Bowing Tiles

[johnryan]

just wondering about the walls. they look like very heavy tiles to go on skimmed plaster. do you know the weight of them? shouldn't be more than 20k per m2 if it is a skimmed wall. if you're going all the way to the ceiling i'd be a bit concerned about that.

 

[b1gbrad]

This is how bowed the tiles are:

So I'm going to stack them - thanks for the advice chaps, and yes I agree it looks more modern that way.:icon14:

But, I'm not sure about centering them to the window. :confused_smile: When stacked, do you centre the middle of the tile to the middle of the window or the edge of the tile to the middle of the window. And does it matter if that then leaves a small 60mm tile on the RHS?

I've used a notch trowel bed and then packed it out with extra adhesive where necessary to keep them vertically straight. Is that the best way to do it?

I've not a clue about the weight of them so I'll check later. But yes, I'm going all the way to the ceiling. Worst case what might happen? Anything I can do to prevent that happening?

 

[Andy Allen]

if there to heavy, worst case they will fall off, damage the bathroom suite, or give you a headache, so before you continue i would check the weight of the tiles, are they porcelain tiles or ceramic? it should say the weight on the box and if they are packed in 1m2 per boxs, if not weigh one tile and times it by 5.5 the number of 600x300 tiles in a square metre..

 

[prceramics]

draw a line in the centre of your window ! dry run the tiles starting from the line see what the cuts look like, if no good start the dry run with the centre of the tile on the line then try again

 

[b1gbrad]

thanks again chaps. I've worked out that it's just over 16kg/sqm. So is that ok enough not to be too worried about it?

I'll have a play with the layouts around the windows.

 

[John Benton]

I guess you've convinced the missus then!!

 

[charlie1]

thanks again chaps. I've worked out that it's just over 16kg/sqm. So is that ok enough not to be too worried about it?
I'll have a play with the layouts around the windows.

16kg pm2 for tiles, roughly 5 kg of adhesive and then about 1 kg of water. What size notch trowel are you using?

 

[b1gbrad]

Yes, Missus is convinced - it makes sense.

I'm using 6mm, but having to pad the adhesive out in places to ensure it's vertical.

 

[charlie1]

Hi brad, for that size of tile I would be using no less than a 10mm notch + back skimming tile, and that's if the walls where in good condition! You are not going to get anywhere near enough coverage with a 6mm trowel. I'm unsure what your pad out method is? Be carefully brad, your over the limit for those walls!!

 

[b1gbrad]

Thanks for the advice - I'll pop to screwfix and get me a new trowel. I've been back skimming the tile and basically just building up the adhesive on the tile (as uniform as possible to avoid any gaps in the adhesive behind the tile) to compensate for the wonky walls. Is that the best way?

I've started with the most difficult wall so it should all be easy of that....yeah right!