Monday, September 20, 2010

Bathroom tiling



Finally made a start on the tiling. Had no sleep last night - (books, quotes, materials sourcing & ordering etc,etc) took me till 4am so I didn't bother going to bed. While doing all my bits on-line noticed that there were four transactions on one of my accounts that weren't mine! Card trouble I suspect.
So I was at the bungalow by 6.30am after taking the scenic route and stopping for diesel. Had a bit of brekkie and then decided a power nap would be a good idea while waiting for my delivery - bloody 11am by the time I came round. Good thing the airbed has a slow puncture, if it weren't for being flat on the floor reckon I'd of slept till 2pm. So I had a couple of cups of tea, phoned the bank & sorted that out - card cancelled, money will be refunded in 24hrs and I have to fill some forms out and return them within 10 days or they take the money back. Set up the tile adhesive mixing kit & tile cutting kit and was just about to start mixing when my delivery arrived - the Thermaskirt is on site!
Then decided that now I didn't have to wait for the delivery it'd be a good time to go & get a new tile adhesive trowel with deeper notches as the walls are a little bumpy and the tiles are huge. Also needed to do some banking. And I managed to get the tile to vinyl trims picked up while I was out which I need for the wetroom en-suite. So it was around three this arvo before the first tile hit the wall. A bit tricky! I usually tile with smaller tiles which are a bit more forgiving if the walls are out. These big buggers make it difficult to get all the joints perfectly lined up as the walls are slightly out and to make matters worse some idiot decided that 'brick bond' pattern would be the way to go!! I am a glutton for punishment aren't I? I just have to keep reminding myself that it's going to look the tits when it's done, as long as I don't rush it.
Back down there tomorrow, toolstation.com delivery is due so I may as well continue with the tiling while I wait.

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