1st Time Tiler Gone Mad (Updated)

melissabell · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 12:57 PM** #1

Hi,

I've gone completely mad since I did my first splash back..........I've ripped out all the tiles on the walls of my main bathroom!!!! I hated them as they were blue mosaic and that just reminded me of a public swimming pool. I got enough tiles to do it for €20. on adverts.ie. It's still a work in progress so I'll update later. I got some good advise from some friends and my brother in law, and he also loaned me a tile cutter :)

Before is the blue tiles after is the white ones

kiwicooke · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 01:24 PM** #2

LOL @ public swimming pool :)

Looks fab now and it will be even better when it is completed, job well done fair play! :o)

Linn · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 01:39 PM** #3

Go Girl Power, u are doing a great job.

shonastar · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 03:43 PM** #4

Well done! Doesn't it feel brilliant to do-it-yourself?! Shonastar x

tudlytops · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 04:12 PM** #5

Told you its a bug lol

Well done...:)

melissabell · **Posted: 24-06-2011 , 05:36 PM** #6

Thanks a mil :), just spent most of today scrubbing off excess grout, my hands hurt lol but only a little bit more tiling to go. I've redone the whole bathroom, can't wait till it's finished :)

sparkwell · **Posted: 25-06-2011 , 09:13 PM** #7

Well done Melissabell you've done a great job, I did a splashback in the kitchen behind the cooker and its a great sense of achievement to look at. You've saved yourself a fortune too!

noahboah · **Posted: 26-06-2011 , 09:43 AM** #8

Job well done.Looks fantastic.U want to come and do mine lol.Its the only room that we have not touched and I hate our bathroom.

Maybe I might be brave enough to have a go sometime soon

melissabell · **Posted: 26-06-2011 , 06:11 PM** #9

Do, it's easier then it seems and get advise before you start, I learned loads from different people :)

melissabell · **Posted: 12-07-2011 , 04:38 PM** #10

Right I've finished the tiling!!! I'm going to buy a couple of tile decals to break up the white. I've repainted the whole room which was totally white and very grubby. The door was painted in a fake wood effect. My bathroom accessories were silver and I've spray painted them to match.

Next on the agenda is getting the tile decals, new shower door, re-tiling the floor which I'm going to attempt and making a new bath panel/ under sink cabinet and mirror out of an old hall stand my mum has rotting away in the shed.............

Gormal · **Posted: 12-07-2011 , 05:54 PM** #11

Brilliant, looks great now that it's painted.

melissabell · **Posted: 25-07-2011 , 04:34 PM** #12

I got cheap floor tiles so I'm away again lol

Laineym · **Posted: 25-07-2011 , 04:38 PM** #13

I can't believe you never tiled before - that looks amazing !!!

sparkwell · **Posted: 26-07-2011 , 07:54 PM** #14

You have done a really good job there Melissa you should be dead proud!

dfbemt · **Posted: 27-07-2011 , 09:57 AM** #15

Well done and a great job.

Looking at your wall accessories made me feel annoyed about some items that I had given away previously. Lack of vision on my part, GGGRRRRRR

Will you tile around or under the toilet? Under looks best but I have always gone around.

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	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 12:57 PM #1
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	1st Time Tiler Gone Mad (Updated) Hi, I've gone completely mad since I did my first splash back..........I've ripped out all the tiles on the walls of my main bathroom!!!! I hated them as they were blue mosaic and that just reminded me of a public swimming pool. I got enough tiles to do it for €20. on adverts.ie. It's still a work in progress so I'll update later. I got some good advise from some friends and my brother in law, and he also loaned me a tile cutter :) Before is the blue tiles after is the white ones Attached Images

	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 01:24 PM #2
kiwicooke Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Portlaoise, Co.Laois Posts: 662	LOL @ public swimming pool :) Looks fab now and it will be even better when it is completed, job well done fair play! :o)

	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 01:39 PM #3
Linn Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kinnegad, Co.Westmeath Posts: 6,386	Go Girl Power, u are doing a great job.

	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 03:43 PM #4
shonastar Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Posts: 221	Well done! Doesn't it feel brilliant to do-it-yourself?! Shonastar x

	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 04:12 PM #5
tudlytops Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Co. Limerick Posts: 1,037	Told you its a bug lol Well done...:)

	Posted: 24-06-2011 , 05:36 PM #6
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	Thanks a mil :), just spent most of today scrubbing off excess grout, my hands hurt lol but only a little bit more tiling to go. I've redone the whole bathroom, can't wait till it's finished :)

	Posted: 25-06-2011 , 09:13 PM #7
sparkwell Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 713	Well done Melissabell you've done a great job, I did a splashback in the kitchen behind the cooker and its a great sense of achievement to look at. You've saved yourself a fortune too!

	Posted: 26-06-2011 , 09:43 AM #8
noahboah Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bray/Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow Posts: 934	Brill Job well done.Looks fantastic.U want to come and do mine lol.Its the only room that we have not touched and I hate our bathroom. Maybe I might be brave enough to have a go sometime soon

	Posted: 26-06-2011 , 06:11 PM #9
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	Do, it's easier then it seems and get advise before you start, I learned loads from different people :)

	Posted: 12-07-2011 , 04:38 PM #10
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	Right I've finished the tiling!!! I'm going to buy a couple of tile decals to break up the white. I've repainted the whole room which was totally white and very grubby. The door was painted in a fake wood effect. My bathroom accessories were silver and I've spray painted them to match. Next on the agenda is getting the tile decals, new shower door, re-tiling the floor which I'm going to attempt and making a new bath panel/ under sink cabinet and mirror out of an old hall stand my mum has rotting away in the shed............. Attached Images

	Posted: 12-07-2011 , 05:54 PM #11
Gormal Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: North Kerry Posts: 686	Brilliant, looks great now that it's painted.

	Posted: 25-07-2011 , 04:34 PM #12
melissabell Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 1,336	I got cheap floor tiles so I'm away again lol Attached Images

	Posted: 25-07-2011 , 04:38 PM #13
Laineym Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Shannon, Co. Clare Posts: 411	Wow fab tiling I can't believe you never tiled before - that looks amazing !!!

	Posted: 26-07-2011 , 07:54 PM #14
sparkwell Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois Posts: 713	You have done a really good job there Melissa you should be dead proud!

	Posted: 27-07-2011 , 09:57 AM #15
dfbemt Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 123	Well done and a great job. Looking at your wall accessories made me feel annoyed about some items that I had given away previously. Lack of vision on my part, GGGRRRRRR Will you tile around or under the toilet? Under looks best but I have always gone around.