So How Was Your Day?

[Andy Allen]

Still tiling though (im no snowflake )
Even on a Friday !....

 

[Boggs]

Painful!
After the rain finally stopped I managed to make a start on these.



Only managed this much after 3.5 hours, although I am mixing by hand.

Massive respect for all you stone/large format chaps that do this kind of lifting day in day out.

More tomorrow, if I can get out of bed.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Whats the base u tiling onto

 

[Unused Account 1]

Evening ,,looked at five jobs today ,very unusual ,enjoy relaxing evening

 

[Boggs]

100mm MOT, 5/1 sharp sand/cement mix at around 30mm, I’m too tight to buy the calibrated stone, slabs primed with Tilemaster Prime Grip.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Cheers

 

[One Day]

100mm MOT, 5/1 sharp sand/cement mix at around 30mm, I’m too tight to buy the calibrated stone, slabs primed with Tilemaster Prime Grip.

No SBR in the mix?

 

[Boggs]

Not in the mortar mix itself, priming each piece with prime plus grip.

 

[Boggs]

No SBR in the mix?

Do you think it best to add some?

 

[One Day]

Do you think it best to add some?

I always do. It's like adding polymer to tile adhesive I'm told.
Basic but helps with water, frost, bond, bit of flexibility...

 

[Boggs]

I always do. It's like adding polymer to tile adhesive I'm told.
Basic but helps with water, frost, bond, bit of flexibility...

Cool, thanks for the advice.
Would you do the same with pointing mix?
Can’t stand that brush in stuff.

 

[One Day]

Cool, thanks for the advice.
Would you do the same with pointing mix?
Can’t stand that brush in stuff.

I have done, but beware that it can change shade and colour of your mix so dose accurately and it tends to make it go off much faster and risk staining, so if you do, work cleanly.
Maybe go 3:1 for pointing?
(I'm no expert at external work)

 

[widler]

I don’t know if @Andystiletiling has mentioned it but we are over halfway through a 77 room hotel, brand new.
Quite enjoying it really , bit repetitive, but a lot of singing and dancing mskes the days move quicker.
Earning good money , we put invoice in and gets paid in hours , best bit is i can see it from my house

 

[Dumbo]

I don’t know if @Andystiletiling has mentioned it but we are over halfway through a 77 room hotel, brand new.
Quite enjoying it really , bit repetitive, but a lot of singing and dancing mskes the days move quicker.
Earning good money , we put invoice in and gets paid in hours , best bit is i can see it from my house

77 room hotel paid in hours and some jumped up builder doing a small extension wants to pay end of month 30 day invoice

 

[J Sid]

I don’t know if @Andystiletiling has mentioned it but we are over halfway through a 77 room hotel, brand new.
Quite enjoying it really , bit repetitive, but a lot of singing and dancing mskes the days move quicker.
Earning good money , we put invoice in and gets paid in hours , best bit is i can see it from my house

funny enough Craig, Andy has mentioned it. It appears his doing all the work, your taking the cream and having a few holidays. Good work if you can get away with it

 

[widler]

funny enough Craig, Andy has mentioned it. It appears his doing all the work, your taking the cream and having a few holidays. Good work if you can get away with it

Yup, off to Barcelona in the morning

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Good day finished just after 5.00pm then sat at the Dartford crossing for 2 hours!!
Should be home for midnight.
Big floor to start tomorrow after going to pick up my pension.

 

[Tony73]

That was my day on 26th July

 

[macten]

I’m getting tight in my old age

 

[macten]

Another day. Another extension with wet UFH and porc planks.

Better than metros or mosaics though!

 

[Unused Account 1]

I went to a job yesterday ,the guy used the levelling clips ,i looked at a few tiles,and lifted them with a little force by hand where the clips levelledthe tile ,but created a void where it lifted ,

 

[macten]

They’re not magic but on large planks they’re a must imo.
You just need to make sure the clips hold the tile in place or force it down further. If it’s raising a tile then that’s no good.

 

[Tony_C]

Stupidly I threw the ball a couple times and that was him. By my side dropping it at my feet for the rest of the day...I never learn

 

[Boggs]

All together now!
Waffle doggie, he’s such a clever dog,
he’s such a clever doggy wog....
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Did you have to google it @Tony_C ?

 

[Tony_C]

All together now!
Waffle doggie, he’s such a clever dog,
he’s such a clever doggy wog....
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Did you have to google it @Tony_C ?

Maybe....

Absolutely did have to yes

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Just because he’s chocolate coloured you may not be PC!

 

[Wayne Brown]

A horrible day a completely botched shower room a diy disaster had to smash the tiles and plasterboard to remove it, on the painted tiled over wall I just blew on them and they fell off ha ha now just got to put it back together , lashing it down with rain outside lovely ! just what you need first week back after your holiday. Kop

 

[Italy]

sand and cement background made

 

[Dumbo]

sand and cement background made

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I like that like me you are to tight to buy a proper trowel for the job

 

[Dave]

Early finish today , just had a wetroom to tank .