Tiling related OCD traits

[widler]

I'm the opposite of most, I have DCO, disorder compulsive order,I just throw owt anywhere then forget where ive thrown it,I always forget which pocket my pencil or tape is in and forget where I put the tile I have just marked to cut.i spent 20 mins yesterday looking for my bucket trowel,then remembered I'd washed my bucket outside and left my trowel there,to collect on way back from going to my van.

One thing I always do is chew spacers all the time,my dentist rollocks me all the time,I've even walked into her room with one in my mouth before a checkup,it's just habit

 

[afright]

Regarding losing your pencils ,my old dad had a saying "if you lost something don't look for it and you will find it" how true is that, times Ive given up looking for something i've lost and carry on working then it appears , mad!.

 

[Gazzer]

Stanley knives is my downfall, have to have at least 3 and all must have a full set of spare blades.
Oh and locking the van, then checking its locked and again and again.

 

[AMtek]

dropped me phone in a bucket of water once.....

I slammed one in the van door once, it wasn't too happy funnily enough!

 

[Qwerty]

For some reason I still seem to smell sealant when I open it, despite me knowing it will smell exactly as it did the first day I smelt it!

 

[cam_low]

Buckets and trowels must be spotless.

 

[trevortine]

Buckets are a quid in b and q just now, usually just use them for grouting, occasionally adhesive, so why do I spend an eternity scrubbing them spotless with scouring pads? Every last bit has to come off till I'm satisfied with them too! I treat it like an evening therapy!

 

[charlie1]

Hi all, not posted in a while. Here one of my traits, some of you may know where I'm coming from with this... I tend to delay installing the first tile of any job, it's like a nervous excitement, I find myself sowing anything I can to delay this first tile like, remixing adhesive, going to toilet, sharpening pencil. Some of the time it can be as early as 8:30 in the morning of first day on job and I'm ready to stick that first tile with nothing to delay this and I almost feel a bit guilty that I'm about to stick it as I know when I get going , the actual tiling doesn't take too long. Ahh well, there my wee story, sad but true

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

I never buy cheap buck's from B&Q i always buy stadium bucket they are much better quality and last for-ever it's a false economy lol

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

dropped me phone in a bucket of water once.....

Me too Andy, but not as unlucky as my mate. He dropped his phone into a portaloo, that was in dire need of emptying.

Another of my quirks, is measuring with a digital laser gismo, getting a reading, and then double checking with my tape. Defeats the object really, must be my age.:lol:

 

[jonnyc]

I only use profi 333 stonemasons pencils.
i lose them all the time but at least I know if anyone on site has borrowed mine as they are so rare in uk.
they are also 300mm long and more difficult to lose.

 

[judge]

For some reason i like to have lots of buckets of water full to the brim........just incase we have a sudden drout in the middle of a job ...lol

 

[DHTiling]

Touch my pencil and I will break your arm

 

[Sean Kelly]

It's gone midnight and I am looking at stadium buckets on ebay! - never heard of a stadium bucket until a few mins ago - I now want a stadium bucket.

 

[Qwerty]

I always find myself spending a few minutes trying to peel off the labels from tile trim....... hate to think how many days I've wasted in total doing that!!!