Old times reality check.

[Ian]

we used to call these chicken tiles....View attachment 49611

I've never ever ripped any of these off, or even seen any, must be because I'm only 23 :lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

I've never ever ripped any of these off, or even seen any, must be because I'm only 23 :lol:

wippersnaper....lol.......you wouldn't belive some of the crap we had to put up with bri, only cutter i had was a pencil scribe and a rod saw, and a grout float looked like somthing you cleaned your windows with....lol

 

[Peter]

Was amazing how many metres could have been fixed in a day 20 years ago when it was 6x6 and not large format rectified. I know old tilers who could have fixed and grouted a 20m bathroom in a day.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Was amazing how many metres could have been fixed in a day 20 years ago when it was 6x6 and not large format rectified. I know old tilers who could have fixed and grouted a 20m bathroom in a day.

I was one of them Peter. KH1, TV/ Textile

 

[Peter]

I bet there's not much difference in price per metre now either Phil. An old hand was telling me how tiling was a specialist trade back then and no one worked for themselves, it was all squads. There were only a handful of tilers in the whole of Belfast and now there's about 15 between my house and my suppliers 4 miles away.

 

[charlie1]

Cant wait for someone to come out with a new revolutionary tiling invention So i can tell some when i was a lad stories!!! The most primitive thing i have used is a trowel lol

 

[bugs183]

As said the prices weren't far off it now, and on big kitchens dad and i would fix 40m2 of 6' and be finished by 4pm!

 

[widler]

Fix and grout a 20m2 bathroom in a day, aye allreyt,come on lads,give me a good example

 

[widler]

**** me 40m2 in day, some quick tilers in the past 🙂🙂 🙂 🙂🙂🙂

 

[widler]

hang on 40m2 kitchens, christ, big kitchens, come on bugs ?