First tiling job after my course with UKPTT

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James De

• Sep 2, 2018

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ShaunCorbs said:

if its the foam stuff then no just a sharp screw and washer

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Cheers Shaun!

 

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James De

• Sep 2, 2018

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Thank you to everybody for all your help, it’s much appreciated. I’ll post some pics once I’m done, unless I completely F it up that is

 

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James De

• Sep 3, 2018

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So...
I boarded all the walls today (pretty much every single bit of render collapsed so had to board every wall).

The brick was so uneven I tried my best to get the boards even (CTD only had 1200mm boards in so had to jigsaw a few together) but on some of the joints there is a couple mm difference, and where the boards meet the good render there are lips and dips.

What’s the best thing to do to even everything out? I’ve had to feather one wall with adhesive as there was a massive dip between boards.

Thanks in advance!

 

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• Sep 3, 2018

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If you’re meeting boards against render on the same wall then there is your issue. It might’ve been better to spend extra time and hack off every last piece of render and board the lot. All you can do is use Adhesive to flatten things up really.

When doing the prep with tiling it’s important to spend the time prepping everything perfectly because even small things that aren’t quite right can become quite large compromises once you reach the tiling stage.

If you haven’t already then get yourself a featherdge or two. Level things off nicely. I’m sure it’ll be fine. All the best

 

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• Sep 4, 2018

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Waluigi said:

If you’re meeting boards against render on the same wall then there is your issue. It might’ve been better to spend extra time and hack off every last piece of render and board the lot. All you can do is use Adhesive to flatten things up really.

When doing the prep with tiling it’s important to spend the time prepping everything perfectly because even small things that aren’t quite right can become quite large compromises once you reach the tiling stage.

If you haven’t already then get yourself a featherdge or two. Level things off nicely. I’m sure it’ll be fine. All the best

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Yeah I’ve got a feather edge. I’ll spend today sorting it all out. Cheers Walugi

 

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• Sep 4, 2018

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Any pics ?

 

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James De

• Sep 4, 2018

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ShaunCorbs said:

Any pics ?

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Ok.. I’m prob gonna regret this but here goes

 

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James De

• Sep 5, 2018

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Finally ready to tile

 

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looks better hows the straightness of the long wall looking?

 

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ShaunCorbs said:

looks better hows the straightness of the long wall looking?

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It’s not too bad.. to be honest it’s like trying to polish a turd in this bathroom! It’s not a perfect job mate, but it’s my first.

 

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All got to start somewhere

 

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James De

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ShaunCorbs said:

All got to start somewhere

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We do indeed mate.. remember what I was like when I started plumbing?

 

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• Sep 5, 2018

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Looks good to me

You have a willingness to learn which is what it’s all about.

 

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James De said:

We do indeed mate.. remember what I was like when I started plumbing?

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And look how far you have come now

 

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James De

• Sep 5, 2018

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I’ve made a schoolboy error of starting with a full tile in the corner though idiot!!!! Won’t make that mistake again!

 

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