after much discussion, arguement, and begging...mrs jai agreed to the building of a shed at the end of the garden, so wanting to do it properly, i had a builder chum put in a concrete base, and a lovely 8x6 shed now awaits building...

it's the bit under the tarp, that has the shed in it....
anyway, yesterday and today, to spruce up the rest of the concrete, i blasted it with a jet washer, removing a ton of crud, moss, algae and god knows what else, and painted it...red...

the centre bit is for a massive mosaic the mrs wants done....
i'm of the opinion a big abarth logo, she went nuts pointing out the shed is for all the uno bits cluttering up the garage.....sheesh women...
the other bit where all the table and chairs are is to be gravelled, such a small garden doesnt really need a lawn anyway, personally i wanted a rear off road drive for the cars, but the look when i started to mention it put me off......

anyways, anyone ever done an outdoor mosaic? recommendations for the type of tile, grout etc?

get a proper shed
not done yet will be one day

Daz_Rich said:

get a proper shed

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i did, two of them they both have 4 wheels:slayer:
look at the luxury you have, somewhere undercover to sit on your chair whilst contemplating teh sunny day.....such decadence

yep all i need to do is buy a neighbour's garden and i have a cool car park

Jai said:

personally i wanted a rear off road drive for the cars, but the look when i started to mention it put me off......

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a drive would be my choice.

i've never done a mosaic before, i guess thats because i have better control of my other half than you.

jug said:

a drive would be my choice.

i've never done a mosaic before, i guess thats because i have better control of my other half than you.

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she's trained to use:

and is 5ft6in of highly combustable hormonal woman....with the abilty to make bats screech with hypersonic wailings at me.....i prefer a quiet life....frying pans hurt....a lot......

anyway, back to teh point....if there is one....anyone know anything about this sort of thing? grouting? frost resistant tiles?

Jai said:

she's trained to use:

and is 5ft6in of highly combustable hormonal woman....with the abilty to make bats screech with hypersonic wailings at me.....i prefer a quiet life....frying pans hurt....a lot......

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B&Q website usually has good guides (diy.com)

Water-proof and frost proof. A tile shop should be able to sort you out with something. Probably the sort of stuff you'd use for an outside swimming pool?

so what mosaic are you going for then?

i want:

but wants doesn't always gets.....

i thought would be cool to put the table and chairs over......

At least that might be easy-ish to do...

ask if paint will do

just do it keep it under wraps and reveal only when it is done then she cant make you rip it up

Jai said:

i want:

but wants doesn't always gets.....

i thought would be cool to put the table and chairs over......

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teach her a lesson by getting one of these done...

on her

face