Pictures: 2 bathrooms - under pressure!

[macten]

Should be finishing the first this week but only just been told by customer that I need to be finished in 2 weeks as he has his team of decorators booked to come in and do a total redecoration of his house. I told him when I quoted I wasn't the fastest tiler out there but guaranteed him a fantastic finish and he was happy with that.
Was just supposed to be taking old tiles off and retiling walls and do the floors but now it's turned into new suites and towel rads. 3 weeks this first one will have taken me and I'm quite happy with that since I'm on my tod but now I feel pressure.

[Dave]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtrEN-YKLBM]YouTube - Under Pressure[/ame]

[Oli]

Or this one Dave.....

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[hillhead]

Bad egg Dave

[hillhead]

Bad egg Dave

[Dave]

Or this one Dave.....

YouTube - The X Factor John and Edward Jedward Under Pressure !

[CJ]

Nothing like having people breathing down ya neck.

I have been playing catch up on 4 jobs for the last 8 weeks..........due to others cock ups.

Just worked my 5th weekend in a row.......and booked to work next weekend as well

I'm chuffing knackered

[macten]

I'm a Jedward fan!!!!!!

[davy_G]

See if you can get a local scally to help.

Someone carrying tiles and mixing can really speed you up.

[macten]

Bathroom 1:

[macten]

From the old grout joints in shower area it was obvious there would be water damage and there was. Only ever ripped ONE shower out that hadn't had water damage - this is why I always tank. Bottom header stud was rotten and needed replacing and bottom meter of plasterboard was black with mould and disintergrated. Other wall was a skimmed block wall on sand and cement render and the old adhesive (tubbed) could be removed with a sponge.

Unfortunately elsewhere the tiles mostly came off taking plaster skim too leaving a very uneven sand/cement scratch coat:


Window wall wasn't too bad and used a concrete rubbing block to take off the high points. Other rendered wall was awful but couldn't overboard or I would have lost the shower tray

Leveled off as best I could with rapid set and ditched the idea of brick bond.

[macten]

Removed window sill and made good:



New plasterboard, tanked and levelled with rapid set:


600x300 beige porcelain (makes a change.....not)
But these are polished and is my first time working with polished porc.
First thing I did was test if they would need sealing by marking a tile with a dry wipe marker and rubbing it off - this left a permanent stain so knew it would need sealing.

[macten]

Tried out my new toy and love it!
Sure I would have nicked them JB pipes if I hadn't had this:

New centers and chrome pipe for Towel rad


Tip: pushfits don't seal well on chrome pipes so use a compression cap to seal off before refilling the system (these help keep the diameter down for the holes that need cutting in the tiles too)

[macten]

Floor overlayed with NMP:

[macten]

Had to mess about with the window a bit but got a nice set out around it as a feature that worked well everywhere else.
Full bodied porc so won't be using trim on this job:




Lengthened feed pipe to accommodate thicker tile:

[macten]

Feed for lighted cabinet:



Need more tiles to finish bottom cuts so will pick some up in the morning - need to get the floor down and all walls complete tomorrow or I'm gonna be stressing.

[macten]

Still got some bottom cuts to do but got floor down:

[macten]

De-waxed, sealed, grouted and siliconed.








Final fit tomorrow - not looking forward to the sliding curved shower door - haven't got a clue how it goes back together!!

[CON5933]

a man of your calibre i'm sure you'll do it...nice job mac

[macten]

Got everything done bar the shower enclosure:



Used a McAlpine 90 degree flexi - elbow - never knew they did them but was perfect for this job.

[doug boardley]

looking well, quality over quantity every time

[Dave Ramsden]

try 7 large bathrooms with floors all mitred walk in showers, loads of mosaic panels and an 80m kitchen floor in 11 wks on my own

[macten]

try 7 large bathrooms with floors all mitred walk in showers, loads of mosaic panels and an 80m kitchen floor in 11 wks on my own

I would love to be able to do that in 11 weeks!!
I'd only work 15 weeks a year!!

[faithhealer]

nothing like a partner sometimes, even part time to to have some one to bounce ideas off

[heatybob]

hi mac,
Not supprised ur under pressure,you need to spend more time working and less time takin photos
Nice job m8

[Oli]

Looks spot on mate

[Dave]

Another good job and thanks for sharing the project with us..

[Dave Ramsden]

nothing like a partner sometimes, even part time to to have some one to bounce ideas off

Defo or someone to just take the strain for a day while you hide in a corner. Ill get some more pics together and resize and post them soon. Last week of the job now!

[macten]

Bathroom #2:

[macten]