large format

Im having problems getting 600/400 tiles to bed on a wall without having steps in the tiles. hard to set them level on all sides, wondered if my adhesive not wet/soft enough? Anyone else had this problem? Cheers, Edd

Over recent years, the combination of improved tile production technology and interior design trends has seen a huge increase in demand for larger format tiles. Extra consideration has to be made when fixing these bigger tiles and we have outlined a few of the points to bear in mind...

Hi, Just looked at a bathroom job today, what seemed like good plastered walls, 35 metres. The room looks massive, 3 metres high with big window, a reveal in a wall and an angled corner, so it needs two trims. I can do the job no problem, just think it will take me a long while. The tiles...

As a matter of interest how large a tile would you go with ceramics with tub gear? I am currently using 248x331 ceramic tiles with tub gear all supplied by contractor i would guess this is border line what do you guys reckon?.

Got my first porcelain bathroom to do on wednesday.Went round today to check what tiles are like.600 x300 about 12 mm thick. He's been given 2 tubs of bal whitestar ( 12sqmof wall tiling) but im not sure if this is ok to use> I thought it had to be powder gear like bal spf,but he said ctd gave...

Hi again all, just a quick one Bathroom shower walls to be tiled. tile size is 450 x 320 ( ceramic) I presume I should be using an 8mm trowel? Also bloke at topps gave the customer Bal grip Is this ok? Might of played safe with a cementitious adhesive. bloke was putting a finish on the walls. I...

PJ Can anyone help? I am applying large format porcelain tiles to a wall using white powder adhesive. Can anyone tell me what size trowel I should be using to get a suitable bed thickness?

Hi all, I'm doing a barn conversion at the moment and the ground floor requires 50 sq.m of indian mint sandstone. The floor to be tiled consists of about two-thirds timber suspended floor with wet UFH under a 22mm moisture resistant chipboard deck, and the other third is a floating chipboard...

If you're using large format tiles you will need to use a thick-bed tile adhesive. A thick-bed tile adhesive will have 'filler's in it or a coarse sand to help it bond and cure correctly without shrinkage and cracking. Using the wrong tile adhesive and tiling trowel for large format tiling can...