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    Base for tiles pathway & tile/adhesive thickness

    Good morning all, I am going to be laying a new path to my front door outside, that I would like to finish with the traditional Victorian checkerboard tiles. For the base, I was planning on 100mm concrete poured over 50mm Type 1. The path will have a fall of 1:60 to match the patio. My main...
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    Cracked Tiles over Bonding Plaster

    3Fall - No apology required! As the bathroom is still useable, we have told the fitter not to rush to squeeze us in. So it could be a month or two before anything happens. Wrighty - the blue and white tiles are different sizes! We did not realise this until the fitter told us. We chose the...
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    Cracked Tiles over Bonding Plaster

    Hello, Not forgotten, I just thought I’d wait till it actually happened before I posted! Many thanks for the advice and suggestions given. Once work is underway I will let everyone know. Thanks again, Edd
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    Cracked Tiles over Bonding Plaster

    Hi 3-Fall, Many thanks for the comprehensive reply. No, it is not what I want to hear, but to be honest it is what I expected! The tile adhesive was Topps Tiles Slow Set Flexible Grey. Thanks to others who have responded also. Edd
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    Cracked Tiles over Bonding Plaster

    Pictures to further illustrate: Close up of the cracked tiles. Tricky to show. This carries on up the entire wall, alternating cracked tile, cracked vertical grout line. These two walls in blue; the long wall and the wall with the shower & mixer on, were re-done in bonding plaster. Not...
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    Cracked Tiles over Bonding Plaster

    Hi all, We had our bathroom fully re-done approx 2 months ago. 1880's property, the previous tiles around the shower area had failed, due to water ingress. All tiles, old plasterboard etc were removed. The two brick walls were then bonding plastered. The side of the chimney breast was built out...
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