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[Ste450]

so you do all the joinery and plastering and still dot and dab...
I'm gobsmacked now pal!

Go and build a stud wall, better still go try and find absolutely perfect timber, then come back to me. I prefer to do it the way I do because I get better results and better adhesion

 

[Ste450]

That's what I was thinking...lol
You reel off a list of things you do yet you can't prep a wall or floor for tiling using a notched trowel....lol

That's what I was thinking...lol
You reel off a list of things you do yet you can't prep a wall or floor for tiling using a notched trowel....lol

Timber walls are almost never true, were talking 5-10mm here. So I'd much prefer to use this method and get that 5-10mm out than just go with. Go and get your level and test every 'timber' stud wall and I can almost guarantee that 99% will be untrue, to those parameters at least. You can manipulate a tile better when you spot dab it, it takes a little longer but I find you get better adhesion and better results.

 

[widler]

Ok so enough is enough!!
You can have as many lively discussions about techniques as you like, we all enjoy that.
However, what I will not witness is a personal slanging match, period!
You want to play like that, go do it on FB!
This is a public forum, and I will not have you making the forum look like a joke, you're supposed to be professionals, act like it.

You have to go and spoil it, twas fun while it lasted.
But, I'm a bit pissedd of with ste and local, I'm being put out a bit, I'm the cooking trouble maker on here

 

[AndY mac]

^^ you're a lightweight compared to ste.

 

[Spare Tool]

^^ you're a lightweight compared to ste.

Were you not bantom Craig..

 

[One Day]

Nobody should be siliconing grate covers in! Naughty naughty!

 

[widler]

Were you not bantom Craig..

Christ I wish. Middle, then erm light heavyweight, when I couldn't be assed training

 

[Spare Tool]

Christ I wish. Middle, then erm light heavyweight, when I couldn't be assed training

Up to heavyweight after chrimbo then I bet...might not recognise you...if I ever see you again

 

[Flintstone]

Nobody should be siliconing grate covers in! Naughty naughty!

Not the cover, the tile to the plastic drain

 

[J Sid]

Not the cover, the tile to the plastic drain

I used to silicon this to years back, but I was wrong apparently

 

[AndY mac]

Siliconing the grate affects the weeping

 

[Chalker]

Not all wet room formers have a weeping hole. In fact most don't.
It depends on the manufacture, as to weather you silicone or grout around the waste fitting. As a rule of thumb, the ones that are physically bonded in, can be grouted. But the the height adjustable ones, that come with a former to tile to. These normally require a silicone, or other flexible medium to fix it in place.

 

[Flintstone]

I used to silicon this to years back, but I was wrong apparently

I used to grout them but I read not to? Think it was impish !

The plastic is flimsy, it was a wedi one on this occasion, grout would certainly crack

 

[stephenoneill]

It's lively tonight

 

[WetSaw]

...or other flexible medium.

There's Trusted Advisor talk right there