Tools required :- Bolster chisel, preferably with a hand guard, 16 oz hammer or small lump hammer, paint scraper, old towels or dust sheets, hand brush and scoop, safety goggles and protective gloves. Safety tip :- Do not attempt to remove wall tiles without safety goggles (not safety specs) and protective gloves, fragments of the tiles being removed will shoot off in every direction and they can have extremely sharp edges. Before you start work, if you are removing wall tiles above, around or near sinks, baths, worktops etc, protect these surfaces with several layers of … [Read more...]
DISCOLOURED GROUT
Tools required :- Liquid soap/sugar soap, old toothbrush or small stiff brush, dry cloth or towel and a lot of elbow grease and patience, grout reviver pen. Tile grout, especially in wet and damp areas such as showers and around baths does tend to discolour after a period of time and if left alone will eventually turn Black and become very unsightly. I have the same problem in my own bathroom but rather than re-grout the tiles (one of my top three don't want to do it jobs) I tried a grout pen which basically colours the grout white. The discoloured grout should … [Read more...]
TILING A WALL
Tools required :- Grout spreader, tile spacers, spirit level, manual or power tile cutter, tape measure, pencil, hacksaw, small mitre box, tile file. Tiling a wall is straightforward providing the wall has been prepared correctly (see where to start), I always use a ready mixed waterproof adhesive and plastic tile spacers with a width of around 3 mm, which can be purchased from all tile and DIY stores. The spacers are in the shape of a cross and make tiling a wall a great deal easier, providing the first row of tiles stuck in position are perfectly level (See diagram … [Read more...]
WALL TILING, WHERE TO START
Tools required :- Hammer/lump hammer, bolster chisel, safety goggles, gloves, protective cover(s), plastering trowel, knife, course sand/wet and dry paper. Safety tip :- Wear safety googles and gloves to avoid any injury from sharp pieces of flying tile and sharp tile edges, keep children and pets away from the work area as again there may be sharp pieces of tile on the floor. The first job to do is to remove any existing tiles from the wall, this can be done using a hammer and bolster chisel (Wear safety goggles and gloves), protect any surfaces in the work area to avoid … [Read more...]
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