Pictures: should i have done anything different setting out/getting levels?

[redrex]

hiya all,

been a busy couple of days, managed to slip in this splashback while the plumber sorts out my other job. other than the rubbish walls that the 'plasterer' left-suggested bin the plasterer next time and use backer board. what i wanted to know is could i have set out differently? this is a galley kitchen, the wall opposite is 4 courses high so fairly simple. on the bit in the pics the left worktop is about 5 mm higher than the right. I ended up with half a cut to the worktops to take up the difference, also these are metro tiles so if i started with a full tile, the bevel would show on the right but i would have had to trim the tiles on the left and the bevel would have gone, so looking a bit odd. the top of the wall is going to be painted so no issues there. also, because the walls where so far out (plasterer), sometimes 10mm and in a wavy pattern, i used keraquick to build out and stick the tiles-customer didnt want twait for plastering to be done again and a wait of a couple of weeks to dry, i didnt want to run the risk of the addy setting and finding out i had missed my levels across the ali splashback so i worked down 5 courses then battened out and went back up. sounds a bit back to front but the levels are perfect (get your rulers out on your screen) any other way do you think? back tomorrow to do the last 15 tiles customer bought exactly the sq/m before i could suggest adding a bit more for wastage. overall im happy with the cuts etc and should look nice when grouted, primed with
primer G. customer also didn't want cuts at either end of the worktop or the tiles go beyond the edges.

Ed

[redrex]

oh and heres the customer (another very friendly one) waving me bye for the day!

Ed

[doug boardley]

looks a bit strange at first glance with the split tile at the bottom, and my eye was drawn to what would be a cut at the top, but having read your post I see why you've done it as you have and I'm sure it'll look fine when grouted

[Daveyboy]

It looks a neat job Ed and your explanation for your half cuts at the bottom makes sense...Once grouted, kitchen bits n bobs on the worktops, etc, I'm sure the cuts will not be visible/noticed and it will look the business...

[Colour Republic]

is that Heston?

[whitebeam]

The ceiling line looks all over the place, some cutting there

[redrex]

is that Heston?

'it is indeedy...

Ed

[redrex]

The ceiling line looks all over the place, some cutting there

yeah i was dreading it but customer saved me, coz they will either put up new cornicing or just paint it, he liked the look of the straight edge.

Ed

[Dan]

Wow.

How's his pub doing, didn't it shut due to giving 20-odd people food poisoning? Love the blokes mad food personally. Nice job you have there.

[Colour Republic]

Blimey so it is Heston, for a man obsessed with perfection I'm surprised he would put up with that ceiling, in fact I would have expected him to get his feeler gauge out and check your tile spacing.

Redrex - Tiler to the stars!

[James Spelrem]

silk purse out of a sows ear it was smart you kept the tile edge seperate from the roof line finishing others mistakes is not a easy thing to do

[WHID to?]

Heston may have missed a trick here I think. We had a similar problem in our bathroom and dropped down a couple of tiles from the ceiling. Because the gap from the level row of full tiles is a little bigger to the uneven ceiling, the wonkiness does not seem to notice. I guess it depends what colour he goes with in the kitchen on the walls.

The gap at the top also allows you to change the feel of the room and the tiles to a degree by altering the colour on the wall. Its easier to paint a wall than retile. My missus likes the concept so it worked for me!

[redrex]

thanks for the responses guys, finished article today but what a swine of a day, had to take a couple of deep breaths! after taking the pics, i realised that I had forgotton to silicone under the window frame!!!!but done now!

have a good weekend everyone and back to it Monday!

Ed

[redrex]

here they are

[doug boardley]

so what was all the panic about

[MTM Tiles]

just a quickie I am sure its a typing error but it should be 4 not 2 weeks wait for new plaster to dry.

[redrex]

just a quickie I am sure its a typing error but it should be 4 not 2 weeks wait for new plaster to dry.

Hi MTM,

My generic figure of speach couple of weeks! new plaster 4 to be exact...but for some reason my couple of weeks always end up being about 10 anyway...

Ed