Edwardian Tiling With A Modern Twist!

[Ian]

The 'off topic' police are definitely on their way

 

[Old Mod]

The 'off topic' police are definitely on there way

*sings*
it's my thread and I'll go off topic if I want to, it's my thread and I'll go off topic if I want to!

 

[Ian]

*sings*
it's my thread and I'll go off topic if I want to, it's my thread and I'll go off topic if I want to!

While we're off topic, I used the wrong their, the grammar police will be joining the other boobies

 

[Old Mod]

While we're off topic, I used the wrong their, the grammar police will be joining the other boobies

Haha ....boobies?...... Haha

 

[Ian]

Haha ....boobies?...... Haha

Lol, I've been auto corrected! Bobbies! Brilliant

 

[AliGage]

Someone say boobies!?

 

[Old Mod]

Someone say boobies!?

Thought u might put ur head above the parapet at the mention of! Haha

 

[Qwerty]

Wow.... I'm honoured! So my title is HTMTS fundraiser!? I will get hold of some naff raffle prizes.

 

[StephenR]

Unfortunately, Metros are bang on trend again. I hate the damn things. Just did a small wetroom in them; white with antracite grout. Now this last week, I have a kitchen splashback with them with one end whole wall 9 ft high 7 ft wide, 6x3 bevelled black on the bottom, white on top, one row above the worktop black, above white with the black tiles having antracite grout and the whites above with silver grey grout. The black tiles being a different size to the whites just for good measure. If people are set on them, nothing seems to be able to change their minds. Hope you can get a better suggestion accepted. My wife nearly tried to choose them for our kitchen. I refused to lay them We're now having 12x4 flat in an edwardian house, shaker style doors. I feel your pain.

cheers,

Stephen

 

[Old Mod]

....and after reading that......I definitely feel your pain too @StephenR

 

[Andy Allen]

Nowt worse than metros with a dark grout....
Be prepared to change the water....a lot !!!!

 

[Concrete guy]

Craven Dunnill Jackfield About Us

I fitted a lot of these over the years, they are stunning.

A range of plain field tiles are available. Not cheap and probably where Fired Earth source their range.

 

[Old Mod]

Thanks Alan @ATSDiamondTools
Appreciate it mate.

 

[padtheplumber]

Did someone say they like Metros???

Just finished these 3 rooms (bath, ensuite & cloaks), floor to ceiling 200 x 100 beveled edge white metros!!!
Just over 60 sq metres in all - hateful things!!

My tiler wasn't impressed, but my customer loves them........

 

[Old Mod]

@padtheplumber
I'm sure I've seen anaglypter paper that looks like that! Haha
Poor tiler, what does he do for a living now? Hahaha

 

[StevieBoy]

The toilet and basin certainly stand out against them in the last pic lol.

 

[padtheplumber]

The toilet and basin certainly stand out against them in the last pic lol.

Yep they sure do, we've already quoted to swap them - they originally thought it would be ok to reuse them.

(I think I prefer them to the tiles though!!! )

 

[padtheplumber]

@padtheplumber
I'm sure I've seen anaglypter paper that looks like that! Haha
Poor tiler, what does he do for a living now? Hahaha

He's still tiler, but he squints a lot now

Plus his prices have just gone up coincidently........lol

 

[Andy Allen]

Another poor tiler for the HTMTS me thinks..

 

[Old Mod]

Another poor tiler for the HTMTS me thinks..

Deserves a bloody medal!

 

[Old Mod]

@padtheplumber
Hey Mart,
Haha just noticed what your tiler uses as loo roll!
'Wonder Wipes!'
Not surprising really eh! Hahaha

 

[padtheplumber]

Marc, they were to wipe away his tears when he realised he'd stuck 300 tiles up and only covered 1 wall......lol

 

[Old Mod]

Marc, they were to wipe away his tears when he realised he'd stuck 300 tiles up and only covered 1 wall......lol

Haha I'm not surprised!
Still least the sanitary ware adds some colour to an otherwise stark clinical hospital rest room look!

 

[StephenR]

Well that horrible dose of metros looked far better (still painful and takes ages) than I thought it would and I have to say, it looks quite smart.

The pic doesn't quite show the anthracite as dark as it is in real life (the light I think or my silly phone camera) but the thing that made them look really good was the silver grey grout on the white ones. With white grout, they all merge a bit into a mass of white but the grey just sharpens up the whole thing a bit. Maybe the client did know something after all.

So silly me shows the wife. "See" she says, "they do look smart don't they". You can see where this is going ....

 

[p4ulo]

That's a lovely job @StephenR - I think its the OCD part of me that likes Metros so much, when done perfectly like yours I love the symmetry, angles and lines.