Hi, I have been watching this program in the mornings on Sky where this guy (I think he is a professional builder or contract manager or similar) is building a timber frame house from scratch for himself (can't remember the name of the program).
They keep saying he does not do anything by halves and goes for the best. He is a professional has all professionals in as he doesn't seem to actually physically be doing much himself.
Anyway he had these two tilers in and they were tiling the bathroom for him. The tiles are about 8"x10" and they were putting 6 dobs of adhesive on the actual tile and pressing it into place. I thought this was the bodgers way of tiling or am I wrong and it is a valid method?
I thought you only use this method for the odd tile when you cant get the adhesive spreader in?
Anyway the builder questioned the tilers about this method so I thought he realises this is wrong and will put them straight, but they explained and he seemed happy much to my surprise.
They said that when you use the spreader on the wall you only get a thin layer of adhesive and it follows the wall, good or bad, whereas with this method you can press less or more depending in certain places to get it level, seems to make sense to me.
Plus there is virtually no glue to wipe away when you want to stop for a break and you can see any markings on the wall still as they are not obscured by adhesive.
All makes it sound like a better method to me but I am sure somewhere in the past I heard that, that is a bodgers way of tiling, what you guys think?
Also does it not leave the tiles more vulnerable, ie if you were to lean or press against a area where there is no adhesive wouldn't it crack more easily, or would you just spread the dabs a little to eliminate this?
I'd appreciate your comments guys as I have some tiling I would like to do soon, and this method seems easier.
Is it possible that these so called professional tilers were wrong and even though the builder questioned them, and they ended up showing a bodgers way of tiling and he didn't question it even though he is supposed to be so knowledgeable?
The other thing I thought of is that, although what he says makes sense about tiling on a surface that may not be perfectly level, in this case it is perfectly level as they are all brand new plasterboard walls, but then if this method is acceptable why not use it everywhere.
Also would it be ok for floors with what I mentioned above about weak spots, so would you revert to the normal method of spreading the adhesive on the floor?
Very interested in what you guys think about this, and to know if it is ok.
They keep saying he does not do anything by halves and goes for the best. He is a professional has all professionals in as he doesn't seem to actually physically be doing much himself.
Anyway he had these two tilers in and they were tiling the bathroom for him. The tiles are about 8"x10" and they were putting 6 dobs of adhesive on the actual tile and pressing it into place. I thought this was the bodgers way of tiling or am I wrong and it is a valid method?
I thought you only use this method for the odd tile when you cant get the adhesive spreader in?
Anyway the builder questioned the tilers about this method so I thought he realises this is wrong and will put them straight, but they explained and he seemed happy much to my surprise.
They said that when you use the spreader on the wall you only get a thin layer of adhesive and it follows the wall, good or bad, whereas with this method you can press less or more depending in certain places to get it level, seems to make sense to me.
Plus there is virtually no glue to wipe away when you want to stop for a break and you can see any markings on the wall still as they are not obscured by adhesive.
All makes it sound like a better method to me but I am sure somewhere in the past I heard that, that is a bodgers way of tiling, what you guys think?
Also does it not leave the tiles more vulnerable, ie if you were to lean or press against a area where there is no adhesive wouldn't it crack more easily, or would you just spread the dabs a little to eliminate this?
I'd appreciate your comments guys as I have some tiling I would like to do soon, and this method seems easier.
Is it possible that these so called professional tilers were wrong and even though the builder questioned them, and they ended up showing a bodgers way of tiling and he didn't question it even though he is supposed to be so knowledgeable?
The other thing I thought of is that, although what he says makes sense about tiling on a surface that may not be perfectly level, in this case it is perfectly level as they are all brand new plasterboard walls, but then if this method is acceptable why not use it everywhere.
Also would it be ok for floors with what I mentioned above about weak spots, so would you revert to the normal method of spreading the adhesive on the floor?
Very interested in what you guys think about this, and to know if it is ok.
