need advice please, tiling balcony

[tilerjason]

hi guys and girls, i have tiled a balcony but the customers not happy with the end result, he's been told by a roofing company that plastic fillets can be tiled, now i must say the fillets are plastic, hollow and are very flexible

the customer want me to tile the fillets and wall but I've told them there is no way of tiling something flexible or plastic regardless of who's told them , so only the balcony can be tiled not the fillets or wall, any advice would be great and if there are any reps out there who can back me up , id really really appreciated an email so i can forward this on to the customer

I've posted a pic below to show what i mean

 

[One Day]

Hi Jason, after viewing endless balconies in and around Lytham, St Annes and Blackpool I decided I wasn't confident tiling any of them (they had all failed before I got asked to look at them).
I went on the Schluter balcony course and it was a real eye-opener.
There is only one way to tile balconies now as far as I'm concerned and that's the right way.
Anything less is a major risk. I'm not saying Schluter's products and systems HAVE to be used - but the principals involved in their designs are essential imo.
Seriously - get yourself on the course and start mopping up all the balcony work in your area.

 

[Rossymcg]

Never done a balcony before but I'd over ride the coving with some 3/4 ply and cement board, obviously leaving the coving in and fitting your own fillet but making it a triangle if you were to look at a side section drawing of it instead of curved,

 

[White Room]

Can't you do the curve with an Ardex AM100, very course addy but good for fillets...

 

[tilerjason]

Can't you do the curve with an Ardex AM100, very course addy but good for fillets...

not that I know of as the fillets are plastic , and weber , mapei , bal don't do adhesive to tile to plastic

 

[prceramics]

don't let other trades or customers tell you how to do your job because they will not take the blame if something goes wrong, do it your way or walk

 

[Time's Ran Out]

If its tanked correctly it won't need a fillet.
But if you've already tiled it then it may be a case of chasing the horse!

 

[White Room]

not that I know of as the fillets are plastic , and weber , mapei , bal don't do adhesive to tile to plastic

Can't the plastic fillet be removed and the Ardex product take it's place....

 

[Mr Tiler]

Id have a word with the roofer mate let him know hes a roofer not a tiler... How can u be expected to put a solid flat tile onto a curved surface, surely you discussed the area to be tiled with the customer beforehand?

 

[Mr Tiler]

Unless it is a mosaic lol... Is it?

 

[White Room]

Id have a word with the roofer mate let him know hes a roofer not a tiler... How can u be expected to put a solid flat tile onto a curved surface, surely you discussed the area to be tiled with the customer beforehand?

You can if you cut strips of the tile....

 

[Mr Tiler]

But then that would leave cut edges (only ever acceptable in an envelope) aparently

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

You can if you cut strips of the tile....

Exactly Mark, I have done this many times for many reasons.

You can tile a football, a space shuttle, or anything, if you know what you are doing.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

But then that would leave cut edges (only ever acceptable in an envelope) aparently

No Ash mate,when cut correctly you should not know which side is cut and which side is a manufactures edge.

Quick rub with a diamond pad, after a cut on a quality wet cutter, no probs.

 

[White Room]

No, it's a concave shape so a good wet cutter should leave clean cuts...