Flat not always possible?

[doug boardley]

use B&Q tiles, with all the size differences you can put the bigger ones on the humps and the smaller ones in the dips:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

 

[hillhead]

Even stick slate on,lol.
Various thickness' would work well on some new builds lately too.

 

[Rob Z]

One witticism that I coined some years ago was to say to the customer "I could tile a basket ball if the tiles are small enough". They pause for a minute to think, but then they laugh and say "I see what you mean". That one comment has done more to break the logjam over the years when more intelligent and patient explanations of why what they want WON'T WORK in their house.

To them, it's charming, historic, authentic, and antique. For the tile setter, it's one big PITA in an old house.

 

[Alberta Stone]

Common problem I see.
Working with existing is almost always a challenge with some nice little curves thrown at you just to make you sweat.
What ever happened to easy jobs?
I don't mind working hard, but sometimes it is a bit much on some projects.
I wrestle with it more than I would like to think about.
I have had to pull drywall off of walls and redo the studs sometimes even having to plane them down to get rid of a nasty hump, or build them up to eliminate a hollow, same with floors where i have had to strip them down to joists and plane them or even replace them.
I have had to redo the mainbeams in one house once with steel I-beams (long story), so what can you do.

If they have the budget then you can remake pretty much anything and get it to perfection, but if they want to cut corners then what?
Either go with cheaper materials and do the prep right or go with the posh stuff and sacrifice on the prep work.
options, options.
At the end of the day one can advise the client, but they make the decision.
I have refused to do a few jobs because the client was to thick to comprehend what was needed and demanded it be done in an inferior manner.

 

[devonmark]

One witticism that I coined some years ago was to say to the customer "I could tile a basket ball if the tiles are small enough". They pause for a minute to think, but then they laugh and say "I see what you mean". That one comment has done more to break the logjam over the years when more intelligent and patient explanations of why what they want WON'T WORK in their house.

To them, it's charming, historic, authentic, and antique. For the tile setter, it's one big PITA in an old house.

would it still bounce ????

 

[mikethetile]

people pay extra to live in charming wibbly wobbly houses, they are not bothered about a billiard table flat floor, discuss the problem with them, help them choose a suitable tile and leave the decision with them