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[davemul]

Feather the edge of shower tray with adhesive and allow to set....


Created on iPhone.....

Just going back to this point... can I use tubbed adhesive to make this feathered join?

Not that im being stingy as I have 6 blimin bags of keraflex maxi... but rather than open a bag and mix a small lot... I do have a tub of mapegrip that I used for the kitchen.... still some left so would be great if I could use that?

 

[doug boardley]

Just going back to this point... can I use tubbed adhesive to make this feathered join?

Not that im being stingy as I have 6 blimin bags of keraflex maxi... but rather than open a bag and mix a small lot... I do have a tub of mapegrip that I used for the kitchen.... still some left so would be great if I could use that?

No Dave, use the keraflex.

 

[Qwerty]

Nooooo! Use the maxi mate

 

[davemul]

Haha, will do.. cheers

 

[davemul]

Guys, a bit of help/opinion required please

Setting out the wall tiles.

Tiles are 330x500 and I will be tiling in a brick bond pattern. I'm a bit stumped on how I should set out, basically what areas to focus on.

I have the shower mixer control on one wall
Then a niche and TV on the wall next
Then 2 niches on the wall next to that

Im thinking I should set out from the TV as thats pretty much what everyone will look at really!

Should Niches generally have tile joins slap bang in the middle?

If I set out from the shower mixer control, I can get it in the middle of one tile, but this will leave non central cuts for the first niche next to it

Want to get it right first time. Im thinking that it will be impossible to get central cuts on all so best to focus on one main feature

Shower control
Niche(s)
TV

couple of pics below showing. (there will be a screen on the left of shower)

 

[Time's Ran Out]

With square mosaic and square floor tiles - I'am just surprised you've gone for a rectangular shaped wall tile and 'brick bond'.
Although one would try to follow the whole tile pattern around the corners in the 'brick bond' design, I'd have a look first at centring the walls to make all your features equal to the eye and following the bulk of the cut around the corners.

 

[davemul]

Hmmm. Now i'm wondering should I go straight bond

aarrghghgh

 

[Tomtiler]

imo i would just center the full wall think that looks best

 

[davemul]

Right, floor set out. Just need to lift tiles on the right of box section and I can kick off!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Good Luck.