What we all working on this week ?

[king of pipes]

I have a insurance job to try and rescue a poorly installed quad shower the customer wants to save the tiling if possible and has a few spare so fingers crossed it may work , the loss adjuster allowed em £1500 that will just about cover materials. Kop

 

[SimonG]

I’m confused by the change in tile size after the bottom row?

Two different tiles. Bigger tile in shower area above bath and a border of that around room. Then fill in the bits with the smaller ones.

 

[king of pipes]

Back to this job this week shower is usable for the client now working on getting the floor water tight and wall tiling complete , before euf heat mat and Natural slate flooring . Kop

 

[SimonG]

Back to this job this week shower is usable for the client now working on getting the floor water tight and wall tiling complete , before euf heat mat and Natural slate flooring . Kop

Is that a drain on the edge of the shower tray?

 

[king of pipes]

Is that a drain on the edge of the shower tray?

No mate it a aluminium trim with rubber inserts just to aid the water to drain away

 

[Harvest Fields]

What and how did you do the watertight floor mate?

 

[king of pipes]

What and how did you do the watertight floor mate?

Used a mapie tanking kit H comes with instructions simply prime the area , apply tanking liquid, fit the waterproof membrane tape, paint over the edges of the membrane and up the wall, I will then tile the floor and add the bottom row of tile. 👍

 

[ShaunCorbs]

My hell this week all vp stuff had to re make the shower valve around 5 times due to slack threads

 

[king of pipes]

All change on this pi__ poor install , client wanted a free standing gas cooker so a gas upgrade was needed torturous pipe route but got it done all ready for the Sunday roast tomorrow 😃 . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That does look like a fun route

 

[Harvest Fields]

Bet that was a long day mate.

 

[king of pipes]

Been a long week chaps I've done to much feeling burnt out the old body is aching knees are shot 🥴🥴 done loads of making good and tiling on that old cottage bathroom , this gas run totally replaced nearly a 30 m run all all swapped over and tested and made good , a kitchen sink, washing machine, and gas hob this afternoon into a 20mm quartz worktop that was fun clips were for a 40 mm the fitter didn't allow for fixing it down probably thought it would get stuck down 7 pm on a Saturday finally got in the van, then had to do the shopping for us and my elderly neighbour 8.40 pm walked through my front door. Regards kop

 

[Scott_D]

fitted some nice column rads

 

[SimonG]

fitted some nice column rads
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Cast iron?

Looks good 👍

 

[king of pipes]

fitted some nice column rads
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Very nice Scott 👍

 

[king of pipes]

Bit more done chaps . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Another one done replaced a duo tech

 

[king of pipes]

Time to off load 😜 , what the hell is happening out there my workload is off the scale I'm drowning in work looking six months ahead now done my usual and over commited what a dick 😂😂 , now have to spend all the summer months stuck in bathrooms with the odd day off for boiler stuff , now pushing work to my stepson huge two storey extension today , I have two kitchen fitters I work in with they are the same so got to keep them happy as well , the wife is still off work now 13 weeks after a fall at home broke both her wrists all healing well after a small op on the left one but still a weakness there no way she can do her old job just yet, me own body's hurting knees are shot struggling a bit 🥴 on the bright side weathers set to change a few things in the diary to look forward to double jabbed so now not so worried keep well all .

Regards kop

 

[Ric2013]

the wife is still off work now 13 weeks after a fall at home broke both her wrists all healing well after a small op on the left one but still a weakness there no way she can do her old job just yet, me own body's hurting knees are shot struggling a bit

Sorry to hear that, pal.

 

[king of pipes]

Closing the floor up chaps . Have a relaxing weekend . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Ohhh the fun non standard sized tiles

 

[king of pipes]

Ohhh the fun non standard sized tiles

You got it Shaun 😭 the thickness is the real problem don't think there's one the same and bent like a banana 🤣 is what it is I guess nothing a grinder can't sort out will put the worst ones aside for replacement. Cheers kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Brick bond them would be the only option as for height good luck and remember to use a 10mm bed then you can level them

 

[king of pipes]

Wouldn't look right on a 300 mm square tile Shaun but I know what your saying bud , I am putting a bed down and back buttering each tile to help level them and using a tile leveling wedge system ball ache but it needs doing won't be perfect but its the rustic cottage look . Regards kop 👍

 

[king of pipes]

This is gonna be fun kitchen tap couldn't be fitted because of glass splash backs yet to be installed, the fitters fitted the worktops and undermount sink and left hooked up what I could , van needs some TLC so half day for me . Kop

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Hmmm