Day 1: Go shopping. Discover that the floor tiles you bought for the
downstairs loo are STILL in the boot of the car and the tile fairies haven't
been. Again. Decide to lay them immediately the shopping is put away.
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Day 6, am : After leaving the tiles resting against the loo wall for days,
decide to lay them. Use a new, barely-touched tub of wall tile adhesive from
the shed because it's all tiles, isn't it? They don't *know* they're floor
tiles, do they?

Day 6, later : Admire precision-cut tiles around loo pedestal and waste
outlet. Notice, on closer inspection, that the concrete floor is not as flat
as it might be. Decide to put a good layer of tile adhesive down to allow
for lumps and bumps in the floor.

Day 6, pm : Lay five tiles and run out of adhesive. Drive to Wickes and buy
another pot of wall tile adhesive. Complete tiling and receive much praise.

Day 7, pm : Notice that tiles are still a little mobile. Not to worry.

Day 8, pm : Notice that tiles are still a little mobile. Begin to worry.

Day 9, pm : Notice that the adhesive which squidged out of the edge of one
tile has developed a slight crust but is still very much
as-it-came-out-of-the-pot. Worry quite a lot. Tiles still as mobile as when
they were laid.

Day 10, am : Lever up all tiles, scrape sticky goo from floor and tiles and
put back in empty wall tile adhesive pot, wash floor and tiles, drive to
Wickes, buy big bag of floor tile adhesive. Re-lay tiles.

Day 10, pm : Observe that tiles are already rock-solid.

Si

"Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot" wrote in message
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Day 1: Go shopping. Discover that the floor tiles you bought for the

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Day 10, pm : Observe that tiles are already rock-solid.

I liked that Si, thanks!

Mary

Si

Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Day 10, am : Lever up all tiles, scrape sticky goo from floor and tiles and
put back in empty wall tile adhesive pot, ...drive to
Wickes, buy big bag of floor tile adhesive.

Did you get a refund on the wall tile adhesive? ;-)

Owain

Owain wrote:
Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote:
Day 10, am : Lever up all tiles, scrape sticky goo from floor and
tiles and put back in empty wall tile adhesive pot, ...drive to
Wickes, buy big bag of floor tile adhesive.

Did you get a refund on the wall tile adhesive? ;-)


That did cross my mind but it was a bit grubby after I'd scraped it off the
floor. Great minds think alike

Si

Looking forward to reading number 18!

Jon.

Jon Myatt wrote:
Looking forward to reading number 18!



I'm painting the kitchen soon........

Si