cutting

Just wondered who scored and then fingered the tile before nipping or who uses a grinder and if you have dust extraction (if not what do you do when its raining)? I was thinking around basin etc

What are people using to shape mirror tiles around electric sockets . I've done glass tiles in the past is it the same or do they break easily

Hi looking for advise I've got 2 sections of 1200mm X 900mm 30mm slate for a double sided fireplace I'm making I have a 9" angle grinder what's the best blade for cutting these I have a Makita angle grinder I just got 240v 230mm which comes with a segmented blade

as we all know tiles are getting even larger I only fit domestics, but even so 600 by 300 seems like an off cut now I use sigma , and my biggest cutter is the 900 whichis manageable,anything bigger and ill need a bigger van I need a rail system , or is it feasible to grind the longer tiles pros...

yesterday I discovered what the titanium engraving wheel is for of my sigma (the gold color). I'm doing 30x60 polished 12mm, with lots of frosting and very hard support. with the normal wheel it was hard, every three cuts I had to take the grinder and trimming. I remembered having a titanium...

what do you guys use for ensuring a straight cut on long tiles with a grinder ? monolit do a guide wheel. What’s the best practice?

I have realtively few cuts to make on 30x60 porcelain tiles that will be visible. Normally I would hire an overhead wet tile saw to do the whole job, but here in Italy, where I live anyway, I'm having trouble hiring one. The cuts need to be accurate as well as very clean as they are visible and...

When cutting and mitring stainless trims I am struggling to make a good, accurate and scratch free cut. How do others achieve a decent finish?

We have been doing loads of work recently for an architect who has a complete fixation with white metros - he wants them on every job and as these jobs always include toilets and disabled toilets that are fully tiled with the them we have stuck on thousands of the bloody things :( Anyway, I...

Hi, Got a job next week doing kitchen splashback in the above tiles. Firstly, what adhesive do you recommend. I use tilemaster adhesive for pretty much everything as that's what's stocked at my provider, so if you could recommend one of their adhesives that would be great. Or is it something...

Hi , The customer has decided to have the new kitchen floor tiled in the above tumbled limestone, 600 x 400, what is the best way to cut the tiles, I assume a wet saw will stain the limestone? or do I need to seal them before cutting? I was going to put detra matting on top of the existing floor...

Hi Guys Needed some advice on cutting in my Grohe Raipdo rough in smart box which essentially is the back box for the front end shower valve controls that sits on the finished tiled surface. The box is actually circular with a 138mm radius and it sits behind the tiles and when laying the tiles...

im looking for recommendations Ona blade for cutting 12mm thick marble 305x605 using 115mm grinder or 200mm wet saw

Hi guys, I've just started a job today with a 60x60 glazed gloss porcelain cararra effect. I'm having a nightmare cutting L-shapes, i have a sigma with new wheel in today and a bench wet cutter and large vitrex wet cutter and rubi angle grinder all with porcelain blades. Every time i cut i am...

Hi all I need some advice on cutting some “wooden plank” look porcelain tiles. I’ve previously cut up to 1.8m tiles (flooring) with an angle grinder but the edge finish wasn’t important as would eventually be hidden by the skirting. I’m in the process of tiling a bathroom in landscape format...

hi All, I have just started tiling a kitchen with the bevelled 200 x 100mm tiles. I have no real issues laying the tiles, however cutting the tiles to fit around and between switches and sockets is proving a pain in the rear. Does anyone have any tips on cutting the fine strips of tile, my wet...

Hi - need some advice. Got a tiler doing a bathroom job for me which includes alcoves/niches. I've purchased and supplied the tiles myself which are from the Verona Stone group, but in my opinion a lot of the cutting work seems poor. Hopefully you can see from trt photo, but a lot of the cuts...

Thanks for the advice so far. I have to cut a U shape piece that will slot around a stud wall at the end of the shower tray. I have 600 x 300 porcelain tiles and this is the only one i need to cut a slot out of as all the rest have been done with the score and snap cutter. I have tried one of...

I'm cutting 10mm thick porcelain and have cut three tiles this morning (600mm) and all three have chipped. How can I stop this happening?