We have two tiled walls now and although not yet grouted, they are looking good.
The shower fitment is secured against the wall and we have no leaks. The bracket will also be refitted and for that it means more tile drilling. Hubby has the necessary bits for the job, and the trick of sellotape still works.
It has been a hard slog though, and getting the first tile in proved to be a nightmare.
The wall was not flat or straight and the first tile took an age to get right.
Jiggery and Pokery would make a good name for a company if Hubby were to go into business. Better than Botchit and Leggitt who would’ve slapped on the tiles regardless.
Cutting the short lengths was also a bit of a game as it was a ‘one at a time’ process because of a mm here and another mm the other way there. If you look at a wedge, you can get the idea that something small at one end can amount to something larger at the other, and thus it was with the tiles today……… just one being a little bit out threw it all.
Measuring was paramount, but by 4.15 he was ready to put the final four tiles in place. All of them had to be cut and once Hubby had done that, I got ready to take the dog out for her second walk.
The language coming from the bathroom stopped me in my tracks. Despite careful measurements, double and tripled checked, they didn’t fit. I poked my head round the door as he was trying two on the other wall which were thankfully OK. It turned out that not only was the wall against him, but the ceiling coving too, making a difference of that dreaded 1mm so it meant trimming the 2 tiles for that side.
Maya was pretty good for me, but I was in a lot of pain when I got home. I played with her for a little while in the garden as she had the zoomies then went indoors. The final tile was in place, and Hubby was on clean up duty.
I helped as much as I could, bad back or not, as he was in a lot of pain himself. With all the minute trimming, he ended up hoovering the back garden just in case Maya got something in her feet.
Hubby is exhausted and managed to have a nap this evening. We should both sleep well, and hopefully tomorrow will see the end of the tiling. Tuesday we have the first of our appointments, another on Wednesday and a third on Friday.
Note: For the record, we have two boxes of tiles left, and are tempted to use them on the floor by the shower and sink.
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Glad the tiles are done, but do you really want to go through all the cutting again, for the floor? I personally wouldn’t, so I congratulate your hubby if he is willing to go through all that work!
Jury’s out at the moment………………………
Sounds like a trickery job, cutting such small slivers is a nightmare
He’s managed though and everything fits. Grouting today.
What a palava! Yes, you might as well use the rest of the tiles even though you must be sick of the site of them.
Not really, they’re plain ivory so quite neutral.
lol. Is a palava similar to a pavlova? They can both be messy.
Yes, but you can only eat one!!
I’m glad you are making progress but the price in physical exertion seems to be taking a toll. Hope you are both rested and up to the grouting mess… Anyway I’m impressed that you are even considering doing the floor!
The jury’s still out on that and we may not have enough afterall for the area we have in mind. We have to put down new flooring anyway so it was just an idea. We’ve done floor tiles before though, having laid quarry type tiles throughout the cottage except in the bedrooms where we had carpet. That was a fun game and I got very proficient at missing up the adhesive and grout!!