1st Job: My first job

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I ended up getting invited back to a mates house with his Dad, whom I'd never met before. You know how the grilling goes, where you from, what do you do!!!

He got me onto his expensive whisky's which I couldnt stand lol. Anyhow, a few days later me mate rang me up and asked me to go and look at the downstairs bathroom !

Without getting anyone else in to do it I was given the job. Full refit of the bathroom and suite.

To cut a long story short, I worked yesterday from 12 til 10 and at 8 and 9 I was brought a can of the finest lager. His Dad got sick of entertaining guests at his bbq so came and chatted to me from 8 onwards. When I had packed up I was given a whisky, this time with water and it went down a treat.

Before we knew it we had drank a lil too much and as their younger son was having a few mates round for all night COD4 and Bejing Games on the Xbox. I was invited to stay which I accepted as I don'd drink drive(who would thats S/E) then the jokes came about me starting the walls at 6am.

Anywho, its my first job, its brickbond (EEEK), screeding, tanking, floor, etc etc.

Its all going swimmingly well, no lipage so far, level everywhere and he has turned around tonight and asked me to turn his ensuite into a wet room!!!

Bonus! I'll get the progress pics up shortly.

[Dave]

Whey Hey!!.Nice one............now the pics we will look forward too.....

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[CJ]

Hope they still look straight when your sober

[Dave]

Thanks for the pics......

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ahh, no drink tonight, twas just last night, well technically the night before last !

[Dave]

In this pic .. is that backing paper on the wall...?.....

[CJ]

They look pi55ed to me.



But 1.02am................everything does to me at the moment

[365drills]

Looking good but what was the whisky....

I am a brandy man myself!

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The whisky was the only malt made on the isle of sky, Talisker. The holes at the back were made with 365 drills, and no that is not backing paper, its plaster and filled holes. I will admit to there being a few bits of paper on the wall however they are getting scraped off as I go.

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ps I know its also a shame the customer wanted different, yes almost identical tiles fot the floor. With the grout lines not continuing it actually agitates me.

[365drills]

Its looking good and nice to see grey grout on the floor.

I made the schoolboy error of ivory. 3 years later. Yuk!

Contemplating regrouting but know its a painful job.

[Dave]

Just use a grout cleaner rich......works wonders you know....

[cam_low]

Its looking good and nice to see grey grout on the floor.

I made the schoolboy error of ivory. 3 years later. Yuk!

Contemplating regrouting but know its a painful job.

I haven't grouted yet as the customer wants pebble grout for the floor and walls.

I told her they will get dirty and will need cleaned with the above mentioned grout cleaner.

[Oli]

I haven't grouted yet as the customer wants pebble grout for the floor and walls.

I told her they will get dirty and will need cleaned with the above mentioned grout cleaner.

Dont worry Richard, I though it had been grey grouted as well.

[whitebeam]

Someone let me know what colour pebble grout is

[Dave]

Very similar to limestone........

[Dave]

click this link and colour chart for pebble is at the bottom.......

http://www.bal-adhesives.co.uk/bal/p...e_Jan_2006.pdf

[Mark B]

Boosha,

It looks good. If they had the same tiles on the floor you'd have had to run the brick pattern the other way to get the grout line to match and it wouldn't have looked as good.

Mark

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Well, I've just got in an hour and a half ago, another long day but its getting there! Had an issue with bath as the plumber put the bath in on a slant, yet the bath has a built in fall !???!

Then had an issue with the taps as he put one side in 4mm out!

Never mind, back tomorrow!

[LM Ceramics]

looks alright boosha i cant wait for the finished pics

[Derry]

it looks good but i agree about the tiles, i think the tiles used on the wall would have looked better used on the floor as well.

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i did say however the customer as you know is always "wrong"

[MICK the Tiler]

Looks good

For your first one you have done really well me thinks

Try and stay off the plonk though

Don't you just hate out of level baths OH! and plumbers

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Well here are some pictures lads, they are from yesterday, just too tired to put them up last night. Haven't taken any today either...

[murf]

that looks really good. I know guys at it for years and their work
isnt that good, keep it up

[DB-Tiling]

very well done.. looks great.

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well I'll let you all into a little secret.

I'm a perfectionist and it costs me money.

Secret number two. I havent done a tiling course...yet.

[Dave]

looks OK to me.......thanks for the pics.........

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I know you cant really tell the quality of the job with pictures. Though I can let you know that there is only lipage on one wall where the cabinet is going and that is due to the extension and DIY plastering which left a rise.

I've had my level on every tile up down left and right lol! I'm well impressed to be frank ha.


ps my funding for the course at NETT has not come through yet, I will be doing the course just so that you know I'm not a cowboy like my previous employer ! ! !