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Re: is tiling easy
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:25 pm
by wine~o
jayj wrote:thanks for advice but have give it a bash and didnt go right as my walls seem to be out in the corners so now trying to find a local tiler
Walls are always out in the corners, thats why you lay out your tiles so as to have a cut when you get there...
Ah well you lose some you lose some...
Re: is tiling easy
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:35 pm
by jayj
so you saying i must of set the tiles out wrong i tiled 1 wall and it looked fine when i got on to the window wall i found that it measured 35 inch at the top then went wider and wider this is where i had the problem if i fitted a full or half tile it would of looked a mess
Re: is tiling easy
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:40 am
by m3 fitter
Had to reply to this post
the quotes you have had seem expensive? hmmmm i wonder why, maybe because a time served tradesman has possibly spent 20+ years mastering his trade, and the completed finish within your home will compliment it, and not look diy, it depends on your standards, if you are happy with an unprofessional look, or at best, with imperfections then attempt it, but i hear of, and have seen plenty of tiling that falls way below the standard of even an ok job, but a diy'er can overlook his own mistakes eh... good luck... send us some 12mp photos of the completed job, and i'll critique