So How Was Your Day? - Tile Advice

[Albert]

Been there done that...the beauty of shopfitting.

Which Westfield centre are you at?

London

 

[Italy]

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[GoneGuy]

Started a rip out of a wetroom floor today, how people get away with this

 

[Italy]

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[GoneGuy]

Bottom row tiles popped off easily.

 

[Italy]

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[Italy]

what does it mean
USE BEFORE?

 

[Tile Shop]

Usare entro la data

 

[Tile Shop]

Following a bit more back trouble and several scans, doctors and osteopath appointments, they have pretty much officially decided amongst themselves this morning that tiling is not the job I should be pursuing unless I want to risk permanent damage to my lumbar which already has a degenerative diffuse disc and makes lifting and bending rather awkward!

So a couple of years of practicing, picking up tips, collecting tools and getting my hopes up, all for **** all! Unless anyone with similar issues recently have any tips on getting round it?

Now then.... ask me again how my day is going

 

[Qwerty]

Have you had any surgery yet?

 

[Tile Shop]

I enquired but they wouldn't agree to it. They said it's not that bad yet and usually only required in later years when movement becomes more difficult. As it is degenerative and I also have "facet arthropathy" at L4/5, at this stage, apparently surgery wouldn't provide the fix I'm looking for..... I beg to differ and at least willing to take the risk! Only chance would be to pay private or make it bad enough that they do something about it. If only I could swap spines for a week then get their opinion as to how bad it is! My missus even thinks its funny when I tie my boots up, rotten cow.

Anyway... still got more follow up appointments so may try and bribe them with donuts to see if I can get a better outcome.

 

[Andy Allen]

Should imagine every tiler on this site suffers with back and knee issues and the older you get the worst it gets.

I've had siatica for months now, sometimes it's really bad, other times just annoying, just don't over do it, pace yourself and get plenty of pain killers or
beer........or both...

 

[Dumbo]

I enquired but they wouldn't agree to it. They said it's not that bad yet and usually only required in later years when movement becomes more difficult. As it is degenerative and I also have "facet arthropathy" at L4/5, at this stage, apparently surgery wouldn't provide the fix I'm looking for..... I beg to differ and at least willing to take the risk! Only chance would be to pay private or make it bad enough that they do something about it. If only I could swap spines for a week then get their opinion as to how bad it is! My missus even thinks its funny when I tie my boots up, rotten cow.

Anyway... still got more follow up appointments so may try and bribe them with donuts to see if I can get a better outcome.

Stupid question nut have they indentified all this with an mri scan .

 

[Tile Shop]

Yes I had my first one 3 years ago and another end of last year. I was having more trouble and thought it had got worse so they put me in for the second. woke up one morning and my spine had gone into a very wiggly 'S' shape. But there was no difference in the spine or disc condition on the scan and it was put down to muscle over compensation.