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    looking for a large format tiler comfortable with bevel cuts

    Looking for a large format tiler, comfortable with bevel cuts for outside corners. Job is in west London
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    Where to do the CUTS/

    Hi everybody, I am about to lay my patio, 60x60cm porcelain tiles. I have just checked on where my slabs will finish as the turn the corner of the house. I would assume ideally perfectly to the corner would be best. Mine would finish 40cm past the end of the house. Would I be best adjusting...
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    Do all wetroom tray need envelope cuts?

    Do all wetroom trays require envelope cuts? What is the largest size tile that doesnt require envelope cutting? So i just dry set out my tiles ready to mark up for the an envelope cut and i am wondering if i even need todo it. Would be nice to avoid all those extra lines
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    Need help with cuts

    Hi guys, I have started a job of 45m² with 600 x 600 porcelain. I'm having trouble when I'm cutting the tile. I'm left with a tail at the end of the cut and at this rate I won't have any tiles left. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Is my wheel height set wrong ? Is it just bad technique...
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    Dodgy cuts for floor waste and drains

    Just had bathroom redone and very disappointed with tiling particular jagged cuts for drains. I mentioned to builder and he says that’s just how those tiles cut (mixed concrete and stone I think?). Surely using a proper tool or finishing would make a smooth cut? I have already copped them not...
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    Small cuts at doorway

    Hi folks, first time poster and starting to tile my kitchen soon in 600 square tiles. The layout I have set out currently is spot on with all the tiles working well with the kitchen units and walls and French doors. The only issue I have is the door from the hall which is in a small hall that...
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    Do I grout the cuts in my pre-cut tile?

    Ive laid this tile in my bathroom https://www.tilegiant.co.uk/ornamental-girona-blue-826065.html It’s been pre-cur to give the illusion of being 4 smaller tiles. Do I grout in the pre-cut lines? Someone told me to avoid that as it didnt look deep enough but surely the tile is designed to be...
    • Zedox
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    • cuts grout tile tile grout
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
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    Sigma SETTING AND USING XL MODELS

    I open this thread because these models are quite different in manufacturing compared to the usual sigma. I have not tried to cut long pieces yet, but I will try it. first problem, lower and raise the handle according to the thickness. as you can see from the picture, the instructions say to...
    • Italy
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    • cuts setting sigma
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    Porcelain 600x600 cuts - what can I get away with??

    Hi guys, long time lurker, first time post! I'm about to embark on a rather ambitious DIY project in our new build, tiling the kitchen / diner and the hallway etc. I have been taking a look at the layout and have some questions that can only be answered by experience! I'm going to be laying...
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    Wetroom tray with few cuts

    Hi, my mum would love a wetroom, but finding it difficult to fugure out some of the practicalities. In houzz etc. we see wetrooms with few tile cuts which look glorious. Somehow the tiles must be angled to allow the water to drain away. But I'm unsure of how to find these trays online? Should...
    • Morgan Ereku
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    • cuts tanking tray waterproofing wetroom wetroom tiling
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Tanking and Wetrooms
  14. Balloo

    Whats the best tile blade for wet dry cuts

    Guys what is the best blade for not chipping and for perfect cuts wet or dry
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    Diagonal cuts on manual cutter

    Hi guys I'm planning on doing some manual diagonal cuts with porcelain glazed, 600x600x10mm tiles. Problem I'm having is 95% of the tile snaps correctly along the score line but wonders off the line just before the end. This means I'm ruining one half of the the tile. I'm doing envelope cuts...
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    Anyone use the Vitrex BT65011 for wet cuts?

    I'm looking around for a wet cutter that I can use for tiles and also for block paving/flagging (which need to cut to a depth of 50mm). I saw this model which looks like it will cut to those requirements. Anyone used one? Or does anyone have any other recommendations? Cheers EDIT: This is the...
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    Straighter cuts on Rubi

    Hi all I've noticed that when cutting large format porcelain on my Rubi TS70 plus that I sometimes get a less than perfectly straight cut. Its almost perfectly straight, but I've been getting a very slight bow which is noticeable (to me) when the cut edges are against trim etc. I usually give...
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    Chattering cuts on porcelain

    Hello. Dipping toe into tiling after my so-called 'professional' tiler made such a mess of my wetroom that I'll have to rip it all out and start again. So, am cutting large format (600x600) porcelain tiles. 8mm thick. Using a Rubi dw-200-lp wet cutter with new Marcrist CK850 blade. Used the...
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    Getting accurate cuts for trim

    Hello again! Quick question: What is the best way to get accurate, level cuts on all tiles around the window frame so that the trim sits flush? I am at this point now - all my cuts so far have been with a wet saw and have turned out ok, but my understanding with trim is that you have very...
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    To scribellum or not to scribe

    Hi, Just wanted to see how many of you would scribe a metro tile? I'm using the standard tile giant brillo tiles and the difference in the bevel is less than 2mm. In the past I haven't bothered as it was in a bathroom and the cuts were covered with a 8mm bead of silocone. But if I were...
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    Long Grinder Cuts?

    Hi guys, Is there a technique other than a steady hand to getting straight long cuts using a grinder. Also mitres I've seen a set up of a 45deg angle block and cut freehand but only on small cuts. Trying to make a decision on whether to upgrade to a cordless grinder and batteries or to spend...
    • Drifterjoe
    • Thread
    • cuts cutting disc grinder straight wet cutter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tiling Tools
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    Cutting envelope cuts

    After setting out the shower tray lines for envelope cuts do people use the grinder to cut the diagonals so they have a grout joint or just use the tile cutter and have a real thin grout joint (Possibly too thin) so the bond still runs through from outside the former??
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    Wet room cuts

    Just wondering how you do your cuts in the slope into drain. Do you cut with your sigma or wet saw. Im thinking if cut with a sigma, you aren't going to get the 4mm joint one needs in a floor however I might be wrong. Also, when setting out your tiles. Do you make sure your grout line is...
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