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    Technical request: Large holes into porcelain tiles how to cut or drill large holes

    This project was a technical request from a customer on how to put a hole into a tile high up in a bathroom on tiles that had already been installed (fixed to the wall). He wanted to know how he could drill so high up on the bathroom wall. Hello 365, I have to install a new 100mm vent fan...
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    • cut drill holes how how to tile large porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles technical tile tiles tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. peteablard

    Never cut corners in your preparation.............

    For anyone new to the trade who is unaware of the importance of preparing your substrate correctly then check this out.......:yikes: This is what I faced at a car showroom I tiled recently when I returned from my hols.. The prep work had been carried out by a couple of cowboys, they didn't...
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    wet stone to cut?

    I've just read a post on a mosaic artist forum and a chap on there said that when he was cutting some 10mm thick Verde Guatamala (I've seen it mostly classified as a marble but some places refer to it as a granite) rods with tile nippers he soaked them in water which made them easier to cut. I...
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    How to cut mosaic tiles? & setting out question

    Hi all, two for one today! What is the preferred method to cut mosaic tiles? They are tumbled marble. Each mosaic tile is 3cm x 3cm on a mesh backing I have a big clinker manual tile cutter and some ebauer wet blade cutter also, bit unsure with setting out this particular circumstance.. To...
    • davemul
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    • cut how how to tile mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics out setting setting out tile tilers tiles tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tile cut top or bottom

    This is my first tiling job and and I am tiling my whole bathroom with 300 x 600 ceramic tiles in a brick pattern? After working out the tile layout I am left with 80mm to figure out what to do with. Would I have equal tile cuts at the floor and ceiling or 80mm cut placed at either the top or...
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    Detail matters (even on hard to cut anti-slip tiles)

    SOME PICTURES OF MY LATEST JOB , THEY WERE THICK ANTI-SLIP TILES , FIRST TIME I VE USED THEM. I FOUND THEM PRETTY TOUGH BUGGERS TO CUT BY HAND ( WISH I WOULD HAVE PACKED MY ELECTRIC CUTTER :lol:) CUSTOMER WAS WELL CHUFFED AND ENDED UP GETTING 3 OF THER JOBS OFF HIM :thumbsup:
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    Shower glass cut to size

    Hi All, I'm doing some bathroom jobs over the next 2 months which both require custom sized glass. Having spent the morning ringing around I'm pretty astounded in the difference in quotes I've been given...including one for 60 quid delivery! Can anyone recommend a reliable, quality & cheap...
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    STUNNING!!! got my laser line to actually cut the tiles!

    If you have read my Dewalt D24000 thread, you will know i have managed to install a QEP Laser guide laser. Everything has been great except the batteries didn't last long. I found i was forgetting to switch the laser off each day. Looking around the net for better batteries, i came across some...
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    How do I .. cut a 400mm half circle?

    As you can see from picture, this is the bottom of my staircase. The tiles (ceramic) are 300mm x 600mm x 10mm. The bottom/base of the staircase is half circle rounded, 400mm. How do I cut/shape the tile?
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    3 way mitre cut

    Have rad the other thread on 3way mitre and watched a vid on youtube. My question is, does the tile trim have to be a quarter round profile? The trim i'm practising with is less than a quarter round and just doesn't seem to get a snug fit. Am i doing anything else wrong. Going to be tiling half...
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    Porcelain tiles, best cut?

    Hello, I am about to have my bathroom tiled. The tiles are 600x300 porcelain and 8mm thick. I have the feeling that the tiler is mainly going to use his scribe and break machine. Am I right in thinking that they should be wet cut apart from the bottom wall ones where the floor tiles will...
    • Amj
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    • best cut porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    cut lines

    hey guys i was reading another post about some cut lines being visible but was wondering when can you have the cut lines visible only reason i ask is in my kitchen they have tiles and then the corners are cut off 4 of the tiles and a smaller diamond inserted you can see the cut lines then is...
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    Cut 4cm off bottom row of wall tiles to get full tile under sill?

    Hello tilers Just about to do some boxing in of my toilet and trying to make sure I get the measurements right so the tiling looks 'correct'... I'm using 30x40cm wall tiles ('landscape' orientation) with a border resting on the sill, but if I start tiling full tile from the floor, the border...
    • Gross Loydman
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    • cut full off tile tiles under usa wall wall tiles
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    The difficult Basalt cut - all done

    ... and it was easy !! Actually slightly less complex than thought as customer wanted arranged slightly different but all done. Basalt is great to work with. Mark
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    Difficult cut - any ideas ?

    Hi I am laying 15mm Basalt stone 600 x 400 on floor and have a large cut to make on one tile and any suggestions ? The wall juts out and I need to cut so it leaves 100mm of tile on three sides. Using a wet cutter. Cheers Mark
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    On top or cut round

    Hi everyone If anyone could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it, the question I have is; would it be better to mount the toilet on the floor and tile round it or lay the tiles first and then fit the toilet on top of the tiles? The problem does not seem so bad when you...
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    Need to cut 3 & 4 cm hole in 10mm marble tiles.how do i do it please?.

    Hi i have 10 mm thick marble tiles that i need to drill 3 & 4 cm holes in for pipes. What do i buy to do this please as i want a nice neat job?. Where is the best place to buy it from?.
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    Montolit Masterpuima 75 - Struggling to cut

    Hello all, I have recently bought a Montolit Masterpuima 75 (from tradetiler, great service:thumbsup:) but i'm having difficulty cutting my tiles.:mad2: I am cutting 12mm thick glazed porcelain tiles, and when I score & snap, the cut is not as clean as I would like it to be, and leaves tiny...
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    hair cut

    One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you , I'm doing community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning...
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    The Exakt Saw DC-270 Deep Cut

    Exakt Precision Tools - DC 270 Deep Cut Saw I couldn't find a review for these bought one anyway to cut ply thicker than 6mm. I fit loads of 6mm for Karndean/Amtico and the smaller Exakt saws are spot on for this but struggle for anything thicker. I had 24 sq. mtrs of slate tiles to fit on...
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