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Hi all , another Newby I afraid , I been working with a self taught tiler to gain experience before I try to do it my self , done a course a few years back but never done anything with it because lack of experience and confidence , we been doing a lot of complete bathrooms for a large well known kitchen and bathroom supplier , fitters go in , strip and replaster where needed , we tile walls and floors then they fix but things I witness I have to question although the end result looks good and regularly praised, , so please can any professional tiler answer me these questions please
1 what are your thoughts on PVA is it necessary and when where would you use it
2 is it acceptable on uneven walls to dot and dab tiles to overcome poor substrates
3 when you have worked out your tiles are going does everyone work off battens ? I witness the tiler fixing bottom row first which are usually cuts and then works up , to me it just seems awkward and time consuming
4 when starting tiling from round the bath do you try and lay full tiles or always cut into the bath a they show on the training course
5 what happens if you don't tank shower areas and would you tank when shower on a bath attatchment
thanks in advance for you replies , can I just say it is a vey different ball game out in the real world to the class room but I gonna stick with it as I would like to achieve this for myself , if any one wants an oik to cut , grout , polish and make the tea in the west sussex ( Worthing ) area please give me a shout would love to see how its done by a profesinal
1 what are your thoughts on PVA is it necessary and when where would you use it
2 is it acceptable on uneven walls to dot and dab tiles to overcome poor substrates
3 when you have worked out your tiles are going does everyone work off battens ? I witness the tiler fixing bottom row first which are usually cuts and then works up , to me it just seems awkward and time consuming
4 when starting tiling from round the bath do you try and lay full tiles or always cut into the bath a they show on the training course
5 what happens if you don't tank shower areas and would you tank when shower on a bath attatchment
thanks in advance for you replies , can I just say it is a vey different ball game out in the real world to the class room but I gonna stick with it as I would like to achieve this for myself , if any one wants an oik to cut , grout , polish and make the tea in the west sussex ( Worthing ) area please give me a shout would love to see how its done by a profesinal