Wall and Floor Tiling Advice for Kate the Mate

[tootall66]

You work fast girl do you wanna job lol.
Going back to the small cuts the shower tray will be along that wall as well won't it ? so that will less small cuts to see ?
Enjoy stripping sorry could'nt resist

 

[CJ CERAMICS]

this really makes me mad.....:mad2::mad2::mad2:...see how mad i am? i for one at the moment is sitting watching bargain hunt due to lack of work and to see a job that looks like the preperation has had attention to detail spent on it....and some idiot has spoilt it by making basic rudimentary errors......well it just makes my head spin. looking at the pictures you have posted Kate your bathroom will look fantastic once finished correctly.......Oh one more thing i personally would have had the rad pipes extended and chased into the wall, something i would have discussed with you prior to starting would give a much cleaner finish on both the floor and wall.

chris

 

[Alan.P]

i personally would have had the rad pipes extended and chased into the wall, something i would have discussed with you prior to starting would give a much cleaner finish on both the floor and wall.

chris

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[Kate the mate]

I was thinking the same thing.

Although you can't really tell from these pics, the radiator pipes are in front of a boxed in water pipe. Two walls finished now, just the wall over the bath and the last wall to do. Can you tell me, how do I clean these tiles once they are all off? Do I wait until they are really dry and sand them off?

CJ, what a shame there are people looking for work and then others can't find tilers to do their jobs.

 

[nybor62]

as all above very poor set out ,get them to re-tile it

 

[Alan.P]

Kate, get the adhesive off now whilst it is still damp / drying. The longer it's left the harder it will be.

 

[Kate the mate]

How do I get the adhesive off, Alan? It's pretty set on the tiles.

 

[Alan.P]

A paint scrapper would do the trick, you could soak the tiles in warm water to soften up the adhesive ( assuming it is tubbed adhesive ) but I wouldn't like to do that with travertine in case you get adhesive into the tile face, then we have another problem. A bit of elbow grease and patience will / should do the trick.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

hi Kate

just been reading your thread. Sorry to hear about your very bad experienced with a so called wetroom and bathroom specialist.

to get the adhesive off the tiles, do you have a spray gun of some description? an old anti bac spray bottle or something similar? something like that with warm water in it will help you to direct the water at the adhesive better, hopefully allowing you to work cleaner at getting the addy off.

i've soaked ceramic tiles in the past and tubbed adhesive just rolls off when you push it with your fingers when it's been soaked.

good luck

 

[Kate the mate]

Just spent an hour or so cleaning off the tiles using a scraper. Thanks for the latest advice, Girlracer, I'll try some warm water in a spray. Some are cleaning of relatively easily, some are stuck like the proverbial. Hopefully when husband comes home he can do the late shift!! I might try soaking one or two to see if it rolls off easily. I have got about 3 or four boxes of unused tiles so I've got spares. Back to it.......