Messy job

[carpo]

Well I just finished my floor at last and feel like I need a year or two off what a messy job, that bloody adhesive gets everywhere, well it does when I tile, lol

So do you pro's find it messy or are you more organised, I have gone through two pairs of jeans, a top and a pair of trainers

Not to mention the £500 I spent on adhesive and SLC.

Carpo

[whitebeam]

How big was this floor

[faithhealer]

congratulations mate

[hillhead]

Big floor? when i tile there is very little adhesive wasted.

[hillhead]

any pics?

[doug boardley]

you're not supposed to go mud wrestling in it carpo

[Scott]

£500 on addy and slc, that must be some floor!

I only waste what goes off before i used it and thats not much as im a tight wad!

[carpo]

I will be getting some pics up later this week, I want to get the skirting boards, kitchen kickboards and a few other bits.

Floor was a little over 20m2 I put down polished porcelain 600x600 tiles, from B&Q sealed before grouting, and it has come out great, although the seem to mark very easy.

I learnt a lot doing this floor both through making mistakes and the help here, biggest thing I discovered is don't use rapid set............. it sets in a have to rush mentality.

I used about 10 bags of Mapei flexi adhesive and about the same of the latex plan trade, the floor was over 20mm out as it was formally two different areas.

Carpo

[Phil Hobson]

Well done Carpo, my work is very clean but my Snickers can stand up on their ownlike Wallace and Grommit's wrong trousers

[whitebeam]

Thats alot of addy

[carpo]

you're not supposed to go mud wrestling in it carpo

lol, with the amount of cloths I have chucked out it seems like I was rolling around in it

[carpo]

Here are a few pics, will load up some more once all the other bits are back on .....







I also had to contend with a puppy springer spaniel running off with my tools, trying to get into the adhesive, and when I was buffing off the grout he was attached to the other end of the towel, I was tempted to use him instead of the towel

Carpo

[doug boardley]

looks good carpo, well done mate and thanks for the pics

[Phil Hobson]

Looking good mate, I've had the puppy thing too. Love em, so cute you can't get angry

[hillhead]

Nice floor
Is that white grout?

[carpo]

Cheers guys, yes it's white grout 3mm spacing, need to seal it up very soon

Carpo

[Dave]

Looks good... nice floor.

[mikethetile]

well done mate, you should be proud of your self

in answer to your question, I used to get addy everwhere when I started but you soon start working clean with a little practice

[stevee]

looks the bizzo mate

[Gazzatile]

get the white grout sealed sooner rather than later
good looking job

[nybor62]

well done nice job

[lcjohno]

looks good mate. That dog of yours will have you cleaning them grout lines regular

[Colour Republic]

Nice floor and nice choice of appliances too

[carpo]

Cheers guys, you can really appreciate how difficult a job tiling really is, looks simple but far from it, I am glad it's over

One quick question............. I notice that the tiles mark quite easy, so any ideas of a product that I could apply over the tiles to make them a little more stain resistant?

Carpo

[doug boardley]

Cheers guys, you can really appreciate how difficult a job tiling really is, looks simple but far from it, I am glad it's over

One quick question............. I notice that the tiles mark quite easy, so any ideas of a product that I could apply over the tiles to make them a little more stain resistant?

Carpo

a big carpet!!

[carpo]

a big carpet!!

lol, or some lino

[Dan]

Www.ltp-online.co.uk and www.tilegiant.co.uk both sell ltp sealers. All explaned on the ltp site.