Please help, I made a screw up...

[Deleted member 1779]

I made a bit of a schoolboy error myself in the past.

Bought two colours of 600x300 tiles. Stone. And Black.

The stone were 599mm and the Black were 602mm.

When we fitted them they rose higher each time. We could have taken some off each black tile but my tiler was tired and wasnt that bothered !

To this day the white lines of the black tiles are rising higher than the left hand stone tiles.. But I live with it.

 

[andy-p]

Having spent half my life reading this thread id like to add something , its crucial in my mind to use a quality laser (like the autocross laserliner or similar) especially when fitting large formats as the slightest out of level can cause big problems especially over larger areas, even with a good spirit level you can be out .. heres a pic of me using one in a floor area of 100m2 , the laser is on the right of the pic on the wall . the datum matched up 100% over the area , try that with a spirit level.. any way good luck tileboy and one last piece of advice try and hook up with an experienced fixer its the best way to learn..

 

[Colour Republic]

What is that room used for Andy? keeping animals? looks very interesting

 

[andy-p]

What is that room used for Andy? keeping animals? looks very interesting

dog kennels !! and it was blimmin freeziing , the wind howled through the apertures for the outside runs.
there was 80m2 of white 6x6 wall tiles and 100m2 of floor tiles which the bloke got for £5m2 , they were different sizes tho hence the brickbond pattern. took 2 of us 5days and it took us one day to grout the floor , forgot to bring my kd washboy too so that was a bit of a chore , it was a nice little cash earner though!!

 

[White Room]

Me and my mate done a subway quite a few years ago, no laser used he had a old theodolite, not every bodys cup of tea but done the trick

 

[cornish_crofter]

Whilst we are on the subject of laser levels, I have a cheapie rotating laser level from B&Q that I finally tried out on that wet room I did a few months back.

I was actually quite impressed. I took all my levels to make sure that the datum line was spot on and it actually was.

Having said that, I truly believe that each level should be checked, not once, or twice, but 4 times! That's twice in each direction.

Check the level, turn your level around, check it again then repeat.

That way, if your level is out then you'll know straight away.

Also, you've got to mark your datum all the way around the room when you set out. When you're going up either side of a door like that you've got to check each course as you go either side of the door. That way, you'll notice as soon as you lose the level and you can put it right.

 

[Turkish]

YES!!!! I`VE FINISHED READING THIS!!!!!!!!! (interesting though):lol::lol::lol:

Turkish

 

[thevinnyofoz]

Wow what a read !

I wish you well Tileboy but I do hope you have insurence when you take this next job on.

Best of luck

 

[STINGRAY30]

feel for you lad. am a new tiler and scared of making a big mistake!!!:yikes:

keep at it!! we will all make it in the end!!!!:20:

 

[Fekin]

YES!!!! I`VE FINISHED READING THIS!!!!!!!!! (interesting though):lol::lol::lol:

Turkish

It became an obsession that had be to seen through to the end I felt.