level floors and plumbed walls

[Dan]

You know 'the regs' say that your wall tiling should be flat enough to hold a 2 meter straight edge on the wall (might even be three I forget now) and there should be no more than a 3mm gap either in the middle or at one end (it would depend on whether the wall sticks out or bows in).

I don't think I've ever seen a wall before tiled that is that good. Even when I dot and dab plasterboard on walls it takes me some adjusting to get it in the tolerance you should have - and I've rarely seen tiling so flat. Subways and the london underground is flat though the tubes are arched in the main.

 

[mark neville]

ok thank you for all your replies ,i just felt more recent i do more preparation than tiling . one good thing this double,s our work load . when you get on site show the customer there problems , then these are extras and can be charged for .:yes:

 

[White Room]

Dan, The wall's should not deviate 3mm in every 600mm

 

[DHTiling]

It is actually 3mm in 2mtrs...according to bs5385.....

Full guidance is given in British Standard, BS5385 Wall and floor tiling. The following points should be remembered:

1. Background
   • The ideal background is cement:sand rendering
   • Weight restrictions for tiling onto plaster and plasterboard are defined in BS5385:1, i.e.
   • 32 kg/m2on plasterboard, and 20 kg/m2 on plaster
   • The background to receive tiling should be fully cured, dry, clean, sound and nominally
   • flat, such that when checked using a 2m straightedge, any gap under the
   • straightedge should not exceed 3mm.

 

[White Room]

Your right Dave the bs I was looking at was 211 how old is that 1mm in 600mm or 3mm in 1.8m I stand corrected