Chipboard, Hardie backer primer!

[Stef]

No probs I'll fire up some pics of the walls. Not finished yet! Very slow and I've learned so much its unreal! But enjoying it as its so different from my trade ( panelbeater )

Doesn't matter how long it takes m8, as long as you (or her indoors) is happy with the finished article then that's all that matters.

 

[STEvieXE]

 

[Stef]

That's looking good. [emoji106]

 

[STEvieXE]

Cheers! Using a cheap McAllister cutter, repeat bar is more like nearly repeat bar!! So some cheeky siliconing to do at end to hide some flaws but overall very happy so far!!

 

[PaulSmith]

Nice job. Wouldn't worry about the opening of 100mm in doorway.

 

[STEvieXE]

Ok so went up today and measured on floor where bottom row of wall tiles will come to and that just scrapes for centre line using wall to threshold. Layer some out dry n liked it so primed and stuck some down. Floor was higher at door so had to start there ( I assume that's where I start as rest can meet the level) sadly this was a pain for tiling on in the room so did as many as I could before leaving them to dry to tile the rest when I can walk on laid ones!

So happy with the layout compared to the small cuts at door, thanks guys

 

[STEvieXE]

 

[Old Mod]

Good job

 

[STEvieXE]

I put up the last PIC although not very clear to get opinion on that cut! Mate in works brother is a tiler and said he does his cuts this way with cutter. Tile is sliced into 4 bits to get the cut out and pieced back in tight! I'm not sure, it's not noticeable till u get right down and look but then it looks like a hairline crack. If I had of cut it like a rad pipe then the pedastal would have covered it all. Now at the side of pedastal you'll see a crack if you look closely. Opinions?

 

[Old Mod]

Should have gone with your instinct. I'd have taken piece out of the back and replaced it with an off cut from another tile. U can generally get it tight enough not to notice as long as it's a plain tile.
Just be careful when u grout or it'll be even more prominent. Or just change it altogether if u have spares.

 

[Spare Tool]

Angle grinder or diamond hole bit easiest way of cutting centre of a tile out..by the time you've sliced the tile and faffed around piecing it back together, far easier imo

 

[PaulSmith]

Would of gone with a larger round hole using a diamond holesaw. Pedastel would cover it nicely.

 

[Old Mod]

Haha d'u know I didn't even look at the top of the pipe. Just assumed cos u split the tile U couldn't drill a hole, Ooops!
:sofahide:

 

[STEvieXE]

Live and learn! I'll leave it now considering its fitted but regret it and put it down to experience! As soon as I stuck it and cleaned it up I wasn't sure but left it as it was levelled. Major pain piecing the four parts together and getting them flat! Never again!

 

[si.cleary]

If you were insistent on creating a square cut, you could have put the cuts in the direction of the wall (going to the rear) instead of have the joint at the front. Personally I'd have gone for a hole, as this was the ideal situation to use it. Otherwise, good job.