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    Brick bond and lipping

    Good morning I’m tiling a bathroom in 600x400 porcelains both floor and wall, ideally it want to be done 50 % brick bond but I’m slightly concerned because holding the tiles back to back there is a couple of mm bow in the tiles, I’ve not used a levelling system before but happy to use one, in...
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    Brick bond and levellers

    Good morning I’m tiling a bathroom in 600x400 porcelains both floor and wall, ideally it wants to be done 50 % brick bond but I’m slightly concerned because holding the tiles back to back there is a couple of mm bow in the tiles, I’ve not used a levelling system before but happy to use one, in...
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    Brick bond tiling of kitchen window

    When tiling a window reveal in a kitchen with brick bond tiles I am struggling to set out the window as 2 tiles leaves around a 15mm gap towards the window. Can anyone think of a way over this? Thanks. Should the grout line with the tiles on the window base line up with the grout line of the...
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    Brick bond around door or window

    I'm tiling my bathroom using white metro tiles 20mm x 10mm (not bevelled). I want to use a brick bond pattern. When tiling around a window/door do I start above them and work down or do I start at the first full tile above the floor and hope the pattern matches back up above the window/door...
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    Self leveling spacers on brick bond

    Hi everyone, I need advice, I'm tiling a big floor with 600 b 300 porcelain tiles and im wanting to try the self leveling spacers for the 1st time. 600 tiles can have a curve and can lip in the middle on a brick bond affect. Has anyone used self leveling spacers on this kind of job and do you...
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    Setting out advice - 600 x 300 x 9mm porcelain tile brick bond fashion?

    Hi, Running a small bathroom job for a customer. Customer really wants to use a particular 600x300x9 porcelain tile he has picked out in a brick bond pattern. The back wall of the shower cubicle is awkwardly a little over 600 wide. It's also on the wonk in a proper pyramid shape, but all...
    • cornsack
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Keeping half bond/brick bond level.

    Hi guys, After some tips on laying relatively sizeable tiles (300x600 upto the plank like tiles 900x150) in half bond/brick bond formation but keeping it perfectly flat between mixes. I do the usual checks that they are able to lay in this formation (hold back to back and check for gap). I...
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    Brick Bond (Metro) advice

    Hi all, First time tiler. Decided to tile the kitchen after a fire destroyed the old one. I need a bit of advice as to which layout I should use for the pipe which has been boxed in. Do I ignore the bond on the arch, split each side of the boxing into half and brick bond? Or do I continue the...
    • Zub
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    • advice bond brick brick bond metro metro tiles
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    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    3 walls brick bond feature wall straight joints with mosaic in middle

    been asked to to lay 3 walls brick bond and the wall with the bath they want a mosaic strip in the middle with tiles either side with straight joints My question is will this look good Anyone seen it before ?? 400 x 250 white tiles
    • Ben Ross
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    • bond brick brick bond canada joints mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics straight wall walls
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Opinion on a cl offset. 600x300 brick bond

    Firstly apologies for the hand drawn half scale drawings. 1/3 brick bond in a small bathroom, there's always going to be a compromise but can't decide what's the best way to go with it. The window hits you straight on as you walk into the room therfore IMO the tile centred around the window...
    • stuey72
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    • bond brick brick bond canada opinion
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Brickbond

    all im doing these days is brickbong 600x300 orcelain ,but every wall out ,even boards level upright but horizontly always out end up building up to much ,the top course today i double tiled on anew build crazy
    • Unused Account 1
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    • bond brick brick bond brickbond canada fashion
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Vertical Brick Bond Advice

    Hi Guys, I've popped over from the plumbing forum. I'll be doing a bit of tiling in a bathroom for a friend of mine and he wants his wall tiles to set out in a vertical brick bond fashion. I've done a fair amount of tiling but have never had to do a vertical brick bond. My normal fashion is to...
    • stussy
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    • advice aus bond brick brick bond setting out usa
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    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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    Brick bond - floor & walls

    Hi I have 400/600mm tiles that I'll lay brick bond on the floor but also thinking of laying them brick bond on the walls - the cuts work out better. I can't see any pictures of 400/600 size tiles laid brick bond on walls and wondering if there was a reason no one seems to do it. Is it going...
    • IHB
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    • aus bond brick brick bond floor floor tiling usa wall walls
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wirral approx 8sqm kitchen tiling brick bond with 10mm pencil trim.

    Hi, Looking to have approx 8sqm of tiling in brick bond using 200 x 100 mm metro tiles done in my kitchen starting the job by the end of this week if possible. Walls are in good condition and ready to tile. Was planning on doing it myself but had a new kitchen fitted and it looks so good it...
    • SlippySlipster
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    • aus bathroom bond brick brick bond kitchen tiling trim usa
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Setting out brick bond from natural centre point causes thin cuts

    Hi, I was looking for a bit of advice i have read various posts on here regarding brick bond layouts and several say to avoid having slithers everywhere. I was wondering what constitutes a slither!! I have mocked a layout up on my PC (See below) and using a desirable starting point centred to...
    • SlippySlipster
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    • aus bond brick brick bond centre cuts natural out setting setting out thin tilers usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Brick bond

    Using 40 x 20cm tiles in half brick bond. Small bathroom, short wall is 135cm with sink and bath side by side. Window above sink but not directly above. I am inclined to center a tile on the window sill and work out the pattern from there. Would like to know your point of view. :idea3:
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    When working in brick bond ?

    Imagine this job. Bathroom to be tiled in 150 x 75 crackle glaze tiles. Its also 3 colours, Random pattern, white, dark white ? and light grey....the dado border is the dark white colour Its to be tiled brick bond / half bond, so you get to about halfway up the wall and then you need to...
    • Gazzer
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    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    To brick bond or not?

    Hi I'm new here and am after some advice please. The tiles on our bathroom floor are laid in a brick bond pattern. They are 300 x 600. Do we tile the walls in the same pattern or in the traditional way? The tiles are the same size but a different colour. I can't decide so thought an expert...
    • Noona12
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    • aus bond brick brick bond not usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    1st Job - Brick bond set bathroom

    Hi Guys and Girls, i've got my first job starting next week and its a brickbond set in a bathroom, i think the customer is removing the sink and toilet. But if they dont is there any difference to setting out compared to normal straight set. Get your datum line then work out your cuts in the...
    • barclay1406
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    • aus bathroom bond brick brick bond find a tiler job jobs set tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    My first job - Brick bond!!

    Hi Guys, A friend of mine has asked me to tile his bathroom, he wants a brick bond stlye, however i have never done a brick bond style and was wondering where the best place would be to start and what are the main things to do (or dont do) when it comes to brick bond? Ant help would be most...
    • barclay1406
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    • aus bond brick brick bond find a tiler first job job jobs tiling job tiling jobs tiling work usa work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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