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TimLowe
Hello everyone, first post for a while as I've been abroad. Also first job for a while, and am still new to this tiling lark so would appreciate any advice:yes:
I have a 6m2 bathroom floor to tile with porcelain tiles (300x300 I think) The customer wants a mosaic border - also porcelain, though only using two tiles off the sheet (approx 40mm each).
The room is in an old house and some of the walls are quite bowed and uneven. also, there is an old chimney breast and fire place to go in and around and a couple of other "character" bits!!
Basically I'm a bit concerned about setting out. Should I ping a line around the whole perimeter allowing for 2 full mosaics and a cut to allow for the bendy walls? If i've done this, what happens with filling in the centre?! I'm worried about having to have cut edges up against the border( as opposed to being up against the wall as per norm) Will it look too messy?! i can't see anyway around this problem, as the tiles are unlikely to fit perfectly within the border.
Also, I think the mosaics will be thinner than the bigger tiles (going on previous experience with wall tiles) , do I just lay a thicker bed of adhesive to bring them up to the same height?
Do all porcelain tiles need sealing? these aren't shiny, don't look polished at all.
Any advice would be much appreciated:yes: First job for a couple of months! Wish i was back on the beach!
I have a 6m2 bathroom floor to tile with porcelain tiles (300x300 I think) The customer wants a mosaic border - also porcelain, though only using two tiles off the sheet (approx 40mm each).
The room is in an old house and some of the walls are quite bowed and uneven. also, there is an old chimney breast and fire place to go in and around and a couple of other "character" bits!!
Basically I'm a bit concerned about setting out. Should I ping a line around the whole perimeter allowing for 2 full mosaics and a cut to allow for the bendy walls? If i've done this, what happens with filling in the centre?! I'm worried about having to have cut edges up against the border( as opposed to being up against the wall as per norm) Will it look too messy?! i can't see anyway around this problem, as the tiles are unlikely to fit perfectly within the border.
Also, I think the mosaics will be thinner than the bigger tiles (going on previous experience with wall tiles) , do I just lay a thicker bed of adhesive to bring them up to the same height?
Do all porcelain tiles need sealing? these aren't shiny, don't look polished at all.
Any advice would be much appreciated:yes: First job for a couple of months! Wish i was back on the beach!
