slate floors again!

[Eddie]

Ok lads, sorry to bring up slate floors again but,i've just about finished laying this floor, and now i realize i hate F*****G slate. it's SH*TE. if i never see another F*****G slate tile in my life it will be too soon. i've got grout lines from about 3mm to about 8mm, i've got tiles up to 4mm bigger than others, tiles that have been cut off square. I expected thickness variation, but not all this. i hate f*****g, sh****ng, w*****g slate, please exuse the french. Is all slate like this?, im really not happy with this job, i just cant get a good grout line at all.

Edd

 

[DHTiling]

B&Q..was it by any chance...lol.....the joys of workin with naturals.........dave...

 

[Eddie]

She bought everything off the internet.

 

[faithhealer]

I quoted a ceramic floor last week only to find they had bought B&Q slate instead!! AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[Eddie]

is slate always as bad as this, or is this just a realy bad example?

 

[DHTiling]

just the B&Q stuff.. its a nightmare..most makes are a joy to work with if they are calibrated right...........dave...

 

[enduro]

umm crazy paving, no matter how u try this floor will look crap, keep smiling mate, don't let them grind you down.

 

[Eddie]

this stuff came from the net, it came in plain white boxes, no makers name or anything, i thought that was a bit strange.

thought i would try to upload some pics of job so far.



[DLMURL]http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/Eddietiling/?action=view&current=conservatory004.jpg[/DLMURL] Photo by Eddie Baird - http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/Eddietiling/?action=view&current=conservatory006.jpg Photo by Eddie Baird - http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/Eddietiling/?action=view&current=conservatory003.jpg Photo by Eddie Baird - http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/Eddietiling/?action=view&current=conservatory005.jpg

sorry pics are not too good, used my phone

 

[DHTiling]

looks ok to me mate.....nice work eddie keep it up............dave..

 

[Eddie]

cheers dave, overall it looks ok, but not so good whenyou get close up:sad_smile:

 

[felix]

Where in Fife are you Eddie?

Whenver I do slate I always try and lay it brickbond in order to minimise the grout line variations. Not much use to you I know, or if the customer doesn't want it but its useful to know. You'll be amazed at how different it looks once it is grouted. As somebody much wiser than me on here said Grout hides a multitude of sins.

The customer will see what they want to see. A good job. Remember we are our own harshest critics

 

[Eddie]

I'll remember the brick bond if i get a slate job again. but the customer insisted on a diamond pattern. Im in Glenrothes mate just across the water:thumbs_up:

 

[felix]

I'm from Rosyth originally before I moved upmarket:tounge_smile:

How is it for work over there. I've quoted a couple of times back in Fife but they don't want to pay Edinburgh prices. Theres loads of work over here if your short

 

[Eddie]

Im just starting out, i work in a paper mill just now, tiling on my 4 days off, see if i can make a living at it. i've got another job , but the tiles have been delayed for 2weeks, going to measure up another one later this week.