New Diyer

[Simon Bettison]

So with all of the building work out of the way, plastering done. Shower plumbed in tile boards up I've finally been able to get around to something vaguely tiling related... tanking!

The corner is (of course) not square, hence the recessed area!

 

[Simon Bettison]

and then would you believe it, today I managed to fling a few tiles at the wall to see if they stuck, and they did!

 

[White Room]

Looks like your external render need a sort out as well.

 

[Simon Bettison]

So thats the state of play, its taken few months to get here but you can probably see why!

 

[Simon Bettison]

Looks like your external render need a sort out as well.

You reckon!? 😉

 

[Andy Allen]

Metros. .......Noooooooo !!!

 

[Italy]

if I can ..... I would remove the 2 tiles that do plan niche
shower and make her entire.
load thick niche.
if you understand what I wrote. 🙂
P.s welcome TF
for metropolitane call andy ,is specialist

 

[p4ulo]

Yeah, definitely as @antonio says, pack out the bottom of your niche with a bit of hardie to something, then you can use non-cut tiles at the bottom of the niche.....
Great work so far - lovely building stuff and everything, the thing that dreams are made of!

 

[Simon Bettison]

Thanks for the encouragement! After 20 years of DIY I feel like I'm finally getting (almost) semi-competent!

I'm interested to know why you guys would pack out the recess? Everything I read said cut edges everywhere and never butt up tiles, is this the one exception that proves the rule? was gonna do the recess in metro too but I'm starting to think mosaics (I know how predictable!) might look ok...

 

[Simon Bettison]

Floor primed ready for UFH..

Cable in...

And level...

Tile's gone down under furniture just so i can get it plumbed back in before the wife and kids get back!

Heres a silly question. Do I great first then silicon the corners, or the other way round. Or doesn't it make much difference?