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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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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Brick Bond

    Hi Everyone I am about to lay some 600 x 600 basalt tiles on a bathroom floor. Originally I was planning to use a brick pattern, but as these are square tiles I'm not sure what will look best. Also I was planning on a 2mm grout joint... I have had a closer look at the tiles now and there is a...
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    Vertical brick bond

    Hi All, need help setting out a brickbond running vertical on bathroom walls. (. I have only done a couple of bathrooms none in brick bond any advice would be greatly recieved please?
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    brick bond with border

    Missis wants a brick bond effect and a border but wants this running vertical rather than landscape on the wall tiles are 300x200 advice on setting out would be appreciated Please?
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    2 Setting Out Questions = move centre line and off set brick bond

    Hi All, Been absorbing all you advice and tips on here.... top work guys! I am currently tiling my bathroom in 600 x 300 porcelain floor to ceiling and have two questions which affect two different walls Question 1 - I have sink which is 600 wide and I have already stuck the tile behind it...
    • itidiot
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    • bond brick brick bond centre line off out questions set setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Brick bond - continuation round corners

    Guys, question... when tiling brick bond on large format tiles.... When you cut tiles in to the corner.. should you use the other peice of cut tile to continue on the next wall? I always assumed so.. but then I was checking out Kilty55's wetroom he did recently (GREAT JOB BY THE WAY) and in...
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    Setting out brick bond - narrow window pier causing problems

    I am brick bonding 250mm (length) x 200mm (height) ceramic tiles. I am trying to figure out how to layout the wall shown in pic below, the larger wall which is where the bath is located (to the left of the pic) has a near perfect pattern (i.e ending in either a full tile or half tile). If I...
    • ljmountain
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    • bond brick brick bond out problems setting setting out tilers usa window
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Brick Bond

    Hi Guys, Ive finished a kitchen brick bond style where ive wrapped round the walls. Now ready to grout but need your advice in whether i should grout in vertical corners or leave it as it might spoil the effect of the wrap round effect. Tiles are polished black 200 x 100 and will be...
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    Brick Bond Setting Out, Daft Question

    Hi All Im tiling my small bathroom with 415x300 tiles, brick bond style and have heard that if you are not very carefull in corners when using the remainder of the tile you have just cut, you can loose the brick bond line, if that makes sense...!!! Something to do with thicness of tile plus...
    • mmmadman
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    brick bond bathroom

    Here goes...im laying brick bond tiling in my bathroom...The first course of tiles(all full tiles)when laid out gives me a small slither at the far end.Could start with a half tile but when it comes to the second course Im gonna end up with the same prob...Any suggestions...Im a newbie when it...
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    recent job brick bond

    Just thought i would put a couple of pics on of a recent job, really enjoyed this job and the client was over the moon with the finished result.
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    brick bond

    got customer that wants bathroom tiling in brick bond but wants mosaic strips vertically what worries me is that either side of mosaics im going to have cut tiles every other row not sure its going to look good should i tell customer to have them standard set so im only using full tiles..
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    Bevelled brick bond tiles

    Alright all, went to look at a job today where part of it involved using those brick shaped tiles with the bevelled edges. Am happy with setting out brick bond pattern but customer asked if small area above sink(less than a metre square) - could be tiled with these tiles. Explained how edges of...
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    brick bond

    evening folks got a kitchen to tile soon in brick bond never done this before .its my 4th job since doing my tiling course .im sure you pro,s on here can give me some good advice. many thanks in advance:thumbsup:
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    best way to tile brick bond

    Whats the best way to prepare a wall for a brick bond pattern
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    brick bond

    doing a splash back today in brick bond. any advice needed or is it just as easy as straight set. can you leave all your cuts til last or do you have to complete the rows
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    Few questions on Brick bond

    I am going to tile my bathroom using 600x300 tiles and want to do a brick bond pattern.Only tiling the width and length of the bath plus the main wall where the w/c and basin are.I have a few questions that I would like to get straight in my mind before I start and I would be grateful for your...
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    Few pics of brick bond job im doing at the minute

    Judst thought Id post a few pics of work to date so far on this brick bond. Walls are so uneven its nobodies business but Im getting there
    • GatesheadCol
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Brick Bond

    Just wondering guys. Do any of you charge a bit extra for brick bonding tiles??? Doing a bathroom at the minute, and the brick bonding is taking a little longer than expected. Any views apperciated Tried to add pics as it looks great. white and black rectangle 20 by 10 tiles, white all...
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    setting out brick bond bathroom

    Hi All, new to this site, need help setting out a brickbond bathroom walls. (Did a 4 week tiling course 12 months ago) most of my work has kitchen wall and floors. I have only done a couple of bathrooms none in brick bond. would u start of the bath or put a batten 1 tile up from floor and then...
    • dgatile
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    • bathroom bond brick brick bond out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice

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