Edge tiles

[ag1975]

As all above setting out is a crucial part of any tile installation, never fix your first tile, until you know where your last tile will go.

The thing is, we DID know how the tiles were going to look and it's worked out how we thought it would, trouble is it looks a bit crap. I wasn't sure about the layout myself and if I'd have done it myself I'd have found out the best way to do it. However I'm not the boss so left it to him to make the decisions 🙂

I'll know for next time, this forums very helpful.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I see your still quoting that old phrase I taught you!

I still use the one you initiated many years ago on completion of yet another masterpiece - 'Another monument to man's dexterity in the face of adversity'.

I can see a separate thread starting.[/QUOTE


:lol::lol::lol:

 

[ag1975]

We've only bought one property so far and a lot of the work was done by someone else ie the plastering, tiling, plumbing, kitchen/bathroom etc We did the garden, painting/decorating and other general stuff. I'm ok with the decorating so that was fine.

My mate and his partner manage the company and I'll be learning the trade side. I've already learnt a lot from the first house and I'll be getting on a few courses and getting practice in wherever I can. I wouldn't try and do a pro job without knowing I could do it and I know how skilled these jobs are, so I know it'll take time 🙂

 

[ag1975]

If you are operating in property development and charging for it you should really know what your doing, we are after all talking about skilled trades.

20mm seems a bit much to me are the tiles level & plumb

We've only bought one property so far and a lot of the work was done by someone else ie the plastering, tiling, plumbing, kitchen/bathroom etc We did the garden, painting/decorating and other general stuff. I'm ok with the decorating so that was fine.

My mate and his partner manage the company and I'll be learning the trade side. I've already learnt a lot from the first house and I'll be getting on a few courses and getting practice in wherever I can. I wouldn't try and do a pro job without knowing I could do it and I know how skilled these jobs are, so I know it'll take time 🙂

Tiles are level and plumb but the walls aren't square.

 

[hutchinsons]

sometimes centering wont work with broken bond especially with smaller tiles with bad walls.. always try to avoid the small cuts to bad walls. it looks so bad when the walls run out..

 

[Gall.B]

More prep on the walls next time, especially fixing broken bond.

 

[The D]

If you are going in to developing it may pay in the long run to get the professionals to do the work. Time is money and a pro will save you time and do the job to a pro standard

 

[ag1975]

If you are going in to developing it may pay in the long run to get the professionals to do the work. Time is money and a pro will save you time and do the job to a pro standard

Thanks for the tip, I'd thought of that for the property that was just done out. The guy that did most of the work isn't qualified in any trade but can do a good enough job for the standard needed. He only charged £10 an hour but it did seem to take him a long time to do the work.

Just taken some pics of the bathroom we're doing now but the battery went on my camera so couldn't get as many photos as I wanted and didn't get the wall with the tapering tiles in the corner. Opinions on the layout and anything else are appreciated 🙂

 

[The D]

looks okish how long is a long time?

 

[ag1975]

looks okish how long is a long time?

It took him about 40 hours to tile the bathroom walls and floors, which is roughly 3.5 x 2.5m. The surfaces didn't seem too bad so he didn't have to do much with them.