strange request

[dave l and l]

have any of you ever been asked to tile round the outside of a building, by that i mean the brick work under the rough cast level at the bottom of a house
i have been asked about it but i am not sure if i should,
any one tiled anything like this before
and while i am at it whats the strangest thing you have tiled

[Rich]

So this would be tiling directly onto exterior brickwork? Just making sure that I know what you mean.

[blocko]

Never tiled the lower courses of bricks

As for strangest thing Ive tiled........... has to be the bathroom of a fellow tiler (lazy git! )

[dave l and l]

yeah thata what they are wanting, not for a few months, but i never gave them an answer as i thought apart from the fact it wont look that nice i am not sure you should do it in the first place

[Rich]

I dont see why not. As long as the prep is carried out and you use the correct materials.

[radim]

my dad's house is tiled at the bottom all way round.about 600 mm high.it has been done 25 years ago and tiles are still on the wall. and we get a serious winters in czech republic.right now it is -22 degrees.so I think it should be ok...

[Stewart]

I did one last year... Had to put 10x16mm holes in the tile at every air-brick I tiled over!

[whitebeam]

Seen it done with thin roof slates on the brickwork below the pebble dash just underneath the drip bead about 25 years ago sand/cement was used...could'nt understand why though unless it was a feature.

[dave l and l]

yeah i discussed the air brick with them, i will maybe do it for them when the weather gets better. they said they have got there own materials from tops, i can only imagine.

[CJ]

Nowt strange as folk.


I tiled behind someones double bed before..........chuffing great tiles as well. (Can't remember wot size

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

Not really that strange but got a phone call from a guy wanting some tiling done & got directions to the dry dock at Greenock.

Ended up doing repairs on the Ardrossan to Arran ferry.

Glad it wasnt at sea as i aint good on boats.

[Gall.B]

Not really that strange but got a phone call from a guy wanting some tiling done & got directions to the dry dock at Greenock.

Ended up doing repairs on the Ardrossan to Arran ferry.

Glad it wasnt at sea as i aint good on boats.

Was that for Durastic Steff?

[bobbynz]

Tiled a toilet and and service floor in 1 inch mosaics directly to wet screed. When I finally got inside with my gear the old man saw my level and told me " I dont think you'll be needing that today" had to think for a few seconds before realising what he was talking about.
We were tiling a yacht

[Rich]

I had a call from a guy once asking if I could tile his bird house, he had divided it into little rooms and wanted the bathroom tiled but it was my mate in the pub, being funny.

[Fliselege]

There's a mosque here in a place called Tøyen, not a purpose built one, converted apartment block in middle of neighbourhood that is covered in blue and white mosaics, looks awful. Not really tiled anything out of the norm, but due to conflicting personal tastes I have installed some truely hideous bathrooms, some people are stuck in the eighties, some people are hoping the seventies is coming back, and some people just haven't got a clue.

[swanman]

Ive been askes to tile a wooden shed

[NZ_Tiler]

Haved tiled a few elevators

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

Was that for Durastic Steff?

No Gall it was for Ayr Upholstery, They have the contract for Cal-Mac & do all the chair coverings etc.

[tubs]

Heres a job I did last year , walls were brick, so exterior cement board screwed on to wall and fixed with rapid set flexible as well, then tiled onto with slate mosiacs using BAL super cover rapid set !

Before the walls were boarded




And during !