is this gap too big for silicone?

[stevepmc2214]

Hi i've started to tile my shower enclosure and at the tiles at the bottom next to the tray ive got a gap around 20mm. I've obviously messed up with the measurements as it was only meant to be around 10mm!
Is this gap too big to seal with silicone?
If so what would be the best course of action?


Also im tiling up to the ceiling using tile trims for the vertical outside edges, do i need to use trim where the tile reaches the ceiling (horizontal) or do i just scribe it in?

Thanks

 

[Gazzer]

Can you lift the shower tray. 10mm is far too big for silicone. No to trim around the ceiling

 

[stevepmc2214]

The bottom tiles have been cut so it looks like I'll have to pull them off and replace. Tray cannot be lifted.
What's the best way to get them off?
Hammer and bolster?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

as above ^^^.

 

[Scottell17]

I would just raise the shower tray

 

[Ian]

The bottom tiles have been cut so it looks like I'll have to pull them off and replace. Tray cannot be lifted.
What's the best way to get them off?
Hammer and bolster?

I would just raise the shower tray

???

 

[AliGage]

Ah i think i've understood this one now. Cuts to the tray are fine, but around the rest of the room it's short to the floor by 20mm? Did we run a full tile off the tray then? What's been done with the floor? Is it being tiled? If the floor's staying as is what about cutting and fitting some 3" skirting to run round the room? It would cover your gap.

 

[Gazzer]

I read it as there is a gap between the cut going down to the shower tray and shower tray it self. Either raise tray or remove cuts and replace.

 

[AliGage]

I see how it could be. It's the "next to the tray" bit that makes me think it's not the cuts down to the tray.

StevePMC, any chance of a picture or two to put us a bit more in the picture over your issue?

 

[stevepmc2214]

It's only being tiled inside the shower enclosure. The tray is above a timber floor and I remember when the plumber put the waste in there wasn't any way to raise the tray due to the cut out in the floor and the shape of the waste.
I nearly started with a full tile at the bottom but as I'd started the next row up 1st ( following advice I'd read and on YouTube) when I went to put the bottom row in there was a 3mm gap to tray.
I thought this may be too small for silicone so I trimmed a slither off and ended up with a gap too big!
Can you tile it's my 1st attempt at tilling!?

 

[Ian]

3mm is a perfect sized gap for silicone! Never mind, just take the offending tiles off and replace.

 

[AliGage]

Yup, all makes sense now. Just remove the bottom row and re-cut if necessary. But 3mm is perfect really.

 

[DHTiling]

Or you could fit a bath tile coving kit...

 

[widler]

Or you could fit a bath tile coving kit...

you being extreamly bitchy to people lately dave,ive thought this for a few weeks reading through posts,the world peeing you off nowadays ?

 

[DHTiling]

you being extreamly bitchy to people lately dave,ive thought this for a few weeks reading through posts,the world peeing you off nowadays ?

WHAT ?.. bath tile coving kit is a solution to the large gap which is too big for silicone.. read my post again ..

 

[widler]

Ah ok misread it, like has been done already, i take it back on this thread.....
But recently ive noticed you being a tad bitchy on other threads, especially about new tilers who have been on courses, same with a few other posters on here, i dont come on much anymore,soi may be wrong mate

 

[prceramics]

Ah ok misread it, like has been done already, i take it back on this thread.....
But recently ive noticed you being a tad bitchy on other threads, especially about new tilers who have been on courses, same with a few other posters on here, i dont come on much anymore,soi may be wrong mate

tbh Dave has been nothing but supportive to me since i came off my course

 

[Dave H]

Take off cuts and do again, nothing other than this will look right!

 

[The D]

Ah ok misread it, like has been done already, i take it back on this thread.....
But recently ive noticed you being a tad bitchy on other threads, especially about new tilers who have been on courses, same with a few other posters on here, i dont come on much anymore,soi may be wrong mate

I think you will find that all the new tilers get more from this forum than they did from there training school. I have not seen any posts having a pop at new tilers just the dilution of the skills and training schools handing out worthless qualifications.

 

[AliGage]

Just out of interest what sort of enclosure is it? 3 walls, 2 walls, quad etc

 

[widler]

I think you will find that all the new tilers get more from this forum than they did from there training school. I have not seen any posts having a pop at new tilers just the dilution of the skills and training schools handing out worthless qualifications.

I have, off a few on here not just dave, bitching about courses and tilers who come out of them.
Never mind though deano,i aint gonna win any fights on here with u few,some posts just make me laugh with all the contradictions which go around with some on here.
I just dont like bullys

 

[The D]

I'm not trying to pick a fight with you.

 

[stevepmc2214]

A little update ..... The enclosure is 2 walls.
I took the tiles off and will replace at the end.
Seeing as the walls were a bit out its not going too bad.
Doing internal corners now.
I should be done today.
I should imagine tilling on plasterboard is much easier.
Thanks for everyone for their help so far.

 

[AliGage]

Thankfully it's not a plasterboard wall then mate, you'd proberbly tear the board removing the tiles to replace them.

These things happen.