20 March 2019
We arrived home, incredibly glad to be back, on Wednesday 13th, and spent a week recovering. Dave was fighting the chicken pox virus too by now.
But by Weds 20th we couldn't bear to malinger any longer, so we asked Paris to join us, and started work on the floor tiles in the bathroom. They had now had an unexpectedly long six weeks or so to set, so we disposed of the plank bridges and hopscotched across the tiles.
We arrived home, incredibly glad to be back, on Wednesday 13th, and spent a week recovering. Dave was fighting the chicken pox virus too by now.
But by Weds 20th we couldn't bear to malinger any longer, so we asked Paris to join us, and started work on the floor tiles in the bathroom. They had now had an unexpectedly long six weeks or so to set, so we disposed of the plank bridges and hopscotched across the tiles.
Despite the long setting time, there were one or two that wobbled or rang hollow when tapped. These are the ones marked with a chalk cross in the picture above.
The wobbly ones were lifted, the central area of mortar chipped out and filled with grout, then the tile was reseated into the grout. It seems to have worked so far.
When the tiles had been scrubbed clean, they were coated with two coats of 'Surfapore R', a waterproofing treatment that leaves them still 'breathing'. When that dried, Dave refitted the side of the bath - hurrah! It all suddenly looked a lot neater.
Apart from skirting boards, that's the bathroom finished. One day when all the floors are finished, we'll commission some nice furniture from Rowan, but till then, we'll manage with the old stuff.
No comments:
Post a Comment