Any suggestions for boxing around toilet..

[DEN]

I have a job to tile a toilet but the customer wants the toilet cistern boxed in,any suggestion please on which way to do it
cheers
DEN

 

[enduro]

Get a chippy to to do it, thats my advice.

 

[chris.tiling]

what Enduro said!
No matter how good your tiling is, if your chippy work is pants, the tiling will look pants too

 

[grumpygrouter]

Agreed with both of the above!

Grumpy

 

[protilers]

if you feel u are capable use 2" x 2" timber and build a box frame around your concealed cistern , you must make sure the toilet can still be connected after you apply your 18mm ply, 10mm wedi or 10mm backerboard etc., and the depth of a tile and adhesive!!!!......cut holes and slots in relevent places and you should end up with a box with two pipes protruding........put top rear and side battens first, then square off them...........good luck!!!!

 

[NickH]

Do you mean they want you to tile around an existing close coupled cistern ? If thats the case it will look s**t so dont agree to do it.

 

[DHTiling]

Unless you use a back to wall type pan then it will look NAFF......