70m2 bathroom!!

[Sean fsy]

on of the largest bathrooms ive tackled, after a fire at the farm it had to be totally refurbed, unfortunately some one lost their lives in the fire. when the customers bought their bathroom tiles etc they asked the place for the name of a tiler who the they recommend, also the company in charge of the full resto project, and they also asked the joiner who done kitchen etc aswell. all 3 companies are based about 30 miles apart. Yes they all gave the one same number , MINE. so i undertook the work. bathroom was very large just short of 70m2 and the kitchen behind the propper aga cooker needed tiled aswell, just a mere 7m2.

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im not knocking his work at all just the mats.

Sorry I wasn't saying anyone is knocking his work. I understand and agree with the point everyone is making about the use of dispersion adhesive.

 

[aqua blue]

(THE FINISH IS ONLY HALF THE JOB) (the product is only half the job as well)

...Did you know that no one could play Jimi's guitar. lol

 

[aqua blue]

PVA :yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes::yikes: That's another story!!!! dilluted BAL for me.

 

[Gazzer]

(THE FINISH IS ONLY HALF THE JOB) (the product is only half the job as well)

...Did you know that no one could play Jimi's guitar. lol

Jimi could !

 

[The D]

(the finish is only half the job) (the product is only half the job as well)

...did you know that no one could play jimi's guitar. Lol

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[aqua blue]

Jimi could ! My point... Have a good day deanotile!

 

[Scott]

These tiles were fixed using dispersion adhesive and this is exactly why I no longer use this type of adhesives in bathrooms or wet areas. I do use it in kitchens but I am moving more towards cement based adhesives for every thing.
I think if the local tile supplier is specifying dispersion adhesives for bathrooms and wet areas then it is your job to educate them. If they start selling cement based adhesives instead they may even make more money in the process as well as providing a superior product.

Makes the hack off nice and easy though!

 

[doug boardley]

Jimi could ! My point... Have a good day deanotile!

completely lost me on that, maybe cos I'm only 5'6" that's gone right over my head:lol:

 

[mikethetile]

completely lost me on that, maybe cos I'm only 5'6" that's gone right over my head:lol:

me too and im 6':lol:

 

[aqua blue]

"Makes the hack off nice and easy though!"

Good point Scottley, I'm sticking with this subject for a while longer. No pun intended.

The victorians were well known for over engineering everything. Would you prefer to do a re-tile on something that came off easier or was a nightmare to re install.
People are much more transient these days and design conscious.

I was not saying that tubbed was better than cement based adhesive, just making a point that tubbed has it's place in kitchens. If I were to do a bathroom I would use a cement based adhesive. However, that's not to say that you coudn't use tubbed with a catering standard waterproof grout and solid caulking. (not in a wet room)

Not every job needs to be around for 50 years. That's why I have a more flexible view towards materials. I still will stand by the difference in good and bad prep and installation. Just looking at the walls on that picture tells it's own story with regards to preparation. No primer, dust, installation temprature, wall/tile coverage and application make a lot of difference. Did that guy/tiler have lunch with half a wall of adhesive ready for tiling? Who knows. deanotile in that case came in on a straight forward job.

I like those!

 

[aqua blue]

completely lost me on that, maybe cos I'm only 5'6" that's gone right over my head:lol:
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LOL.

 

[doug boardley]

lol, really explains it then!

 

[aqua blue]

Doug, the point was that Jimi had he's own way of playing that was unorthodox but he developed it. Did the job I think.

I'm not suggesting that anyone grout with their teeth, or any other projectile. LOL

 

[Gazzer]

me too and im 6':lol:

6ft 1 and i admit defeat too :mad2:

 

[aqua blue]

I think Sir Ramic has seen Jimi's famous angry cast. lol