hi to all ;-) would like some advice tiling a wet room former...

[leezo]

Hi all
I have done quite a lot of tiling/ bathrooms over the years but not a wet room floor. I would very much like some advice on how to go about tiling onto the floor and topp dec former with offset waste. The floor has been lined with ply. I am thinking of using plastic ply as well before painting with tanking solution. My main question is how do I lay the tiles on the former, they do not want mosaics which I thought would be easier for me! Enveloping has been mentioned but what do I do with the cut edges. Tiles are ceramic. Any help very much appreciated.
Regards Lee

 

[Dan]

Your set out will be key here. Have you had a bash yet to see what options you have?

 

[leezo]

Hi Dan
No, they have not got the tiles yet, I said the smaller the better! They had a sample tile which was rectangular about 300mm by 150 mm . I have had a look at some envelope examples on here to try and get some idea. The waste is offset and the former is not flush to the wall. There is a 60mm gap on the length and about 200 mm on the width which I guess is not ideal. If I make a template of the former I understand this will give me the four corner lines. If I snap the tiles will the edges line up tidily? I will get a picture...

 

[Chalker]

You will need a wet cutter .

 

[leezo]

Hi chalker, I have a erbauer 750w with wet cutting diamond disc, the only problem is that the edges of the cuts are not that smooth...

 

[Chalker]

That will do. But get a decent blade.
You need the wet cut to make the 3mm gaps on the envelope cuts.
get yourself a diamond pad to polish the edges. If they ate chipping try cutting a bit slower and plenty of water

 

[leezo]

That's great many thanks, will get new blade and diamond pads, any you can recommend? I will post some more when the tiles arrive so I can see what layout will be needed...again many thanks,

Lee

 

[Chalker]

That's great many thanks, will get new blade and diamond pads, any you can recommend? I will post some more when the tiles arrive so I can see what layout will be needed...again many thanks,

Lee

Here you go
Diamond Hand Polishing pads granite marble porcelain ceramic quartz glass tile | eBay

 

[Mr Tiler]

Here you go
Diamond Hand Polishing pads granite marble porcelain ceramic quartz glass tile | eBay

is this for when a blade is chipping away at the edge when cutting? imguessing so. havnt come across these yet will have to get me some cheers chalker

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Hello & welcome

 

[leezo]

Hi again, have got new blade for cutter and waiting for diamond hand polishing pads to arrive! My blade is 1.8 mm thick not 3 mm do you think this will cause a problem. This is the room...and the tanked floor...
View attachment 55993 View attachment 55994 these r the tiles
View attachment 55995 and size View attachment 55996
Any advice would be great. I will dry lay first to see how they look and then use maskers to mark diagonals. ..do they need to be mitre cut ? Or just cut and polished ?

 

[beanz]

The blade thickness should be fine.

 

[Dan]

Welcome aboard. Hope you find the tilers forum helpful.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Hello & welcome