Wall Tiling - The sand & cement method

[jonnyc]

Before wedi boards, hardi backer boards, moisture resistant plasterboard shower walls were framed as normal, polythene cut and installed onto wooden framing, then wire lathe (like chicken wire) cut and installed. Sand and cement scratch coat, then sand and cement top coat left then floated up. Then left to dry for at least a week then BAL ctf powder adhesive mixed and 6inch by 6inch Pilkingtons Cristal tiles with lugs (no spacers) installed. Bit of cardboard from the tile boxes used to keep the level then BAL grout spread with handmade squegee, grout left to set then make a pointing stick run over grout lines to take off excess grout in joints then old rags to buff up tiles (wasn't allowed to wash grout back then) 3 sides of a 800x800 shower tray would take just about 2 weeks to do from start to finish!