For my sins I'm in the bathroom bashing game & have been using the same spreads for a number of years.Most of the rooms I tackle need tiling, so after rip out, I ask the for the room to be bonded & skimmed. They always deliver a smooth finish, but on quite a few rooms of late, I've had to use 3 or 4 extra bags of tile addy to fill the voids & make it tileable. Is to much to ask that they use a level or straight edge to get it flat & level? See pic.
How flat & level should it be?
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For my sins I'm in the bathroom bashing game & have been using the same spreads for a number of years.Most of the rooms I tackle need tiling, so after rip out, I ask the for the room to be bonded & skimmed. They always deliver a smooth finish, but on quite a few rooms of late, I've had to use 3 or 4 extra bags of tile addy to fill the voids & make it tileable. Is to much to ask that they use a level or straight edge to get it flat & level? See pic.
bopper
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The tiles look out tho......
bopper
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And the lvl ain't touching the wall in the pic at the tile end!
Difficult to photo one handed!Had a reply from my man saying if you want it totally flat full board wall or full bond. They know the room is to be tiled, ffs why wouldn't you want it flat & plumb? I think job & knock for these boys is what's more important!
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hail hail
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If its to be tiled on and you spent the money on 3-4 extra bags of addy, you where best to reboard it and tile on a flat wall. f**k chasing your tale with uneven walls because that way, you grout lines will be a nightmare to keep perfect!
As for your stabila level, your a f**k**g hallion! lol. Thou in saying that, im the same when tiling, messy f**k*r at times.
hail hail
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I agree! grout lines look thicker than the other. Id love to see the room when finished. OP, please return with the pics when the room is finished
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bopper
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And I thought it was us spreads get all the blame for when it gos tits up and no credit when the project looks great....the mind boggles ,if you can use the lvl to tile straight ffs you could glue some boards on surely! I mean am a spread but if ever out of work I would easily pass for a tiler np!A good tiler would just deal with it..ffs...
Or if it's beyond you.. Just put Wet wall on
A.plasterer
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Never come to Spain tiling.
A.plasterer
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Davy sned
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If you've been using same spreads surely you would have to say boys this has to be plumb and level or like most plasterers boys would just flatten it for tiling I wouldn't be buying the extra tubs of gear for the next ten years or change your spreads just tell them what you need I'm sure it can get sorted don't think they be happy to see the big finger test pic on here ha ha
hail hail
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Would never consider bonding / skimming walls to be tiled ,back to brick/block then plasterboard walls.. all your tile cuts are same
Tile Adhesive same
Can get your corner square for shower trays
Job looks top notch & dry line yourself no one else to blame
Nothing wrong with tiling onto skimmed walls. Just make sure to prime it first however i always give it a wee scrape with the tile trowel aswell. As for bondng, ive tiled on bonded walls however one isnt supposed to because if any water gets in behind the tiles(which can happen), it can soften the bonding up and tiles can pop off.
Tiling onto brick/block walls can be a nightmare aswell if not built properly!
I may be the only one but I think your spreads may not have allowed to straighten the walls in the price, we don't know what it was like before, guessing it was all over the place and 500 might not have cut it. Think next time might be best to talk to them before they price it so they know what your expecting. Some wall ie door walls if the go the wrong way then would cause alot of grief to get straight.
themucky1
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Get f**k*d mush i turned 35 a couple of weeks back and I was taught by a REAL plasterer and I'm very good at float and skim, any more comments like that and you'll see what I can do with a feather edge lol
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CeeVee
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I did say..."most"!!!
jamesthefirst
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This is where the half time sachet stuff can come in if it speeds up your undercoat setting time too.
Will it work on hardwall?
Will it work on hardwall?
themucky1
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Pagey
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Gotta be careful what is said the last tiler who came on here was talking about police wanting phone numbers company names and playing the moral high ground with a few, you want it bang on you pay bang on money maybe a wake up call that plastering is actually an art, how come you ain't kept the same plasterer for every job?