My 1st splash back

[thevinnyofoz]

Hello,

I was asked by an old family member to tile her kitchen´s splash back, was about 5m2. For some reason the current tiles were stuck on with what looked like white rubbery sealent, really difficult to get them off. Anyway I pretty much destroyed the plaster work which was a bad because that plaster was covering all kinds of nasty brick work where a door had been filled in years before.

So anyway the job got bigger as I now found myself taking the plaster back to the brick work and dot dabbing plaster boards so I could finally start tiling as that is why I was there lol. I had not taken off tiles before and thought it was going to be ok but that sealent used to put up them last lot of tiles really did double the job for me. by the way, I had never boarded up before either. I was nervous to say the least. All in all this had taken me three days from start to finish. By the way I only do this in my spare time. Maybe one day I can get paid for it.

 

[thevinnyofoz]

 

[doug boardley]

on your 2nd post Vinny, the 4th pic down, why have you done a cut on the top course?

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Vinny, you have been busy I hope you don't think I'm being rude, but I think if the cabinet door handles were changed for chrome ones, it would really finish the room nicely.

Keep up the good work :20:

 

[Olz]

If im looking at what your looking at Doug he hasnt, you can only see part of the top course because of a white cupboard.

 

[DHTiling]

on your 2nd post Vinny, the 4th pic down, why have you done a cut on the top course?

plonker....:lol:...put your glasses on doug..:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

plonker....:lol:...put your glasses on doug..:smilewinkgrin:

perhaps he already has his beer goggles on Dave :lol:

 

[thevinnyofoz]

Not too sure what is wrong with the mentioned cut but it seems to look ok to me ?

As for the handles I will be popping them onto the little old ladies Christmas list along with a tiled floor, new curtains and some rails. Bless her, she´s my dear old mum

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Not too sure what is wrong with the mentioned cut but it seems to look ok to me ?

As for the handles I will be popping them onto the little old ladies Christmas list along with a tiled floor, new curtains and some rails. Bless her, she´s my dear old mum

nice one Vinny :hurray:

 

[CJ]

Wots with the socket on the worktop :yikes:

 

[White Room]

Nice job there mate

 

[user123]

Looking good - agree with the handles idea, too...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Gazzer]

Any reason for starting half a tile off the worktop?

 

[thevinnyofoz]

The socket on the work top is out of my control, it has always been in this position. I was only there to tile and the job turned out to be bigger than I expected ( boarding out ) so moving the electrical sockets was not something I wanted to do nor qualified to do properly.

I did not want to start with half a tile but I needed a strong cut around the bottom left and right corners of the window so I had to start with half to achieve this, also the work top was out and warped in places so a full tile would have looked a little strange in places, also the cupboard was way out in places. I also went one tile higher than I would have liked but the sweet old lady wanted the tiles like this.

Not a bad effort for my first go though, thought I had done ok considering the horrible brickwork I had to start with.

 

[CON5933]

nice job mate, like a baptism of fire when the walls crumble infront of your eyes:lol:
actually it sometimes works out better, at least you can give yourself a nice flat surface to tile to..

 

[thevinnyofoz]

absolutely right. Made the job much less hassel. And a new but not perfect skill learned regarding the boarding. I'm now thinking a plastering coarse would be a very good idea, not so much for the finishing but for the boarding out.

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[White Room]

Contact British Gypsum, they a two day course for dry linning (dot and dab)

 

[doug boardley]

on your 2nd post Vinny, the 4th pic down, why have you done a cut on the top course?

lol Oli, so it is!! I should'e gone to specsavers

lol, now I've quoted my own post instead of Oli's!! (kids have been hard work tonight!)

 

[doug boardley]

on top of all that Vinny, yes a good job mate and well done