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    lash clips not for me!

    was a review on this product a while ago so i bought them from (tradetiler) to help stop lipage problems and to see if they are any good.well was laying 450mm sq porcelain tiles in a kitchen floor and got the tub out and layed my tile then sliped it under 2" from each side as directed and...
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    lash clips from tradetiler

    got my order today from dave quick as usual thanks dave and had ordered the much debated lash clips to help with lipage and have got a porcelain floor to start tommorow so gone to give therm a try and see if they are any good will keep you informed 2morrow of how it goes!:thumbsup:
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    large format tiles & uneven walls

    Hi all I'm starting a job tomorrow with some large tiles 550 x 320 & the walls to be tiled above the bath are quite uneven as they are rustic old cottage walls. (when putting the length of my 6ft level on the wall i could get my finger behind it in the middle) so that must be 10-15 mm I'm...
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    large format tiles on floating floor

    Hi, quick question, got to quote on a new build downstairs kitchen floor which is covered in chipboard, I believe its a floating floor (feels like it lol!) Guy would like those famous 600x600mm bq tiles laid ..I have real concerns about laying these tiles on this type of floor. I would of...
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    Topps big yellow large format cutter £150.00 ono

    Hi all, I bought this cutter a couple of weeks ago as a bit of an emergency, I have another cutter on order but needed one immediately and it was probably cheaper than hiring for a week or so. Only used on 1 job approx 25 cuts. its the topps 900 watt 600mm wet cutter retail £229.00 and out of...
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    large format mosaics

    Seen a job, large format tiles with large format mosaics, them being 12" x12" sq. They are not the same thickness as the tiles. Would I'd be right in saying make a notched piece of ply to the depth of the said mosaics and tap them in as per usual? Its freaked me out the size, but surely the same...
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    White Gloss or Matt Tiles large format

    Hi, I am looking to purchase large white either gloss or matt finish tiles for a kitchen floor. I need approx 22 m.sq. ideally in porcelain but ceramic will be fine. Tiles also need to be rectified edges and totally flat to achieve a minimal grout joint. I am sure you will know the effect I am...
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    Levelling walls for large format porcelain

    I'm planning to lay 60cmx60cm porcelain tiles onto stud and plasterboard walls. Some areas are perfect but in others the wall is way out with a trough of up to 10mm from plumb. What is the recommended technique - I was thinking of running a 96" darby vertically along the wall and then running...
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    Help! travertine multisize format problems.

    Hi all, just wanted to know if i was loosing my mind or if there are other tilers on my wavelength? I have a customer who has purchased 40m2 of sawn edge travertine in a multisize format. I am supposed to be laying this over underfloor heating i have told her that in this situation joints...
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    what tile area defines small format/large format

    I have 330mm x 250mm ceramic tiles to put up on bathroom wall inc shower area. Can I use tubbed, eg bal green star for normal walls and bal grip for shower area?
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    Large format porcelain tile adhesive

    Whats the best large format tile adhesive anyone has used for solid concrete bed floors without underfloor heating??
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    Laying large format ceramic wall tiles

    Hi Guys...Some advice pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease with regard to laying 900 x 300 large format ceramic wall tiles in particular, what preperation is required and what adhesive is recommended. The location is a bathroom in a new build. The walls are skimmed plasterboard onto which has been applied...
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    Large format travertine floor and wall tiles fixing to wood, plasterboard and plaster

    Hi, As in my intro I have never tiled before and have set myself one major challenge. I am tiling an en-suite with 610x405x12 honed and filled travertine. I am tiling the floor and the walls in the brick effect pattern. I have looked through the many posts and have tried to assemble all of the...
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    new large format cutter

    ok guys i am looking at buying a new large format cutter. i have always been a rubi guy but have been hearing a lot about monolit and several other cutters. i am looking for something that will cut at least 700mm tiles and eat porcelain.am also looking at it as an investment so will pay for...
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    Large Format porcelain

    Hi I have a floor job , my first large format floor using 600x600 tiles coming up and am in need of a bit of advice. Firstly am going to use 3mm spacers throughout. The floor is 9mm ply screwed like nothing on earth every 10cm, floor is level and sound too ready to be primed prioir to the opf...
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    defining large format tiles?

    As we all know, tiles are getting larger but is there a definition for a large format tile. Is it a certain amount per sq m, or is it density? Started fitting 600 x 400 about 5 years ago and thought they were massive then, but these days it's very rare that I fit anything smaller, got a house to...
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    Large Format Trowel

    What's your prefered choice of trowel when laying large format tiles? Does an 18mm large format trowel use too much ady and is 12mm enough? Answers on a postcard cjbombero
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    Tuscan Leveling System

    I heard about this from another tile setter in the US and he really likes it. I haven't used it ...yet. But the next large format stone job that comes up I will most definitely be pricing this into the quote. The first truly simple marble, slate, granite tile leveling system... It is...
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    Large Format Tiles a few questions before I crack on

    Hi people, I'm not exactly new to this forum as i have been floating around for a while picking up tips and learning from the Pro's :thumbsup: I And with that info and advice I did my first bit of tiling a few months ago, my bathroom. If I can i will post some pics up soon for you all to see but...
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    Tuscan Levelling System for marble

    Hey guys, Received this email recently concerning the Tuscan Levelling System for laying marble. I don't have much experience laying marble myself so was just wondering the opinions of ye guys.

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