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Falling Tiles in the bathroom - HELP!!!
Please I urgently need some advice here, about 6 months ago I had my
en-suite completely ripped out and 3 walls replastered and one wall covered using backerboard. Last week I got my bathroom tiled from floor to ceiling (using approx. 30cm x 30cm tiles). As these tiles are marble they are very heavy and obviously expensive. Anyway I was assured that the walls didn't need priming prior to tiling and that normal adhesive would be sufficient providing a waterproof grout was used (I opted for Cerafix adhesive from B&Q). I suppose you can guess what happened next, the tiler finished tiling but complained that the adhesive wasn't drying quick enough in order to grout so suggested I put a heater in there. For 2 days on the trot I was awoken in the middle of the night by the sound of crashing tiles, causing not only damage to the tiles but also to my recently installed stone resin shower tray which is now severely chipped. For reasons of safety I have now had to remove all the remaining tiles on the 3 plastered walls (the tiles on the cement board seem to be stuck solid)..... The tiler is at a loss to explain the reason for the tiles falling (although he does seem to accept that maybe walls should have been primed) and I only used him as he came highly recommended (I have since found out that he has only installed marble once before). I however am left with a part tiled bathroom and am anxious as to find out what went wrong.... is it just because the walls needed priming or is it because marble tiles need a special adhesive?? Ps. can anything be done to repair the shower tray? I appreciate your comments greatly. Thanks Jay |
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[snip] Ps. can anything be done to repair the shower tray? We had a new bathroom built a year ago. It was only after the job was finished and my wife was giving the shower try a *good* clean that we discovered the shower tray was chipped. I found the following:- http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0-370 The plumber supplied and effected the repair at his expense, and the repair (a year later) is still invisible. It was a very small chip however. HTH -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply |
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Mark Carver wrote: wrote: [snip] Ps. can anything be done to repair the shower tray? We had a new bathroom built a year ago. It was only after the job was finished and my wife was giving the shower try a *good* clean that we discovered the shower tray was chipped. I found the following:- http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0-370 The plumber supplied and effected the repair at his expense, and the repair (a year later) is still invisible. It was a very small chip however. HTH -- Mark Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply |
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wrote in message m... Please I urgently need some advice here, about 6 months ago I had my en-suite completely ripped out and 3 walls replastered and one wall covered using backerboard. Last week I got my bathroom tiled from floor to ceiling (using approx. 30cm x 30cm tiles). As these tiles are marble they are very heavy and obviously expensive. Anyway I was assured that the walls didn't need priming prior to tiling and that normal adhesive would be sufficient providing a waterproof grout was used (I opted for Cerafix adhesive from B&Q). I suppose you can guess what happened next, the tiler finished tiling but complained that the adhesive wasn't drying quick enough in order to grout so suggested I put a heater in there. For 2 days on the trot I was awoken in the middle of the night by the sound of crashing tiles, causing not only damage to the tiles but also to my recently installed stone resin shower tray which is now severely chipped. For reasons of safety I have now had to remove all the remaining tiles on the 3 plastered walls (the tiles on the cement board seem to be stuck solid)..... The tiler is at a loss to explain the reason for the tiles falling (although he does seem to accept that maybe walls should have been primed) and I only used him as he came highly recommended (I have since found out that he has only installed marble once before). I however am left with a part tiled bathroom and am anxious as to find out what went wrong.... is it just because the walls needed priming or is it because marble tiles need a special adhesive?? Should also use a natural stone tile adhesive |
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Are the tiles stuck to the plaster? If so, the plaster needs sealing
or maybe it's bad plaster. (It happens) |
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"Mark Carver" wrote in message
... wrote: [snip] Ps. can anything be done to repair the shower tray? We had a new bathroom built a year ago. It was only after the job was finished and my wife was giving the shower try a *good* clean that we discovered the shower tray was chipped. I found the following:- http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/0-370 The plumber supplied and effected the repair at his expense, and the repair (a year later) is still invisible. It was a very small chip however. Problem with this stuff is 5 years down the line it has changed colour slightly (not so white) is now very visible. This was on our en-suite sink spotted during snagging a chip. If doing again I would not accept a repair. |
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Thanks for the replies. I can confirm that the tiles came off with the
adhesive attached, therefore concluding that is a problem with the plaster. Ps. because one of the walls is slightly out the tiler has been spotting the tiles rather than the recommeded spreading technique................is this a likely cause? |
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In article .com,
wrote: Thanks for the replies. I can confirm that the tiles came off with the adhesive attached, therefore concluding that is a problem with the plaster. Ps. because one of the walls is slightly out the tiler has been spotting the tiles rather than the recommeded spreading technique................is this a likely cause? I'd suggest you phone up the suppliers of the tiles and ask them what adhesive should be used for your situation. -- *If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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