how do i baton on tanked walls

[Polishtradesman]

Yes but it easy to destroy it. If it is soft stone the risk is bigger. I know I can cover it but I just dont like to work on something new. Bath a fit after tiling alweys as you can see in my albums becouse i do not really image working inside the new bath. All depends on personal style.

 

[jay]

Yes but it easy to destroy it. If it is soft stone the risk is bigger. I know I can cover it but I just dont like to work on something new. Bath a fit after tiling alweys as you can see in my albums becouse i do not really image working inside the new bath. All depends on personal style.

okay leave it for now but when you have to waterproof the floor you may change your style ..just a thought

 

[Polishtradesman]

why?? I do not understeand at all why I can not to waterproof when walls without bottam cut are ready?? I an not going to change my style becosue i think it the best way. And this way they actually teach in tilers` school.

 

[jay]

Steady on there ,I was just saying when it becomes mandatory to waterproof all floor area in a bathroom then you will change your style and lay the floor tiles first to help protect the waterproofing

 

[Polishtradesman]

I see what you mean. But I do waterproofing just before fitting the floor f.e. at the end of previous "floor fitting day" as i said i just do not like work on something new.

 

[jay]

Fair enough ill get back in my box

 

[Stef]

Yes but it easy to destroy it. If it is soft stone the risk is bigger. I know I can cover it but I just dont like to work on something new. Bath a fit after tiling alweys as you can see in my albums becouse i do not really image working inside the new bath. All depends on personal style.

Polish, if you fit the bath after you tile i take it the walls must be bang on square?

I have never tiled then had a bath fitted, i personally dont think you will get a decent Silicon seal between bath & tiles, its the same as dropping your bottom row of wall tiles down onto the floor tiles, nicer neater finish.

 

[Polishtradesman]

oh no! You are not right. My seal between bath and tiles is proper done and it is really neat. Picture 5 of 16 from Woodford , Polishtradesman's Album: Way, I do a bath. , Picture 5 of 6 from Violet bathroom . Yes walls are squere where bath goes, becouse i prepare walls for my tiling and i prepare it squere. Difference between your way and my is that bath egdes in my bathrooms are equel your are not and i do not work in someone new bath. Tiles starts slighty below bath egde so i actually stick bath egde to glaze and then nice neat finish with that rubber thing for apllicant silicones (do not know how exacly it is called in english).

 

[Fliselege]

Polish, if you fit the bath after you tile i take it the walls must be bang on square?


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Standard practice here to tile all walls and floors before bath or anything else goes in, madness, but I'm used to it now. As for walls being bang on square, erm let's just say Silicon hides a multitude of sins, but more often than not we build a shelf from wedi between bath and wall and tile it so as long as we're good with the cuts it doesn't matter if the walls are out.

 

[Stef]

Polish, im not getting into an argument about square walls or not, but even if the walls are perfect then i would never tile then fit the bath.

Think about how you batten a wall then drop the tile down on to the floor, its the same principal with the walls & the bath.
The bath will be bevelled edge whereas if you drop the tile onto the bath then its just a nice small bead of Silicon between the bath & tile face.

 

[EverDon Tiling]

bath in first bead of Silicon then tile leaving 2mm gap fill bath with water and Silicon that how its tought and thats how i've done it for years

 

[Stewart]

Guy's... You should be aware that there are quite a few makes of bath that should be installed after the room has been tiled.....


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[Polishtradesman]

Ok, but is is your point of view. For me working in new bath is a madness. I have crosses even in such a things like fitting the sink or loo and then tile around which is really ridicoules. It is not the same as wall and floor tiles, becouse in this case it is easier to cut floor tile and then cover it by bottom cut but you do not need to cut a bath. Bath is straight tile surface is flat as well it match and it is small bead of Silicon, maybe wider than 2 mm but still very neat. It is all about to not work inside the bath and got same wide of bath edges which looks symmetrically. Do how you like to do but please do not try to convince my that my way is wrong. Bathrooms are usually small so i got even more work space all the time and then bath at the end all i need to do is a Silicon.

 

[Polishtradesman]

Guy's... You should be aware that there are quite a few makes of bath that should be installed after the room has been tiled.....


Created on iPhone.....

That is another thing - bath and then tiles onto it means bath lost its warranty.

 

[Ian]

The tiles don't actually touch the bath as there will be an expansion gap whic is filled with Silicon, so it's the same as the method you use.