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Any help would be great.....1 question is tiling the bathroom and l'm using 10x8 tiles, now the walls are a right pig.Corners not 90 degrees and when l'm tiling the walls high spots.So from a high spot as the walls go in l have to put loads of adhesive on.Is this the right way to do it, somehow l dont think so......Question 2 ..What is the correct way of grouting, and do you leave the grout lines flush with the tiles or not . :confused:
 
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the bigger the tile the truer the wall needs to be. unless you get the wall re skimmed i'm afraid shed loads of adhesive is the only answer.

the grout will need to be recessed by a couple of millimeters.
 
Your telling me noseall.The bathroom is not that big and l have used 2 big tubs of adhesive..
 
Never, ever renovate a bathroom or kitchen without squaring it up first.

You'll spend twice as long and make a complete pigs ear of it.

If you use too much adhesive it will sag and won't set properly.
 
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joe-90 said:
Never, ever renovate a bathroom or kitchen without squaring it up first.

You'll spend twice as long and make a complete pigs ear of it.

If you use too much adhesive it will sag and won't set properly.
You are right joe. l wish l had spent more time on the walls getting them smooth and corners right then l would not have spent over 2 weeks doing the job. :cry:
 
dead easy ...hmmm ....oh dear ...

have you a spirit level ..lol ...use it ..!!

on walls an set out ...
if walls are awful ....
after seeing if walls all all over , you need to straighten the substraight
FACTs of a Pro Tiler ...Prep is more important for a tiling lad than
ANYTHING.....
NEVER EVER try to tile a bad substrate ...URRRRGH ...lol...lol
 

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