area of pb. It'll be a darn sight easier than removing acres of tile adhesive! So rather than a ring of pb to block the hole maybe a ring of EBT AROUND the hole and squash the tile onto it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 why would you expect a joint to leak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 Just now, dpmiller said: why would you expect a joint to leak? A "just my luck" sort of thing! A weird fitting tbh, 16mm pex-al-pex to 15mm compression only it's chrome pipe not copper: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 It will be fine. Tile over it and forget it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 To anyone planning their bathroom: Check, double check and check again your tiling layout. Cutting pi$$y little <40mm rips is time consuming. I had a plan (even made a model) but deviated from it with the pockets and mixer positions. I didn't see the knock on of this. The fitting too, up against the ceiling, will be awkward and it's another grout line to get dirty! Still, all good experience for when I do the en suite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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