newhome Posted December 8, 2018 Posted December 8, 2018 Just now, Onoff said: Like I need to kill and eat something! Ah, no weirder than most up the valley then
Onoff Posted December 8, 2018 Author Posted December 8, 2018 Whacked the first full coat of tanking over the bath deck!
CC45 Posted December 8, 2018 Posted December 8, 2018 With the current rate of progress, unless there's an unexpected problem, this 'blog' might never reach 100 pages. Shame, I did have high hopes of a century...... 1
Onoff Posted December 8, 2018 Author Posted December 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, CC45 said: With the current rate of progress, unless there's an unexpected problem, this 'blog' might never reach 100 pages. Shame, I did have high hopes of a century...... @zoothorn is at 58 pages so at first glance in in the lead. However.....to these 50 pages we should really add the 79 from my boxing in thread!
CC45 Posted December 8, 2018 Posted December 8, 2018 Good point, still got some stuff left to do so 58 shoulnt be too hard. Got our ensuite done today, except for the units. Will order them with the kitchen. Time to get downstairs done now.
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, CC45 said: Good point, still got some stuff left to do so 58 shoulnt be too hard. Got our ensuite done today, except for the units. Will order them with the kitchen. Time to get downstairs done now. Experimenting tomorrow whether this CT1 Power Grab & Bond sticks to the tanking. Can't see tbh why I can't stick the tiles straight to the marine ply on the sides and relax. @Nickfromwales, what's the trick with filling the bath full to simulate a person plus water when you tile? Presuming I tile the deck and sides then set the bath lip down on a thick bed of something? Cheers.
CC45 Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 I think its fill bath half full and then do your stuff. You can leave your clothes on. 1
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 This just to upset the purists on a Sunday morning... I'm NOT going to do it. I have NO need to do it but... Had a mad thought as I do. Can you add Cream of Tartare to tile adhesive to extend the set like with plaster?
PeterW Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Why would you want to..??? You could always shave the cat and add that along with peeing in it too... I’m sure there is someone on the internet who will support your idea .... just google it ...!
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, PeterW said: Why would you want to..??? You could always shave the cat and add that along with peeing in it too... I’m sure there is someone on the internet who will support your idea .... just google it ...! Why not? When for whatever reason a tiling job takes longer than expected. I've tried Googling it, nothing. I was just interested in whether the proven action of potassium bitartrate in delaying plaster setting times would apply to tile adhesive.
PeterW Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Unlikely as tile adhesive is usually a blend of polymer and cement based products, and plaster is gypsum based - they set and react in different ways. Just mix smaller amounts and do a couple at a time.
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 My little sample piece. The left hand half has a coat of tile primer: A couple of bits of tile stuck on with CT1 Power Grab & Bond & left to dry.
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 Meanwhile back tiling. Just seems so wrong to be doing this out of a tube! But it's quick! Tiles weigh approx 1.3kg each. Instructions suggest a 450mm bead per kilo on "heavy vertical loading". Not sure if 3 vertical beads would be better.
Nickfromwales Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Thats exactly how I tile the bath panels, so carry on ! 2
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 Praise indeed! Hold that thought... A wise man once said (naughty, naughty ) What he actually said was "Beware the thickness of membrane tape!"
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) East Coast IPA o'clock! Last coat of tanking on the deck. When dry I'll get the trim on and this corner tile. Edited December 9, 2018 by Onoff
Tennentslager Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 Top job old fruit... looking forward to the next bit.
Nickfromwales Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Onoff said: What he actually said was "Beware the thickness of membrane tape!" Just cut off the back of the trim and it'll sit down a bit better Problem? What problem? 1
PeterW Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 So @Nickfromwales do you not just use flexible tile adhesive on tanked timber ..?? Or is it adhesive for flat bits and no nails etc for for vertical bits ..???
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 Meconium...that's what this CT1 Power Grab & Bond reminds me of! Nothing like "ordinary" CT1.
Pocster Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Will a film be made from this thread ? who would star as @Onoff Tom cruise ? Or boris Johnson ? Be an 18 for sure ...... Edited December 9, 2018 by pocster 1
ToughButterCup Posted December 9, 2018 Posted December 9, 2018 A year ago, I wondered -not for long- whether I should do a summary of this thread. As I say, didn't take me long to decide. 1
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 15 minutes ago, pocster said: Will a film be made from this thread ? who would star as @Onoff Tom cruise ? Or boris Johnson ? Be an 18 for sure ...... Interesting question...Kate Beckinsale and I'd write the script...the scene where I'm using the rainfall shower for the first time! In a similar vein a mate & I had a long running discussion who could play Jack Reacher should the films be made. Dolph Lungren...Aaron Eckhart, Stephen Lang, Dwayne Johnson. Whoever we decided that at the guy in the books is something like 250lbs and 6'5" he'd need presence. Lo and behold Tom Cruise bought the rights and cast himself! (I've been told I look like Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen).
Onoff Posted December 9, 2018 Author Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) Unless I can get a 45deg "V" trim that will slip into the gap between the tiles I reckon a convex shaped mastic bead will be the only way to get a rounded edge: The plinth lights.....ORIGINALLY I was intent on having 6 in total, 4 down the side and 2 on the end. Now with shifting to a single tile over the access panel it'll need to be 3 or 5 down the side...if 5 then with more than one on the end I've only run 6 conduits! If one plinth light on the end won't look silly I'll get away with it. On top of that, behind where the squiggly red line is, is a 45-50mm deep batten. As the lights will look better half way up the lower, half tile (nearest the floor), I'll have to drill a 22mm hole through the tile, 12.5mm ply AND the batten. Got to buy a deep 22mm Starrett now.....I think. Tallk about knock on effects, the price of making it up ad hoc! Edited December 10, 2018 by Onoff
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