bal tile and grout in 1.

[howard]

so bal have let there stanards slip to make more money

 

[dandare]

ok so i managed to get some whitestar and bal grout. £21 per 10l +vat. reasonable?

even thoguh i'm not a tiler, i'd like to do a good job and make sure the tiles stay there hopefully till they redo the bathroom.
i decided to stick with 2 seperate products as it seems to be the best way to do this properley.
just waiting for plaster patches to dry then away we go!!
hopefully it'll take a day to tile and a day to grout. though i think ther will be quite a few cuts. i've got my bro's cheap wet wheel cutter and cheapest bnq white squares. should be fun from what i read of bnq cheap stuff.
how do you pro's go about beading when you have 3 edges meeting? there is a box section the plumber made up to conceal pipes and i'm wondering whats the neatest way to join the 3 ends that meet.
ta
dan.

 

[dandare]

meant to add
£80 odd for the job against at it's cheapest bnq adhesive/grout £51. doesn't seem a great deal more if the quality of each is accurate.

 

[grumpygrouter]

If you stick something up with White Star correctly, it ain't coming off!

If it is only your second job, you might find your tiling takes more than a day to complete.

For your box section check out this thread http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-forum/5510-3-way-trim-mitre-tutorial.html?highlight=mitre

good luck.

Grumpy

 

[Turkish]

would have liked to have looked through that thread about doing a 3 way mitre but it won`t let me access the pictures?

Turkish:36:

 

[grumpygrouter]

I'll try it this way.......


as requested by a member...here is Marks tutorial...brilliant corner solution....Gaz

3 way mitre..tutorial (hopefully)
Here I am going to attempt to guide you through a the cutting of a 3 way mitre.

picture 1 is of the 3 way mitre.

trim for the top of the mitre is laid flat in the mitre box as in pic 2, after you have cut the mitre you then stand the trim up and cut the mitre in half (the opposite way) as in pic 3, this will then give you a point as in pic 4
next you cut the piece the for the downward trim, you cut this in the opposite to the top piece, cut your mitre in the normal way with the trim standing up, then you lie it flat and cut it in half the opposite way as in pics 5 and 6.

hope this helps with some of the confusion...Mark.
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[GazTech]

so bal have let there stanards slip to make more money

The retail market had a demand for this product Howard, and I am unaware of any complaints about its quality.....Gaz

 

[Fekin]

I bet it's going to beat the B&Q slop hands down so it can only be good for the DIY market.

 

[dandare]

hey , this will seem like a right numpty question but... everything is just about in place to start bar 2 small sections of some old paper. it's just not for moving. i've been soaking and scrapping at these bits for ages. the top vinyl type layer has come off but i guess whats underneath is something other than lining paper as it isn't soaking up the water.
i can't find anyone that can loan me a steamer.
these pesky 2 bits are doing my box in!!!!
any trade tips for getting it off before starting?

 

[Gazzer]

hey , this will seem like a right numpty question but... everything is just about in place to start bar 2 small sections of some old paper. it's just not for moving. i've been soaking and scrapping at these bits for ages. the top vinyl type layer has come off but i guess whats underneath is something other than lining paper as it isn't soaking up the water.
i can't find anyone that can loan me a steamer.
these pesky 2 bits are doing my box in!!!!
any trade tips for getting it off before starting?

yeah buy a steamer...cheap enough and will always be useful.