Opinions On A Cracked Basin Please? (solved)

[Flintstone]

Interesting, I can see its merits for sealing to the tray for sure. How do you get on with corners of walls with it? Tank it then stick it on once dry? Does it stick like you know what

 

[magga]

The instructions said to stick it on first and then tank over the top. It's very very sticky! I am even a bit concerned if I'm going to be able to peel the excess off the tray after tiling!

 

[John Benton]

The instructions said to stick it on first and then tank over the top. It's very very sticky! I am even a bit concerned if I'm going to be able to peel the excess off the tray after tiling!

If its like the tanking tape I use its sticks like dooda to a blanket. Overlap it onto the bath or tray, tile over, and any excess just run a sharp stanley around and peel off. Any bits left I clean off with a wet wipe.

 

[macten]

Tiling's finally finished!!!
Going to grout and Silicon over weekend and final fix Monday.

 

[Old Mod]

Looks smart Nick!

 

[Wishiwasatoptiler]

Well tidy. Nice choice of tile.

 

[Italy]

a bath italian style

 

[hmtiling]

Well tidy. Nice choice of tile.

Yeah, where are they from?

 

[macten]

I really like the tiles.
Sizings are good but seriously bowed. Even 3/4 bond wouldn't work! No matter though as I was always going to stack them.
Found the difference in shade between light and dark to be a bit too extreme (made me think there was different batches) and in a couple of areas I've managed to put the darkest by the lightest and only noticed the next day. I can live with it but tiling at home, nice weather, then you start on the beers and these things happen!

 

[macten]

New Bristol range at Tile Giant.
60x60 floor and 850x220 wall.

 

[macten]

Had to lose a lot of window frame at the sides because the old beading I took off left them in a right mess (don't know what they'd been stuck on with but they were hard to shift and once off it looked like the pvc had been melted by the glue)
Not a fan of beading so preferred to lose the damaged frame. Also cheated in the cill and header as when I measured up I knew it would be too deep by 10mm for the wall tiles so ordered a floor tile in that colour for those 4 cuts.

 

[widler]

Very nice

 

[macten]

Grouted yesterday, siliconed this morning and sealed the grout this evening.
Went with UC Mud and matching Silicon.
I know I'll probably get ripped for not using tile coloured Silicon in internals but for me I only do that if wrapping around eg half bond - not when the corners would be natural grout joints like here.
I know many will be even more horrified that I have used the mud Silicon around the tray instead of white.
It's a personal thing and I prefer this look. Added benefit is that it's going to look the same in 5 years time whereas white will look manky in 3 months time unless I clean it constantly, which I would, because she wouldn't.

Funny how excited I am knowing I've only got 1 more day to do on it - been a work in progress for so long!
Wife just caught me with a length of hose and said 'You're not thinking of draining down now are you?' 'the kids are asleep and when are you going to spend some time with me' I ditched the idea of putting the rad in but now I'm on tilersforums lol

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Spend some time with your wife - pull her up a seat and sign her in!
Bathroom looks great by the way and your siliconing is spot on.

 

[macten]

Or I could try and get her to bleed some upstairs rads