Anybody know where I can get hold of large-format (500 x 500), thin-walled (4mm), tiles at a reasonable price?
World's End Tiles is charging about £1,000 a sq metre for an Italian supplier but since they have been out for all of a week hasn't someone from South-East Asia got around to offering...
Went to measure up a job the other day only a small bathroom and the customer has had a plumber in to fit new bath,sink and toilet and wants 400x300 tiles. Now the sink and toilet are really close together and i can see it being a right pain cutting this size tiles round to fit behind what would...
Just about to do my bathroom but before I start I just wanted to get an idea of opinions on the ideal spacing for large format 600x40x12mm travertine.
Apart from obviously wanting it to look good I am planning to use Ivory BAL Superflex and want to know whether the wide joint stuff will be the...
When you are putting large format tiles on walls, do you use rapid set adhesives. or not? i find i have to mix very small amounts of rapid, or i get a lot of waste.
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...
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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...
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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?.
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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...
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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...
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What is the Best Tile Adhesive for Large Format Tiles XXL Tile 1m x 3m Porcelain Glass Tile etc. Tilers Forums 85,000 Members (at time of writing 2007) Vote on the Best Tile Adhesive for All Tile Types including Mosaic Tile, Large Format Tile, Porcelain...
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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?