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This week we are finally having our new kitchen fitted, part of this has involved removing all the old tiling units etc. Today the plasterer is in and making the walls good for fitting and tiling. Professional fitters will be coming in tomorrow to finish off the units, worktops and flooring as well as fit all the new appliances. However, the walls will be left bare as they were quoting £300 for tiling so I was all "Pchah I'll do it myself" as my parents used to do tiling and I can kinda remember how to do it. Not done it all myself before though so very green. Was hoping people might have some advice on how to tile, or have any stories of DIY gone wrong so I can learn from these mistakes. Can always advice me to just find another £100 and find a cheaper tiler which I also thought I could do.
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May 10, 2016 09:40
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would that you were dead
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May 10, 2016 09:51
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Post pics of your kitchen. As a professional tiler with over 40 years experience, I need reference photographs to advise you.
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May 10, 2016 10:04
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Expect it to come out perfect on your first try because tiling is super easy and is impossible to do lovely.
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May 10, 2016 10:19
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Retile my kitchen? hell, i did that 10 minutes ago
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May 10, 2016 10:26
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I cant remember what the hell i was doing 10minutes ago
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May 10, 2016 10:27
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ClamdestineBoyster posted:Expect it to come out perfect on your first try because tiling is super easy and is impossible to do lovely. Cool I thought that was how it would work  Still not hearing any horror stories to tell me otherwise.
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May 10, 2016 10:27
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300 is chump change as it is and a great price for a tile job, pay them to do it. If you try to wing it it'll look like a 3rd grade art project about learning perspective. *plus you'll make little mistakes here and there, and in a few months grout will start chipping out in spots. Then you'll be forever patching it in and it'll look all mismatched and poo poo. And the spot where you misaligned the corner a bit that threw the whole thing way off by the end of the row will gnaw away at your mind every night when you try to fall asleep... Eh. Go for it, actually. Lord Frankenstyle fucked around with this message at 10:54 on May 10, 2016 |
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May 10, 2016 10:48
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tiling seems really hard. i try to DIY when possible but i know when ive met my match. tiling, and pretty much anything to do with electrical work.
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May 10, 2016 10:53
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Isaac posted:I cant remember what the hell i was doing 10minutes ago i lost a year last year and its weird brother
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May 10, 2016 11:03
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Hell, by the time you pay for the tools and materials you'll be well on your way to the 300 they're asking for anyways.
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May 10, 2016 11:10
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There's nothing wrong with wanting to learn how to do something, heck if you end up enjoying it you could go onto other interior design stuff. However, with anything, especially tiling which can get messed up easily, you should practice first before you actually do your kitchen.
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May 10, 2016 11:40
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maybe encase every inch of your flesh in tile until you are suffocated and become a piece of modern art in turn OP food for thought stay wild
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May 10, 2016 11:42
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Shaquin posted:maybe encase every inch of your flesh in tile until you are suffocated and become a piece of modern art in turn OP food for thought stay wild I have much to think about
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May 10, 2016 11:43
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Trojan.exe posted:There's nothing wrong with wanting to learn how to do something I hate to be serious in GBS, but I wasn't trying to be a negative Nancy. The thing about doing tile is that there's a million little tricks to make the job go better, and a million little potential problems that have a way of compounding into a big clusterfuck. It's the kind of thing you want to learn on a smaller scale than tackling a whole kitchen by yourself unless you have someone around that knows what they're doing to give you pointers.
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May 10, 2016 11:55
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Frankenstyle posted:I hate to be serious in GBS, but I wasn't trying to be a negative Nancy. The thing about doing tile is that there's a million little tricks to make the job go better, and a million little potential problems that have a way of compounding into a big clusterfuck. It's the kind of thing you want to learn on a smaller scale than tackling a whole kitchen by yourself unless you have someone around that knows what they're doing to give you pointers. My only claims to knowledge are the bits I helped with when I was younger (quite long time ago now as a teen) and that I know my Mum, Uncle and Dad would want me to do it since they all can. They don't mind coming over to give me a hand though.
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May 10, 2016 12:04
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Blackfyre posted:My only claims to knowledge are the bits I helped with when I was younger (quite long time ago now as a teen) and that I know my Mum, Uncle and Dad would want me to do it since they all can. They don't mind coming over to give me a hand though. Oh, okay. Them buy 'em some beer and go for it. You'll do fine. ...but it'll take longer than you expect so buy enough beer.
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May 10, 2016 12:09
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literally every single thing you think you can do yourself as a home owner is harder thank you think it's going to be I don't care how many youtubes you watch
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May 10, 2016 12:20
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRt3E1g6LM4
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May 10, 2016 12:23
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life is not an episode of house hunters renovation on HGTV
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May 10, 2016 12:25
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Try a more helpful forum like CC/DIY. These days, small tiles often come on sheets like a giant sticker so it's hard to gently caress up the alignment. You could also look into kitchen paneling that works with magnets.
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May 10, 2016 12:26
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Frankenstyle posted:I hate to be serious in GBS, but I wasn't trying to be a negative Nancy. The thing about doing tile is that there's a million little tricks to make the job go better, and a million little potential problems that have a way of compounding into a big clusterfuck. It's the kind of thing you want to learn on a smaller scale than tackling a whole kitchen by yourself unless you have someone around that knows what they're doing to give you pointers. Hence why I said something about practising first? And the fact that OP knows someone who could help?
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May 10, 2016 12:27
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the best part will be all the money you spend in extra labor and material after you do it all lovely and get mad and give up and hire someone
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May 10, 2016 12:37
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get mexicans I mean poles to do it
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May 10, 2016 12:41
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OP one thing to ask yourself is, "how valuable is my time?"
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May 10, 2016 13:09
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Ehud posted:OP one thing to ask yourself is, "how valuable is my time?" If youre posting here i think you already know the answer to that one
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May 10, 2016 13:13
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for something like tileing would watch at least 3-4 hours of youtube tutorials before making an attempt
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May 10, 2016 13:13
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tiling is very easy op you lazy gently caress
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May 10, 2016 13:14
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you should start the project witha kiln and fire your own tiles. hardware store tiles are extremely expensive and may run you in the dozens of dollars. i know a DIYer like yourself appreciates the value of home made tiles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73REgj-3UE
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May 10, 2016 13:16
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Nation posted:tiling is very easy op you lazy gently caress youre one of my favorite posters. i like ur jokes. im durn. k. bye
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May 10, 2016 13:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XizEuy1tq68
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May 10, 2016 13:18
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Orkin Mang posted:youre one of my favorite posters. i like ur jokes. im durn. k. bye lets get high
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May 10, 2016 13:18
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Nation posted:lets get high this guy
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May 10, 2016 13:20
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Pics or GTFO
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May 10, 2016 13:20
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Microwaves Mom posted:Pics or GTFO hey sup
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May 10, 2016 13:21
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Orkin Mang posted:hey sup pics of his kitchen and tile or GTFO.
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May 10, 2016 13:24
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Microwaves Mom posted:pics of his kitchen and tile or GTFO. whats up
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May 10, 2016 13:24
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op you should be able to draw upon the hours of experience you have from that time you rasterbated the orly owl on your dorm room wall. good luck.
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May 10, 2016 13:24
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lolling how the OP is to broke and can't afford a £300
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May 10, 2016 13:25
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etalian posted:lolling how the OP is to broke and can't afford a £300 so where am i bro
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May 10, 2016 13:27
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