Sunroom.............

[DHTiling]

Hi lads & lasses...just thought i,d share this job i have just done...here's some pics taken as the job progressed........

This job is a Sunroom with UFH on top of insulation boards then levelled with latex smoothing compound and tiled in Domino tiles and border with diamond in-set pattern.......

This type of design used to popular but not so much now....but just thought i would show you some pics .............

Wedi 10mm insulation boards..

UFH installed .....

UFH was levelled over and left to dry...then centred room in both directions and set out for the border tiles and outside field tiles...

Outside field tiles all filled in and stuck down also put skirting tiles on and left to set...next in-fill the middle with diamond in-set pattern in another colour.....

left to set..and then grouted this morning.......was left since friday as it was easter break.....

here is the finished job.........

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[wetdec]

Looks the business Dave nice progress pics

tiler

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[DHTiling]

I like to see pics of jobs as they progress..so lets see if we can start a trend of regular posts from members showing there jobs................

 

[Gazzer]

Aint seen that style for a few years. Fashions change eh?
Nice pics Dave

 

[floydyboy]

you done a very nice job there Dave, a credit to the profesion

 

[DHTiling]

This was for.."should i say not a young couple.".. .........it might be an old type

of design but i think it still looks effective though....

 

[Gazzer]

This was for.."should i say not a young couple.".. .........it might be an old type

of design but i think it still looks effective though....

you know Dave i was gonna ask if the owners were "older"


BTW Love your tall mixing bucket

 

[Fekin]

Looks a nice job there Dave.

Just goes to show, the finish a newbie tiler can achieve after joining the forums and having his questions answered by the experianced :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[bishbosh77]

Hi

Love the pic's, very good job nice one, can you recommend any books to help with layouts and designs?

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Nice work Dave,not keen on the tiles though.Suppose you old 'ens still like em though

 

[DHTiling]

Not my choice either...but you have to put down what the customer buys.........

 

[Fekin]

So Dave, what sqm was that room, and how long did it take you to tile it all "not grouting" once the floor was set ?

 

[Gazzer]

Hi

Love the pic's, very good job nice one, can you recommend any books to help with layouts and designs?

Try this website it may help
http://www.laurelcreeksoftware.com

 

[DHTiling]

The room was 24mtrs....... 2 days to tile including setting out...borders were separate to the field tiles ( just in case peeps thought it was all one tile)..
also if you look you will see there was skirting tiles to fit as well.....

So in total.... 1 day prepping floor and laying insulation boards....then another day laying the UFH and self levelling........then the 2 days to tile and grout this morning..........

could have grouted last friday but had early finish and weekend off........

 

[Fekin]

You work alone Dave or someone with you ?

 

[DEN]

A really nice job there dave,i think it looks good with old style tiles.

 

[cutmore]

cracking job dave:hurray:

 

[DHTiling]

I had my son with me on this one doing all the mixing of the adhesive on this job, but he would'nt use the hand cutter incase he cut one wrong and i told him off.......lol lol.....kids eh!!!(tx700n)....

 

[Fekin]

Good job

Never used slc yet, though looking forward to my first time.

 

[grumpygrouter]

but he would'nt use the hand cutter incase he cut one wrong and i told him off.......lol lol.....kids eh!!!(

Probably wouldn't want to be cleaning your van out again Dave!!

Grumps

 

[wivers]

Quality floor mate.

 

[hillhead]

looks great Dave,nice to see quality pics especially in progress.i have a few nice pics in the gallery which seem to be viewed regular,i am tempted to take on more decrative jobs as you can charge that bit more and give you the confidence to repeat it all,nice 45 degree kitchen splashbacks etc.hard and slow but beats the plain tiling all day long.

Well done.

Joe
Hillhead Tiling
:grouphug:

 

[Raja]

Looks Crap that Dave

Cud of done a better job me sen

:lol:

 

[Gazzer]

Looks Crap that Dave

Cud of done a better job me sen

:lol:

Yeah just think of it as a big splashback raja :lol:

 

[Raja]

Yeah just think of it as a big splashback raja :lol:

Oh Here he is picking on me again

 

[GazTech]

Nice work DH, as you say you lay what the customer wants....Gaz

 

[SnipSnap]

Well done Dave,

Really nice work!
Did the owners ask... "...how much do you charge per meter?" before you even went to see the job? :lol:
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What did you use to stick the ends of the cable down?
Couple of occasions, I have had problems with some sections of matting lifting (floating), when the levelling compound is applied.

 

[brian c]

looks the mutts nuts big man.

 

[DHTiling]

The small bits of tape are from a warm up loose cable system....basicly just small strips of gaffa tape........this stops as you say the cable from floating when you level it............

 

[quick draw macgraw]

Looks good dave, are you one stop shop now with UFH or do you get leccy in to connect up for you? Steve.

 

[Fekin]

I always have that problem, cables Im laying start to float :crazy: