Bathroom tiling, Chigwell

This bathroom in Chigwell was tiled in large marble-effect porcelain, laid in a brick bond on the walls and across the floor. The wall tiles went up first over a timber batten. The batten was levelled and fixed across the walls at the bath height. The first row of tiles sat on it so every course above it started from a level line. Cross 2mm tile spacers were used for grout joints and a yellow t-locking reusable tile levelling system was used to pinch neighbouring tiles so that their faces stayed flush while the adhesive set. A green laser was used to throw a straight line on the wall so that the courses stayed level and the corners stayed upright.

The floor tiles were a different design, colour and thickness. They were laid around the waste and pipework with a narrow border of cut tiles closing the doorway. Cuts were made for the waste pipe, the basin feeds and the shower valves. Once the tiles were set, the joints were grouted and wiped back.