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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: 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: 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
    • marktiling
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    • cut ideas usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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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?.
    • maninnottz
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    • 10mm cut hole marble please usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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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...
    • ap222
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    • cut montolit tile cutter usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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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...
    • SandyFloor
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    • cut saw usa
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    way's to cut mosaic

    if you can find a few diffrent way's on you- tube for cutting mosaic please add them YouTube - Diamond Bandsaw - Cutting mosaic - Karl Dahm
    • Diamond Pool Finishers
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    • cut mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics usa
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    how to cut metal mosaic tiles

    I have been tiling a kitchen in mosaic tiles that are ceramic backed with a metal capping over the top and some are glass sizes are 50mm and 25mm I tried several different ways to speed the cutting up to get a good finish and tried different blades so this is the best way i found how to do it...
    • peckers
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    • cut how how to tile metal mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics tile tiles tiling guide usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    How to cut out for toilet waste pipe..

    I was cutting out for toilet waste pipe today and had the camera with me and thought I would show how i do it so newbies and diyers can see an easy way to do it with out to many tools! The tile was a ceramic one! Tools used. tape measure/pencil/parrot nibblers/grindette/diamond blade/safety...
    • peckers
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    • cut how how to tile out tiling guide toilet usa
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    Wet saw to cut to 10mm cubes?

    I've never used any mechanical saws before, all my cutting has been with the hammer and hardie up to now. For the my Roman mosaic copies I buy pre cut marble tesserae (tiles), all with a uniform 10mm thickness but an irregular profile. The finished mosaic looks as if all the tesserae have been...
    • Musivarius
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    • 10mm cut saw usa wet wet saw
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    What shall I use to cut this tile?.

    Hi All, How can I cut this type of tile? Any advice gratefully received. Many Thanks, Paul
    • isobars
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    • cut this tile usa what
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    What shall I use to cut this tile?

    Hi All, How do I cut one of these, please? Any tips (diamond!?), gratefully received. Many thanks, Paul Broken Link Removed Broken Link Removed
    • Unregistered
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    • cut this tile usa what
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    wet or dry for best finish / cut

    hi all, newbie diy question, i am tiling our bathroom, all has gone ok, gone fine but when cutting tiles around the bathroom window have run into problems. the tiles are 600*300 glazed porcelain. i bought one of those electric tile wet cutting tables, when i cut the tiles it leaves a serated...
    • jeepster1961
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    • best cut dry usa wet
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    My quote cut in half

    Hi, went to do a measure and quote for 60x30 porcelain tiled in herringbone. Job was 25m2 kitchen into hallway, removal of tiles and tile downstairs wc totalling 45m2. I includes 10 bags of addy and grout and came out at £1200 on 20m2. How does this sound? I figured 5/6 days. Then someone went...
    • stoner
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    • cut quote usa
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum
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    cut and shute

    went too price up a job to day the old bath is choped into the wall lath and plaster its a small bath room how do i over come this problem im stiping the the lot even the floor is going joists too (ground floor) strip out all the room then the floor new floor too go in then the walls going up...
    • kent tiler
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    • cut usa
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Tiling Forum

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