everton 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2010 ya kinky mah!! but no lah, doing tactical frosting on it later actually we did not aim for any standard theme, just earthy warm tones...but it does appear to turn out kinda resorty Just a suggestion. you may want to install an effective ventillation fan in your bathroom. I used what looks like the same tiles as yours in the past and found that after a while they tended to give off a terrible smell when wet, almost like puke. I had to air the entire toilet each time after a shower and place a fan in the toilet to air dry the tiles after every shower. I think those tiles are often used in outdoor areas such as water features and in open areas that are well ventilated. I hope the problem I faced was unique to my bathroom onlybut you might just want to take the precaution and install good ventillation fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted October 26, 2010 (edited) Just a suggestion. you may want to install an effective ventillation fan in your bathroom. I used what looks like the same tiles as yours in the past and found that after a while they tended to give off a terrible smell when wet, almost like puke. I had to air the entire toilet each time after a shower and place a fan in the toilet to air dry the tiles after every shower. I think those tiles are often used in outdoor areas such as water features and in open areas that are well ventilated. I hope the problem I faced was unique to my bathroom onlybut you might just want to take the precaution and install good ventillation fan. Good suggestion but unable to install good ventilation fan. Will take note on whether that will happen. Should do my shower there once the mixer is up Edited October 26, 2010 by jaskel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
everton 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2010 Good suggestion but unable to install good ventilation fan. Will take note on whether that will happen. Should do my shower that once the mixer is up as a result of that i actually developed the habit of always drying my wall tiles with a towel after every shower. A habit that has carried through til today and one that helps prevent mould from building up in the shower area. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanax 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 (edited) Lol titanax tactical frosting!!!!! Really nice effect (even though it wasn't quite planned)... are you going to install plants inside? noooooo not really green fingers here..lach killed a cactus! enuff said right Just a suggestion. you may want to install an effective ventillation fan in your bathroom. I used what looks like the same tiles as yours in the past and found that after a while they tended to give off a terrible smell when wet, almost like puke. I had to air the entire toilet each time after a shower and place a fan in the toilet to air dry the tiles after every shower. I think those tiles are often used in outdoor areas such as water features and in open areas that are well ventilated. I hope the problem I faced was unique to my bathroom onlybut you might just want to take the precaution and install good ventillation fan. thanks everton, the thought did cross our minds, its a tough fight aesthetics vs practical - practical doesn't always win @Mr J: thanks for the night shot! its nice to know i can go visit at night now to see the effect Edited October 27, 2010 by titanax Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuene 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 noooooo not really green fingers here..lach killed a cactus! enuff said right Oops! Errr... it's okay lachesis! I killed a plant too... felt really guilty for weeks after that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
everton 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 noooooo not really green fingers here..lach killed a cactus! enuff said right thanks everton, the thought did cross our minds, its a tough fight aesthetics vs practical - practical doesn't always win @Mr J: thanks for the night shot! its nice to know i can go visit at night now to see the effect No worries. Anyway, I've loaded a couple of pics of my previous bathroom if you want to see if the tiles are the same as yours. http://img266.imageshack.us/g/mastertoiletshower.jpg/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
reizzz 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 noooooo not really green fingers here..lach killed a cactus! enuff said right Oops! Errr... it's okay lachesis! I killed a plant too... felt really guilty for weeks after that same as my wife. she killed a cactus some yrs back also. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaskel 2 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 No worries. Anyway, I've loaded a couple of pics of my previous bathroom if you want to see if the tiles are the same as yours. http://img266.imageshack.us/g/mastertoiletshower.jpg/ Oh...its 2 different tiles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yuene 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 same as my wife. she killed a cactus some yrs back also. lol GREAT. Looks like we women seem to have brown thumbs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kor69 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 No worries. Anyway, I've loaded a couple of pics of my previous bathroom if you want to see if the tiles are the same as yours. hmm... i dun tink its Niagara Tiles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kor69 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 same as my wife. she killed a cactus some yrs back also. lol Same here... I killed many many plants including cacti and weeds i gave the plants too much "love" water, fertiliser, leaf gloss, insect spray etc All died T_T den a plant guru told me Treat plants as mother nature treats it... Slash, cut, prune, chop dry it out, dun water so much Ignore the plant - dun fertilise too often and now my plants are alive with flowers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kor69 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 WAH!! :sport-smiley-004: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lachesis 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2010 Oops! Errr... it's okay lachesis! I killed a plant too... felt really guilty for weeks after that Hee hee. Thanks Yuene. In my defense I must say the cactus was placed away from the window, where it got ZERO sunlight. What kind of plant was it Yuene? same as my wife. she killed a cactus some yrs back also. lol GREAT. Looks like we women seem to have brown thumbs... Slash, cut, prune, chop dry it out, dun water so much Ignore the plant - dun fertilise too often and now my plants are alive with flowers I think of it this way - us women are so nurturing, we tend to over-water and over-fertilise... to the point the poor plant can't take it. Hahaha. @Kor - glad to hear your plants are flourishing. I shall remember your advice not to water and fertilise too much for the new plants we're considering for our balcony. Hmm... or maybe I'll just leave the 'gardening' to titanax. @reizz - your wife is not alone!!! We should start a Cacti-Killers Anonymous club. Hmmm or a Brown Thumbs Club. Yuene & I will be the first 2 members. No worries. Anyway, I've loaded a couple of pics of my previous bathroom if you want to see if the tiles are the same as yours. http://img266.imageshack.us/g/mastertoiletshower.jpg/ Thanks for the tip. The tiles aren't the same, but will look to keeping the tiles dry - uneven tiles will definitely trap water somewhere. That's a really interesting wash basin you got there btw! This is my favourite light in the house! :wub: :wub: Today, we found out that against all hope, our water pressure is not enough for us to install a Raindance shower. So we'll go for the Croma 100 Showerpipe instead, with normal rain shower. Want to say a big THANK YOU to Mr J for really going out of his way to help us check our pressure and all the other leg work that went towards helping us make a decision on ths shower. He's da man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
