I have been dying to crack open some of the packs of tiles we brought over a month ago but as with all DIY there always seems to be a hell of a lot of prep before you get to the good bits.
Anyhow we finally got cracking this week...I say we, as usually I mean Rich, I have been told that no one is to do ANY tiling around the bath but Rich as he has worked out the lines meticulously ( I think he is also slight paranoid about another bath getting damaged by accident and quite rightly doesn't trust a renowned dropper around the new tub!!)
Anyhow we finally got cracking this week...I say we, as usually I mean Rich, I have been told that no one is to do ANY tiling around the bath but Rich as he has worked out the lines meticulously ( I think he is also slight paranoid about another bath getting damaged by accident and quite rightly doesn't trust a renowned dropper around the new tub!!)
We' decided to go for the white subway tiles that we used in the last house as I still love the way they look, I think the cheapest place to buy them is Wickes. We are planning to tile floor to ceiling so tiles are all we seem to be spending our money on lately!
We had treated the walls with watered-down PV as usual, this helps seal the wall or the plaster will suck the moisture out of your grout meaning your tiles could drop off. Older plaster is a bugger for doing this, to also help elevate this issue Rich discover that another tip is to soak the tiles in water before putting them on the wall...
This seemed to work brilliantly and the tiles have all stuck fine.
Its so nice to seem some difference straight away!
We are planning to put a row of little square ochre yellow tiles in that will run around the room, you wouldn't believe what a lot of trouble I had finding a tile this colour (as usual I had already decided what I wanted before I had bother to find out if we could source it anywhere). In the end I found them in B&Q for a really reasonable price which was a surprise.
We are planning to put a row of little square ochre yellow tiles in that will run around the room, you wouldn't believe what a lot of trouble I had finding a tile this colour (as usual I had already decided what I wanted before I had bother to find out if we could source it anywhere). In the end I found them in B&Q for a really reasonable price which was a surprise.
Ok, the colours not great in this photo, also it will look a million time better when it has white tiles top and bottom.
We needed to go an get more tiles as originally we where only going to do two walls but then changed our minds (although when I look at my credit card bill I often wonder why!) and also buy the skirting boards and architrave, we had to wait until we had another car to get these bits as the skirting would have fit in my old car.
We needed to go an get more tiles as originally we where only going to do two walls but then changed our minds (although when I look at my credit card bill I often wonder why!) and also buy the skirting boards and architrave, we had to wait until we had another car to get these bits as the skirting would have fit in my old car.
As you can see Rich is thrilled to have a practical car once again!
Must go, he needs a extra pair of hands to help with cutting the skirting. What a fun Easter weekend we have ahead of us! More progress reports soon...
Must go, he needs a extra pair of hands to help with cutting the skirting. What a fun Easter weekend we have ahead of us! More progress reports soon...
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