Ok - what options do we have?

[hmtiling]

I hope that's not plywood lining on the floor, especially if it's going to be tiled over. If so it no longer conforms to British Standards for floor tiling. It would need to be a backer board to comply nowadays.

Actually plywood no longer conforms for wall tiling but at least you put John on the right track. He'll get there one day

 

[hmtiling]

Far as I was aware its ply on WALLS that was no longer within BS..unless I've missed that update?

If my misses hadn't interrupted whilst typing...

 

[Waluigi]

Were they proper cement encaustics?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Were they proper cement encaustics?

Yes 16mm thick, sealed twice before handling.

 

[Waluigi]

Not a bad idea that. So easily marked it’s scary.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

These modern encaustics are 100% better then the rubbish that used to come out of Fired Earths boxes 25 years ago!
Individually spaced/protected and uniform size and thickness.
Plumbers were on them next morning to fit the products (reclaimed) and the shower was the original mess! I’am just a Tiler, will do anything for money.

 

[Waluigi]

You didn’t use your pin hammer did you?

I actually found they cut using my Montolit.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

@Waluigi - Just dry cut them with an angle grinder outside.
Went back to do a splash back before Xmas and it still looked clean.