The old ways

[wayne]

when we used to grout it was three glugs to a glug

[murf]

Ah yes the old days, how i long for those pinhole burns on all my fingers
and those aching knees for want of proper kneepads, that constantly runny nose from cold draughty job locations,that aching back from hauling 50kg bags of cement across muddy sites,the soaking of tiles in barrels of water
and then removing them with frostbitten fingers. If i could turn back time
i'd give it a miss

[deanotile]

Originally Posted by murf

Ah yes the old days, how i long for those pinhole burns on all my fingers
and those aching knees for want of proper kneepads, that constantly runny nose from cold draughty job locations,that aching back from hauling 50kg bags of cement across muddy sites,the soaking of tiles in barrels of water
and then removing them with frostbitten fingers. If i could turn back time
i'd give it a miss

The best way to get rid of pin holes in your fingertips is to pee on them or so I was told. I never did it I swear.

[Sir Ramic]

Originally Posted by deanotile

The best way to get rid of pin holes in your fingertips is to pee on them or so I was told. I never did it I swear.

I thought that was a cure for biting your nails

[deanotile]

I think the old b******* just wanted me to smell of pee

[charlie1]

To All newbies, Dont be jelous we dont have a clue what the older guy's like pj and sir ramic are talking about, 20 yrs from now we can talk about how we used to have to use spirit levels and grout floats,

There where none of your self leveling systems back then, it was all done by eye.

Cant wait

Great stories guy's i can tell we really do have a wealth of knowlage on here

[Pawelzik]

Originally Posted by charlie1

...20 yrs from now we can talk about how we used to have to use spirit levels and grout floats...

That will be the time when the tiles jump to the walls by themselves and to the places following a 3-D-picture of the complete work shown by a beamer on site. I should go for inventing anti-gravity addy

[GazTech]

Self levelling wall compound.....lol :lol:

[brian c]

There is still atiler around here who uses sand and cement screed for floors,obviously concrete floors.