Recommendation: Vicky Geometric

[trev]

To all my pals who wanted photos i have uploaded them. hope you like, its been tough on the knees but i love doing this. Any work give me a shout or i can lend a hand/knowledge whatever. Would love to help any tilers out or give guidence. PTL

The sun will always rise the next day.

[kilty55]

good work there trev,im doing a course on vicky floors in january and was wondering what can you charge for this type of work per sq metre mate? or do you base it on day rates?

[TilingLogistics]

good work there trev,im doing a course on vicky floors in january and was wondering what can you charge for this type of work per sq metre mate? or do you base it on day rates?

Thats interesting! Where is this course please? I am interested as I seem to be getting them to restore these days

Kev

[kilty55]

hi mate,its at edinburgh tiler training,,they are in the process of setting it up for me just now mate

[TilingLogistics]

hi mate,its at edinburgh tiler training,,they are in the process of setting it up for me just now mate

Can you tell me when it starts? How Long is it? How Much? Please because I am in Scotland in early January and if it works out well with dates i could call in on the way back down from Dornoch to do it. Thanks

Kev

[pjtiler]

is it just my eyes or just dodgy photography
but something looks out to me

[trev]

Hi kilty, Down in the south the rate is £159.50 sqm. but i always price the job to which design the client wants. for example some designs are more involved than others. work out how much you want to earn a day and how long you think it will take and see the difference between the two.

[trev]

what bit?

[kilty55]

ive pmd you tiling logistics

[Sir Ramic]

what bit?

I think he means the pic named "original". The red inset borders overlap Halfway up, they arent even either and makes it look well weird IMO .

[Alberta Stone]

I just did a front entrance insert yesterday 12x12 diagonal inset into walnut 3/4 inch plank
The area which they had framed for the insert had not been gauged according to the tile so it was impossible to start on a half tile and thus make it look proper 7 inchs shorter and 8 inchs less wide and it would have been perfect.
But it was already framed and could not be changed so lots of cutting smallish triangles around the entire frame.
Some areas do not work well for the pattern.
In this case the thin black accent strips would have had to be a different thickness or the red diamonds .
They are a different scale and so do not seem to match the inset well for size.
Nice work though.

[trev]

pj & sir. everything is square and the border is symetrical. the pic does not look its best crunched down so much with this pattern and colour. however, the client was very happy and i had numerous passers by comment and ask for my card. working outside for all to see can be very daunting so has to be right.

Thanks

[deanotile]

I am sorry I don’t mean to be rude but the red diamonds that over lap on the border are not symmetrical the one at the closest end is in the centre but the one at the other end is totally different and the ones on the sides do not match ether also the one where the floor dog legs is not in the centre. But other than that and the fact you have split the L cuts it looks ok.

[trev]

you will find that each individual legngth of border has the diamonds over lapping in their own centre. with vicky there is artistic licensce as no floor would be the same as people choose different patters (or make their own) and borders. i decide with the client which they like. I enjoy it and thought i would show it. If you have laid vicky you would (should) know how it works. im up for critiques but only when justified.
thanks for all your input, it's been very positive. i must remember to put more pics of my work on this friendly tilers site!!!!!

[deanotile]

I apologise if I have upset you it is just an observation. If I had don the job I would be just as critical as that is how I improve my work. It is personal preference but to me rather than each length being set out individually to the centre I would have made them all match. As it is because of the shape of the floor the closure tiles look a little of balance.

[trev]

[trev]

if i put the ones at both ends the same it would look very odd and off centre (which is what it would be) look at the number of diamonds left and the number right, they are the same, then we have the centre. if i matched it with the length at the top it would not be centre on its own line. once the client has the gate fitted i'm pretty sure EVERYONE who passes or visits would say 'that diamond is not centre'

[Highlander]

Can you tell me when it starts? How Long is it? How Much? Please because I am in Scotland in early January and if it works out well with dates i could call in on the way back down from Dornoch to do it. Thanks

Kev

Hey Kev what u doing in Dornoch its only 11 miles from me.

Gary

[garythetiler]

with regard to the overlapping red diamond closing in the centre i look at these geomatric floors all the time and the original ones dont seem to have this , extra border strips can be used to gain the module size to enable the full diamond and reduce the perimeter black cut to the outside edges if you are interseted in this type of work check out "the victorian society " they are based in chiswick in london and have guides for the restoration of these types of floors

[Dave]

Thank you for sharing those pics with us trev........

[Saltire69]

Kilty could u pm me as well with price/dates.Thx

[whitebeam]

Don't make it a secret guy's stick it on the forum

[TilingLogistics]

Hey Kev what u doing in Dornoch its only 11 miles from me.

Gary

Every year for New Year we go away with a group of friends. Whoever's turn it was to choose the location this year chose Dornoch. Simple eh! I'll call in for a wee dram if your around

Kev

[kilty55]

yes saltire,edinburgh are in the process of setting up a victorian flooring course,i asked for january and they said this would be fine,ill get back to you with dates prices etc once i find out more soon,,cheers guys

[Alberta Stone]

Found these:

London Victorian mosaic Restoration specialists

Original Style - Victorian Floor Tiles

[whitebeam]

Two good sites there Alberta

[GazTech]

Here is my vestibule floor tiled by our ancestors and gods of the encaustic geometric floating floor.


As you can see...beautiful...but on closer inspection, this chap finished on a Friday dinner...and lost interest in the final detail.


I would like to see anyone elses geometric work please, trev thanks for being proud of what you are doing....Gaz

[trev]

Cheers, i'll post the entrance hallway when its finished

[pjtiler]

pj & sir. everything is square and the border is symetrical. the pic does not look its best crunched down so much with this pattern and colour. however, the client was very happy and i had numerous passers by comment and ask for my card. working outside for all to see can be very daunting so has to be right.


Thanks

im not slagging your work mate
but as a photographer your sh!te

[pjtiler]

Found these:

London Victorian mosaic Restoration specialists

Original Style - Victorian Floor Tiles

i did,nt think there was much call for that king of work anymore
its year since i did any
funny how things come back eh

years ago we had to cut the different shape peaces out of square tiles to make up the patten then fix in sand and cement