Protilers - tiling in Acton, W5

[Al@Lifetiles]

How about a soldier course to bottom row? Lose the sliver and follow un-level floor.bit late maybe!

 

[Protilers]

Evening all.......

to finish up the post.....here is what went on today!!!!.....

yesterday I had a problem with the window in the shower......basically, the new sand and cement render was proud of the frame for the window......so I added some hardibacker and then floated the whole area..

today I started to tile it in.....

here is how it ended up...

tile trim is on and mitred.......but i need to silicone into the window..........

all grouted up and most of the siliconing done............tommorrow is another day EH?

all the best and nite nite.......

Lee

 

[ian158]

customers always right but those 100x200 over a large area are to busy for me..too much like London underground or public toilet..

 

[Protilers]

Hi lee, pics looking good, one bit of advice for you though, be more forceful with whoever dictated where your tiles need to go... That's your job to decide that, now you have that small cut round the bottom ( that would do my head in, not because it can't be done, it's just unnecessary if you where involved in the setting out) ... Grrr, makes me sweat just looking at the cuts on that bottom row. Very nice job though lee.

Hi Charlie......I signed up to the job because I said I could get it done, the set out was designated by the builder because the idea was the tiles are "flush" with the plasterwork....
in other words the plaster work is 8 - 10mm proud of the hardibacker....and was there before I started.....here is a piccy:



and this means that the whole tiles had to be abutted to the plastering bead (would not want the small cut there!!!)to create the "flush" finish.............
the rest of the set out was down to me choice of spacer size etc......and I went with the best of most worlds...........IMO

all the best and thanks for the post

Lee

 

[ian158]

lee....always polite after each post

 

[Protilers]

lee....always polite after each post

hahahahah..........I mean no offence at all!!....just explaining the situ in the best way I can .......

and genunily......i appriciate every reply to my posts......makes them worthwhile!

Lee

 

[ian158]

not taking the pee..just that you are polite..after every post..

 

[charlie1]

It's looking good lee, you put everything in to your work!!! I like metros, they are a very timeless tile that would look good in any house. I like to use a different coloured grout with them to highlight the brick effect more, cement grey being my favourite with the white ones.

 

[Protilers]

It's looking good lee, you put everything in to your work!!! I like metros, they are a very timeless tile that would look good in any house. I like to use a different coloured grout with them to highlight the brick effect more, cement grey being my favourite with the white ones.

Hi Charlie.....I am with you on the contrasting grouts and the metro tiles.....personally I quite like them.....I proberbly would not do my whole bathroom in them.....but my kitchen splash or downstairs loo....definatly!

hope you enjoied the post......I am off to cook my dinner (spaghetti and meatballs)...........nite nite

Lee

 

[ian158]

heres a kitchen I did in Ppril using mapei silver grey 111...lookede good as it matched unit colour perfectly..I like them but in small doses.

 

[Paulyboy]

The overall effect is great, i like those metro tiles.....and your attention to detail is superb!, thanks for posting this thread!

 

[Paulyboy]

here's a little one that i did some time ago just by Edgware rd tube.....

 

[ian158]

was he an Aresnal supporter !

 

[Paulyboy]

Hahahaaha.....funnily enough, no....QPR!!, I thought it was a strange choice of colour too, but as someone has already posted....the customer is always right! :lol:

 

[ian158]

QPR...suppose blue would be to dark in there

 

[Paulyboy]

yeah, the shower room had no daylight at all.....but it was alot brighter than before!