This evening we prepared the walls for tiling - mostly removing old adhesive.
Actually Karen did most of that. I mostly did some thinking (and removing the toilet, which will be replaced tomorrow by the nice guys at the bathroom supplier). There are just lots of unknowns to think about.
- What height to have the border/trim so that we don't get tiny bits of tiles to cut around the bath/sink/window.
- The tile adhesive gives strict instructions about using the right sort of primer...is all this really necessary for previously plastered walls (even if the old adhesive didn't really stick well).
- The border/trim is porous. Do I have to seal? Before installing? Before grouting? With what?
At least I've decided on the height and drawn a nice horizontal line rather higher than I expected about half way up the wall.
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Corrections: Firstly, I did ALL the scraping whilst you were thinking very hard. Secondly, the horizontal line is not quite horizontal due to a sloping floor!
ReplyDeleteHorizontal does not mean parallel to the floor...I used a spirit-level, not a tape measure!
ReplyDeleteJust imagine trying to make the tiles parallel to the floor AND all the walls at the same time. :)