Kitchen appliances

[Roamer]

Hi fellas
Just a quick question about getting round kitchen appliances...

If you were tiling a kitchen floor how would get round the problem of tiling in the appliances ........say there is no room to get the appliance out after you have tiled or vice versa you have tiled and cant get the appliance back in because of worktops etc ......WOuld you first tell the customer the problems in tiling in the appliances have any of you guys come across this problem and how did you get round it???
Cheers
Kev

[Dave]

You Shouldnt Tile Appliances In As You Wont Be Able To Remove Them If They Break Down Etc. As For Hieght Restrictions Sometimes Removing The Appliances Feet Works Other Wise State This Hieght Problem To Customer Berfore Commencement Of Tiling. Some Times If Appliance Is Stow Away You Can Remove The Top Of The Appliance And Replace With Ply To Keep The Dust Etc Out ( With Customers Permission ) Hope This Helps.

[tiling1]

as above its the only way

[Varley]

I agree, ALWAYS inform the customer. And yes I have come accross this problem on almost every kitchen floor I have tiled. As long as you have informed the customer that the floor will be higher and there may be a problem getting appliances back in, it then becomes THEIR problem if they don't go back in.

[IvegotsTILE]

Just done a friends kitchen and I tiled in his washing machine,told him the problem and there was no way around it cause they didn't have feet(alot of the time you can just take these off and it'll solve the problem).If I had tiled the floor the appliance wouldn't of fitted back in.
The only way around it I could see is to inform the client and if they can't come up with an alternative tile up to the appliance and make sure they have spare tiles left,tell them when they need to move the appliance they'll have to give you a call to remove the tiles they can move the appliance and when they put it back in you can lay the spare ones back for them.Charge them accordingly.
You are quite often gonna have this problem,the best you can do is just tell the client the problem.I find the way I described the best as it puts a few more pennys in your pocket and the client will always use you as your tiler,tile up to it,how many times have you movedyour washing machine,mines not moved in 4 years.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by IvegotsTILE

Just done a friends kitchen and I tiled in his washing machine,told him the problem and there was no way around it cause they didn't have feet(alot of the time you can just take these off and it'll solve the problem).If I had tiled the floor the appliance wouldn't of fitted back in.
The only way around it I could see is to inform the client and if they can't come up with an alternative tile up to the appliance and make sure they have spare tiles left,tell them when they need to move the appliance they'll have to give you a call to remove the tiles they can move the appliance and when they put it back in you can lay the spare ones back for them.Charge them accordingly.
You are quite often gonna have this problem,the best you can do is just tell the client the problem.I find the way I described the best as it puts a few more pennys in your pocket and the client will always use you as your tiler,tile up to it,how many times have you movedyour washing machine,mines not moved in 4 years.

IF APPLIANCE DEVELOPS LEAK NOT BEST METHOD TO GET APPLIANCE OUT QUICKLY

[IvegotsTILE]

Very true,but its the chance you take,customer always makes the final decision with all the information I can give them.
Could always try plaining a bit off the appliance lol

[Dave]

Probaly Good Idea To Make Sure Isolation Valves Are Wthin Reach In Case Of Emregencys If Tiling Them In Is The Only Option. All Other Options Covered I Think.

[thereaper]

Got a vested interest in this one as I still repair appliances although my tiling business is growing a treat.Better to replace the top of a washing machine with a metal sheet as there were a few problems with tops setting on fire a few years back.Dishwashers all seem to have extremely long screw in legs but can be a swine to pull in and out-best scenario is to slope the tiles up slightly at the back and then screw the legs down.

[GazTech]

[quote=dhceramics;12330]You Shouldnt Tile Appliances In As You Wont Be Able To Remove Them If They Break Down Etc. As For Hieght Restrictions Sometimes Removing The Appliances Feet Works Other Wise State This Hieght Problem To Customer Berfore Commencement Of Tiling. Some Times If Appliance Is Stow Away You Can Remove The Top Of The Appliance And Replace With Ply To Keep The Dust Etc Out ( With Customers Permission ) Hope This Helps.[/quote]Exactly what I always did[IMG]http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/images/icons/icon12.gif[/IMG]

[Roamer]

Thanks for the comments guys
Kev

[L & R CERAMICS]

i cant beleive what im reading here ,you talking about taking tops off and replacing with ply ,you cant do that
if the appliances arent going to fit back after tiling you should not tile it
let some other mug with them type of brains do it or offer the customer a suitable floor covering i.e. karndean or amtico its not that much dearer than tiles
i suppose the next answer will be ( but its marine ply )