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Hello everyone,
I'd really appreciate some advice. I did some tiling in our upstairs bathroom just under a year ago but left it half-completed. We don't use that bathroom and life got in the way as it does! I'm now coming back to it and am starting to doubt myself on some of the work!!
The problem is about the shower area. I had the tray fitted before tiling which I think is correct. I then tiled around it, cutting the tiles to make a nice fit and leaving a 1mm gap between the tray and the tiles for silicon. The walls aren't plumb though, so I used a fair amount of adhesive on one wall to level everything out. This might be where I went wrong?
The edge of the tiles come down over the top of the tray about half a centimetre on the one side and about two centimetres on the other side. Is this too much to still fit the enclosure? I've never fitted an enclosure before so am not sure how they work, e.g. if they're adjustable.
It's actually a rental property with a contract that discounts the rent in exchange for us making renovations during our stay. Pretty standard here in Germany (although I'm from the UK). The tray was fitted flush to the plasterboard by the rental agency's workmen so I know it was meant to be tiled around (i.e. British style) as opposed to tiled first and the tray set on top (i.e. continental style). The workmen will come in to fit the shower enclosure after we've finished the tiling, so I don't have direct access to the enclosure to check. I could ask them to come over and check everything/provide the information, but they're not the easiest people so best not poke the bear unless unavoidable!!
I stopped tiling just after the shower, so if anything has to change then it won't ruin too much. But obviously this isn't ideal. On the other hand I might just be being paranoid. It'd be great if someone could put my mind at rest......
I'd really appreciate some advice. I did some tiling in our upstairs bathroom just under a year ago but left it half-completed. We don't use that bathroom and life got in the way as it does! I'm now coming back to it and am starting to doubt myself on some of the work!!
The problem is about the shower area. I had the tray fitted before tiling which I think is correct. I then tiled around it, cutting the tiles to make a nice fit and leaving a 1mm gap between the tray and the tiles for silicon. The walls aren't plumb though, so I used a fair amount of adhesive on one wall to level everything out. This might be where I went wrong?
The edge of the tiles come down over the top of the tray about half a centimetre on the one side and about two centimetres on the other side. Is this too much to still fit the enclosure? I've never fitted an enclosure before so am not sure how they work, e.g. if they're adjustable.
It's actually a rental property with a contract that discounts the rent in exchange for us making renovations during our stay. Pretty standard here in Germany (although I'm from the UK). The tray was fitted flush to the plasterboard by the rental agency's workmen so I know it was meant to be tiled around (i.e. British style) as opposed to tiled first and the tray set on top (i.e. continental style). The workmen will come in to fit the shower enclosure after we've finished the tiling, so I don't have direct access to the enclosure to check. I could ask them to come over and check everything/provide the information, but they're not the easiest people so best not poke the bear unless unavoidable!!
I stopped tiling just after the shower, so if anything has to change then it won't ruin too much. But obviously this isn't ideal. On the other hand I might just be being paranoid. It'd be great if someone could put my mind at rest......
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