I've read the sticky has been very useful. I have one more question I will be tiling with a full tile on top of the bath then a tiling baton around the other wall. What is the best way of tiling down to the floor after I have removed the baton? Do I work out the cut then tile up from the floor? Thanks again for any advice.
Correct ; drying the skim out too quickly can cause it to shrink & crack.The question you asked Richard about heating not being on in the same room as has been plastered, i could be wrong but i think its so the plaster DOES NOT dry out to quickly
From the edge of the bath work down the wall until you can fit your last FULL tile, then set you baton at that height, start you tiling from that height
Ok thanks for that whats the best way of working down from the bath put the tiles on and before they slip down mark the bottom of the last tile then put a tiling baton around at this height?
A word of caution! Make sure the timber batten you use to start laying the tiles is dead straight; a lot of timber isn’t but it won’t make any difference on the first row or so but it will start causing you all sorts of problems as you progress up the wall. You can use timber you know is straight but, having leaned the hard way some years ago, I now use a selection of aluminum billet battens I made especially.get a bit of timber 1x1 2x1 whatever ---- nail a batten at that height then start tiling up from the batten, that way the tiles dont slip down the wall
Richard C";p="1881534 said:I now use a selection of aluminum billet battens I made especially.
i want 1, no i want 2, no i dont, was just being greedy Richard mate, 3 will suffice
nice little tip that, i love learning new tips all the timeA word of caution! Make sure the timber batten you use to start laying the tiles is dead straight; a lot of timber isn’t but it won’t make any difference on the first row or so but it will start causing you all sorts of problems as you progress up the wall. You can use timber you know is straight but, having leaned the hard way some years ago, I now use a selection of aluminum billet battens I made especially.get a bit of timber 1x1 2x1 whatever ---- nail a batten at that height then start tiling up from the batten, that way the tiles dont slip down the wall
jctilingservices";p="1881550 said:I now use a selection of aluminum billet battens I made especially.
i want 1, no i want 2, no i dont, was just being greedy Richard mate, 3 will suffice
seriously i got a few different length spirit levels all drilled, ready to be attached to a wall, used to have a good aluminium billet ubtil i did a subby job about 18 months ago, aint it funny how things go missing when subbying and no one knows anything about it
Billet was probably the wrong term to use, they are actually just varying lengths of old aluminium DG frame extrusion I scrounged out of a skip on a job I was doing where the ancient DG windows/patio doors were being replaced ! Some still around but getting more difficult to find now.i want 1, no i want 2, no i dont, was just being greedy Richard mate, 3 will suffice
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