tiling over paint (yet again) - Tile Advice

[goatboy]

any reason why as trawling through forums ive heard people argue about top and bottom but never say why

 

[White Room]

A personal preference

 

[goatboy]

also when putting up a border would i be right in thinking that if you measured the wall and had the boarder in the 'golden section' as artists call it then it would be more asthetically pleasing?

 

[White Room]

Golden section, I take you mean the centre

 

[goatboy]

no not exactly dead centre slightly above or slightly below... for some reason in art the eye notices perfection and doesnt like it...

 

[White Room]

no not exactly dead centre slightly above or slightly below... for some reason in art the eye notices perfection and doesnt like it...

Not in tiling, the eye loves perfection:lol:

 

[goatboy]

only with the tiles but the tiles themselves have imperfections... try it.. you have a border exactly half way up a wall then see how it looks

especially when the wall is 4 meters high+

 

[goatboy]

might even make a formula for the height of wall hehe

 

[beanz]

I aim for about 1200mm for the top of the border. Not anal about it, but in that ballpark.

 

[goatboy]

cement render going on the walls tomorrow.. how long should i let that dry before tiling??

 

[doug boardley]

tough one goatboy, tempted to say "when it's dry lol" but that's not an answer. If you have access to a dehumidifier, stick that in the room (make sure doors and windows are closed) for 4 or 5 days.

 

[goatboy]

and without a dehumidifier? just havnt got one and i remember at our last rented place the owner did that when he rendered the bathroom and it caused the render to crack as it was drying too fast :S

 

[doug boardley]

are you sure it was a dehumidifier? a heater will crack fresh render, (fan or convection), a dh can be hired from HSS or a plant hire depot local to you

 

[goatboy]

positive because I had to empty it about 5 times a day when it was first put on lol

 

[White Room]

Can you leave the render for a couple weeks for it to cure