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So true form, this Florim Magnum tile job has a couple of issues. :D
1. We're the third lot in there, one gang lasted 2 hrs :p the other lit left after doing their prep, and then shattered (I don't mean broke a tile) a tile by propping one corner up whilst on the floor and attacking with a grinder. :eek: And by all account from the main contractor, literally attacked it with a grinder :thumbsup:

2. The prep :p:p
This is the first of two wetrooms to be done.
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The second image is patchy because it's where we've started to rub the high points back with a stone.
Their answer to tanking is sticking kerdi Keba on niche wall with wpc and then covering with wpc.
That's ok, however it was 6mm thick in places and not flat by any stretch of the imagination. Just what you need when it's only one tile on the wall.

3. Access to the rooms is a little challenging

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4. The second wetroom........ well I'll leave that till after the site meeting this morning :confused:
 
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Localtiler said:
Well Marc, if anyone can do this sort of challenging job, it's you. Are you leaving the walls after taking off high spots or tanking again to be sure ? Looks like there could be areas of tanking over painted plaster ?
One tile on that wall with angled ceiling, with niche cut out with mitres? Wow
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Yeah it's all being sorted mate. Making friends left right and centre. :):thumbsup:

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callatiler said:
I wouldn’t question any amount you want for that job Marc!
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Even tho the they're paying a healthy day rate Ian, it transpires as always, I could of pushed the boundaries even further. I'm still happy, there's no pressure or questions from the tiling contractor.
Only fly in ointment is that officially we're already 6 weeks behind and the main contractor wants the floor space Monday for kitchen fitters, but I say possession is 9/10ths of the law haha
 
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3_fall said:
Even tho the they're paying a healthy day rate Ian, it transpires as always, I could of pushed the boundaries even further. I'm still happy, there's no pressure or questions from the tiling contractor.
Only fly in ointment is that officially we're already 6 weeks behind and the main contractor wants the floor space Monday for kitchen fitters, but I say possession is 9/10ths of the law haha
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They must realise you can’t exactly put them in the broom cupboard out of the way!
 
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callatiler said:
They must realise you can’t exactly put them in the broom cupboard out of the way!
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You know what it's like tho Ian, sometimes a main contractor will put his foot down, especially when they feel it's not their fault.
Take that wall that was being stripped back today, all we asked was that it was removed, and we had agreed with the tiling contractor to put it back ourselves because we knew we'd do a better job of replacing it. It's no drama, it's only two full sheets, granted there's a few cutouts, but at least we'd have it flat.
Before you know it, the main contractor has pulled in the boss of the drylining and plastering company Making him rectify it. So he came back on site with the hump assuming we were sticking the knife in.
It wasn't like that at all, we didn't start throwing our weight around or getting angry shouting and screaming. We just wanted to sort it out, and we were prepared to do it.
It took me 20mins to make the plastering contractor understand why we had condemned it. After that he was happy as Larry, kinda! Haha well he didn't have the hump anymore.
 
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impish said:
Sometimes I feel like setting up a company just to do the prep for decent tilers.
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Wouldn't you do mine then Mark? :(

Tbf, none of the people that I have met over the last 48hrs have ever seen anything like this before, not even the tiling contractors themselves, and they are 4th generation.
Openly admitted it, had nothing to hide, were in trouble and said they needed help.
So everyone on site had to be educated to a certain degree, and they've all calmed down and are doing what they can to help.
The tiling contractor has some 40 guys, it's a serious outfit, but by his own admission, predominantly a contracting company.
One of the owners spent a lot of time with me today trying to get a handle on the product, and being someone who understands the industry well, picked everything up very quickly and was more than happy for me to dictate what had to happen. No short cuts, no can you not just dab it out a bit, whatever I wanted. So it's taken the pressure off me, and I can go about my business with a focused mind.
Well apart from the fact that I'm sposed to be somewhere else Monday :( not a chance now.
Should of seen his face when I told him I was meant to be somewhere else, he honestly thought come tomorrow I was off! Haha
 
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impish said:
I get the same thing Marc which is why 99% of the time I insist from the beginning that I prep things.
I can't believe how hard it can be trying to justify why we need plumb walls and flat floors - especially on large format.
Sometimes I feel like setting up a company just to do the prep for decent tilers.
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I've thought about doing exactly the same thing Mark.
 

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