Recent content by ellen1965

Thanks for the info, i had a funny feeling i would be better with the cement based stuff, not worried bout the mess, after removing plaster n lath ceiling n walls (serious woodworm) a thick layer of dust covering the whole house anyway n sandy grit in the bath, etc etc so quite used to mess...

Cheers , no mention of pva on instructions, but a few posts on this forum it is recommended on moisture board prior to skimming. We have Dunlop waterproof adhesive for the tiles, is this good or should we be using cement based as the tiles are 30x30 (which the instructions say is the max). I...

HI guys, having read a few posts im really confused. We have put up hardibacker board around the bath and moisture resist boards else where. The ceiling is to be skimmed and painted. The walls to be tiled in ceramic 30 x30 tiles. Do we pva all the walls, none of the walls, just the walls...

Thanks all for your help. Will give it a try. In typical women DIY style i had my weights wrong. The basin it self only weighs 12 kg so hopefully we have a solution thanks to you guys. Thanks Ellen

Thanks for the info, hadv a look at photos cheers. Think i am going to have to go the shelf bracket route (if i can find any long enough). Ellen

thanks for getting back, it is possible to bracket behind tiles, and it will be screwed into a brick wall. one of my problems with shelf brackets is that i cant find them deep enuff and im not sure if they need to extend the full 360mm. thats why i figured concealed brackets were better as...

Hi all, as a newbie to the forum not sure if this question has been asked b4 etc. I want to make a 'floating shelf' for my counter top basin, but can only source 120mm concealed supports and i dont think these are robust enuff , as the basin itself is 25kg, plus wooden shelf plus water makes...