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  1. Wayne Brown

    Clean grout from new bathroom tiles

    That's a poor grouting job and will, be a pita to correct, but needs doing take some advise from the the grout manufacturer on products suitable to remove the excess and as John said above be careful the product will be acid based ppe and make sure the area is well ventilated. Kop
  2. Wayne Brown

    Bathroom Prep Help - Skimmed Walls

    Change for a lighter weight tile you said you can sell on the porcelain ones on ? then it problem solved and alot less work . Kop
  3. Wayne Brown

    Advice please lovely tilers

    Star mate cheers
  4. Wayne Brown

    Advice please lovely tilers

    Fitted the hanging toilet version myself of the cistern probably the best flush of any unit I have fitted good luck with it bud looks great what levelling system is that please ? Cheers kop
  5. Wayne Brown

    Advice please lovely tilers

    Nice neat looking job mate access is a good idea . Kop
  6. Wayne Brown

    Do I need to attach a baton to tile correctly?

    Yes mate the day before applied to the wall as well .kop
  7. Wayne Brown

    Do I need to attach a baton to tile correctly?

    Low tack masking tape avoids scratching and peels away clean
  8. Wayne Brown

    Do I need to attach a baton to tile correctly?

    No mate tile down onto the bath with a 2-3mm gap to allow for a neat Silicon joint as below, obviously the bath is fixed and Silicon in then filled with water when you finally Silicon up . kop
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  12. Wayne Brown

    To skim or not to skim

    Really depends on what tiles you plan on installing ? , can the plasterer not fix a stop bead where the tiling starts and plasterer up to that , and then tank the wet area before tiling . Kop
  13. Wayne Brown

    Advice please lovely tilers

    Riven is my opinion , i would have removed that paint sealed and tanked the wet Area walls but each to their own I guess . kop
  14. Wayne Brown

    Oops I’ve cocked up! Advice please?

    Yes as above tape over the fixings and seal with waterproof ing compound . Kop
  15. Wayne Brown

    Wall prep for tiling advice

    Remove all the loose plaster seal all the walls with a mix of 3 parts water to 1 part unibond once dry apply a neat coat of unibond, this will leave a slight tack to the surface when dried then the whole room will need reskimming , this will need time to dry maybe a week before sealing with a...
  16. Wayne Brown

    Poor Tiling or just being picky

    Very poor in my opion make a list of the faults and raise this with the installer one chance to rectify the faults at his cost then it's on your way if your not happy . Kop
  17. Wayne Brown

    1200x600x10mm porc on walls

    Prep is vitally important the back ground needs to be perfectly plumb and flat also capable of withstanding the weight you are going to be attaching to it, I did a 900 x 400 porsanosea tile recently and its amazing how much weight goes on the wall and yours are even bigger, I would say a 2 man...
  18. Wayne Brown

    Do I need to attach a baton to tile correctly?

    A kitchen you will probably be ok without a batten if its behind units the worktop should be level but please check because even a few mm out of level will throw you out over the length of the wall , bathrooms is where a batten comes in handy as you can tile and grout the majority of the room...
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