ive had enuff!

[teebum]

Figure 8 as well
says this on the instruction with the rubi one.

 

[DB-Tiling]

i have had a few jobs like that mate. one ongoing now, i know how you feel:mad2:
just bat it out mate, the next customer might be real nice

 

[CJ]

Your'll laugh about it when your done.............

Paid upfront.............wot mugs

 

[Varley]

When i use my wash boy the first wash is just in big circles to even all the grout out, second wash is in straight lines with clean water to remove excess, I can't see what the problem would be doing fig 8s instead of circles though, each to their own mate.

Tomorrows another day.

 

[MICK the Tiler]

600x600 porcelain takes patience they cannot be rushed only allow 7m2 laid per day per man If you have done more than this you have had a very good fix day. You need small margin gaps around door frames usually the same gap as you have on main tiles maybe a bit smaller, and as grumps has said this is to avoid tiles cracking if the door slams shut moving the door frame.

Sometimes you need to stand your ground with clients you are the one in control of the situation you have to warrant the work, just don't lose it do it in a polite but firm voice.

Hope the next one runs more smoothly for Ya m8

 

[Ultimate Tiling]

Think you are in the best position if the other tiler has to work for you, whats up is his "finding work for himself" technique all wrong!!

:8:

 

[White Room]

Thats why I like working on my own, Just my thing

 

[sWe]

Figure eights, circles... Essentially the same, as you're still doing circles... As long and you don't skip smoothing/evening the grout out, and go straight to washing, it's all up to personal preference, and what you feel works in the given situation, as not all grouts and tiles are the same...

I normally do the same thing as Varley; go over the entire thing with a circular action and then I clean off in straight lines, top to bottom.

 

[DHTiling]

NO 2 tilers work the same Daz.....as long as your method gives the same results then tell him to go swivel.......

 

[CLAYS TILES]

cheers boys,today i was cracking on,customer giving me so much grief i told them i cannot bend tiles like elastic,i was hoping to be outta there by tonight but that went **** up,ran out of addy just as i noticed the time shops shut!

 

[tiler burden]

dont worry clays.....days like this are par for the course. you keep crackin on mate. anyway, you find out more about yourself when things go wrong than when they go well ;0) so you will come back better for it mate!!. and as for circles and figures of eight then isnt an 8, 2 circles joined togther lol...

 

[guy1976]

clays mate every day is a school day allow plenty of time for the setout (check it check it again then lay ) so what it seems has happened you are trying to cut slithers with the wet cutter to fill the small gaps on the edges of the room,which takes ages on every cut (and is soul destroying and the owner of the house (wife) is probably watching you you cut these slithers and thinking you dont know what your doing ) but when you work it out in your head you know if you had set it out right in the first place they wouldnt be steam coming out of your ears and it wouldnt have taken as much time

 

[CLAYS TILES]

clays mate every day is a school day allow plenty of time for the setout (check it check it again then lay ) so what it seems has happened you are trying to cut slithers with the wet cutter to fill the small gaps on the edges of the room,which takes ages on every cut (and is soul destroying and the owner of the house (wife) is probably watching you you cut these slithers and thinking you dont know what your doing ) but when you work it out in your head you know if you had set it out right in the first place they wouldnt be steam coming out of your ears and it wouldnt have taken as much time

if only it was the setting out m8!
its hard to explain how these door frames are like so i will show you in a picture i took!

as you can see there are curves & straight edges etc.

 

[DHTiling]

Just under cut them Daz...lot neater....

 

[robbo]

As Dave says, and get the old fein out m8..