How best to Tile a room?

[mp3wizard]

 

[mp3wizard]

That's 5 hours I won't get back, hopefully it won't look like the moon tomorrow!

 

[Old Mod]

That's 5 hours I won't get back, hopefully it won't look like the moon tomorrow!

And think of the smug look you can have on your face tomorrow if it works.
Don't forget mix to max water content,
LET IT STAND for 2-3mins
and re mix with mechanical mixer
and good luck.

 

[mp3wizard]

Thanks, I'll just have to use the spiked roller in the gaps I guess

 

[Old Mod]

Your first set of images when you first latex'd the roller marks were visible.
You either waited to long or you over used it.
Use roller immediately and don't return to that area, only along edges of the join. As soon as the latex starts to go, the roller will pull it out if you keep going over same spot.
This is why it was suggested earlier that you have everything ready to go, even the buckets of water. There's no down time, it's full speed from min you mix first bucket.

 

[mp3wizard]

I'd say I over used it then, ok cheers.

 

[mp3wizard]

Wasn't the best day but it is better, so we used up all of the 10 bags, ran out, spiked roller was seized so troweled it, there are some ridges but at most they are a few mm, so another 10 bags turning up today, I will use the spirit level to push a little bit in centre, doesn't look great but the cables are fully covered and it's pretty level apart from a slight ridge which I hope to sort out today.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

So you've used about 22 bags so far and another 10 to go. And if I'am correct this was to cover 3mm UFH cable. Excluding any labour costs it must be about £500 and rising. For those planning to do it themselves it's certainly worth making a note.

 

[Bill]

Spiked roller was seized by who?

 

[widler]

Im guessing set slc

 

[mma]

Spiked roller was seized by who?

The Roller Police?

 

[Flintstone]

You must have run out massively as i can see the edge of the Photo that only half the room is done. If it was me now I would try and concentrate on getting the floor flat, rather then level, if you can. If it's safe to do so, sand down the ridges carefully. I also wouldn't recommend another full pour over that area again as I don't think you improve it a great deal

 

[Flintstone]

Also, has the back door become just a window now?

 

[mp3wizard]

Yep the cost has certainly spiralled out of control, I accept that what I've saved on labour I've paid out on buying additional bags, to get an adequate coating I and think everyone massively underestimated the bags that I needed, (bought 5, then another 3, then another 5, then another 10, and another 10 turning up today) so 33 bags, I'd say if I chisled out the cable and had a lower starting point, I could of probably got away with 20-25 bags. so yep you were entirely right, should of got someone in to do the slc. I guesed I undercleaned the spiked roller, hence it not being able to spin properly.

The bifolds are fully operational as they open outwards, from inside it'll look ok, from outside it'll look ok, but If I have the doors open and am looking into the house i'll be able to see a raised floor level, maybe a decorative tile on the side, once I've removed the foam strip.

I fully anticipated a bit of a backlash from how the SLC has gone and was reluctant to upload, but the thread will hopefully help people in the future to avoid some of the mistakes I've made.

The main thing for me is just getting it level now to tile on, so hopefully it will be by end of play tomorrow.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Listen the only reason we have put the comments on is because that's what the forum is about. A few comments have been unhelpful but as it's panning out some of the early replies are proven correct. As you've made it clear you were always going to do it yourself, the thread progresses and hopefully further posts will prove helpful to you. We are only on 21 pages and 345 replies so it's certainly an epic which I have no doubt will provide an insight into the issues which you have faced and how you've overcome adversity.
Keep posting, keep reading and keep going.