I've concluded that tiles are sold as a loss leader & the money is made
on adhesive & grout.

Large tub of adhesive - enough to cover 8 sq mtrs - did it hell. Ran
out at less than 5 sq mtrs - applied with regular notched trowel, not
excessively.

Grout was the same. Tub also claimed "enough to cover 8 sq mtrs". &
didn't last till 6 sq mtrs.

So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a
tub, storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in handy".

Paint is the same. Small can not enough, big can far too much - I
suspect they know the average room size & package accordingly.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Dec 23, 5:12*pm, The Medway Handyman
wrote:
I've concluded that tiles are sold as a loss leader & the money is made
on adhesive & grout.

Large tub of adhesive - enough to cover 8 sq mtrs - did it hell. *Ran
out at less than 5 sq mtrs - applied with regular notched trowel, not
excessively.

Grout was the same. *Tub also claimed "enough to cover 8 sq mtrs". &
didn't last till 6 sq mtrs.

So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a
tub, storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in handy".

switch to powdered? ;)

Cheers
Jim K

And how many people can ever unblock superglue bottles and use it for the
next job. If they manage it half the contents glue your fingers and the rest
tends to formaa hard lump on any nearby cloth or very visible surface.

Brian

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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
...
I've concluded that tiles are sold as a loss leader & the money is made on
adhesive & grout.

Large tub of adhesive - enough to cover 8 sq mtrs - did it hell. Ran out
at less than 5 sq mtrs - applied with regular notched trowel, not
excessively.

Grout was the same. Tub also claimed "enough to cover 8 sq mtrs". &
didn't last till 6 sq mtrs.

So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a tub,
storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in handy".

Paint is the same. Small can not enough, big can far too much - I suspect
they know the average room size & package accordingly.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Dec 23, 5:12*pm, The Medway Handyman
wrote:
I've concluded that tiles are sold as a loss leader & the money is made
on adhesive & grout.

Large tub of adhesive - enough to cover 8 sq mtrs - did it hell. *Ran
out at less than 5 sq mtrs - applied with regular notched trowel, not
excessively.

Grout was the same. *Tub also claimed "enough to cover 8 sq mtrs". &
didn't last till 6 sq mtrs.

So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a
tub, storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in handy".

Paint is the same. *Small can not enough, big can far too much - I
suspect they know the average room size & package accordingly.


Make your own. Sand cement and PVA.
Applying PVA to tile backs and floor also.

On 23/12/2012 17:12, The Medway Handyman wrote:
I've concluded that tiles are sold as a loss leader & the money is made
on adhesive & grout.

Large tub of adhesive - enough to cover 8 sq mtrs - did it hell. Ran
out at less than 5 sq mtrs - applied with regular notched trowel, not
excessively.

Grout was the same. Tub also claimed "enough to cover 8 sq mtrs". &
didn't last till 6 sq mtrs.

So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a
tub, storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in handy".

Paint is the same. Small can not enough, big can far too much - I
suspect they know the average room size & package accordingly.



Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are *not* out to get you

:-)

The Medway Handyman wrote:


So you have to go and buy another of each & use about a quarter of a
tub, storing the rest in the shed for 10 years in case it "comes in
handy".

That's the uk.d-i-y way.

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Adam

On 24/12/2012 14:54, Owain wrote:
On Dec 24, 5:44 am, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
And how many people can ever unblock superglue bottles and use it for the
next job.

Superglue may be best bought as 5 or 7 small tubes for £1 in Poundland
type places.

I presume it is actually superglue inside the tubes; Poundland UHU
sticks okay but not quite as smelly as I fondly remember it.

Owain

Bought something like that quite a few years ago. Very disappointed that
when we tried to use it the other day it simply did not set. Looked OK,
flowed OK.

Still - will probably buy some more small tubes next time I see some.

--
Rod

On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:54:06 -0800 (PST), Owain
wrote:

On Dec 24, 5:44*am, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
And how many people can ever unblock superglue *bottles and use it for the
next job.

Superglue may be best bought as 5 or 7 small tubes for £1 in Poundland
type places.

I presume it is actually superglue inside the tubes; Poundland UHU
sticks okay but not quite as smelly as I fondly remember it.

I've been buying pound shop superglue in 8 or 10 or 12 tubes per card
and the glue works fine. I don't know whether this stuff has a shelf
life or not but I've found that, once I've opened a tube, the remainer
probably won't keep for more than a few days before it goes off solid.

I also had an odd experience with one tube that was pretty old but had
never been opened. I gave it a little shake to determine if it was
still liquid. It was. Not wanting to spurt liquid superglue out of the
nozzle, I gave the spout a quick, percussive flick to persuade any
glue there back into the main body and as I did so, I felt the whole
mass of glue turn instantly solid.

It's never happened again like that, but is there a known
chain-reaction type effect that I'd unfortunately unleashed?

Nick