large format

Hi all..... Could someone please point me in the direction of a good thread on trowels to use for large format wall tiling. I am also looking for some experienced advice about the correct way to tile large format wall tiles. Particularly porcelain. I have been tiling for a reasonable time now...

Hi all, We have just purchased some very large limestone tiles and wanted some advice as to which adhesive to use. We were going to use a thick bed adhesive for natural stone but as they are so heavy am now unsure if this is the correct one to use? Any thoughts would be much apreciated. Thank...

Hi, I have some large porcelain tiles (600x400x11mm). I was planning to use Bal singlepart flex to fix them to wall however someone has advised me to use mosaicfix instead as it has better hold and the tiles are heavy. Is this correct? Thanks Dave

Hi - am new to Forum although have picked up lots of helpful info without being a member. Tackle most DIY jobs - plumbing, glazing, heating, electrics (wife does the plastering) and have done a bit of tiling before but am now re-doing bathroom. Have just bought 9mm x 400 x 250 tiles. Do...

Hi, I posted a few days ago in the buying forum which might not be the best place so would be good to have any more input. I'm looking to have my small hallway and kitchen floor tiled, with the same tiles right through (total area just under 12 sq m). I've found a tile I like, and more...

Hi I'm going to be tiling a wall in a bathroom with large ceramic tiles (600 x 300 mm). The tiles are going on to plasterboard (unplastered) and so I am OK with the weight limit ....just. The tiles come to about 28 kg/m2 so with adhesive I should be just under the 32kg limit. The top half of...

Have a job installing the tiles in the link. 900x450 slate effect porcelain. I have an overhead wet cutter but only it will only allow a max of 750mm on a straight cut. Does anyone know where and what kit I could hire to cut these tiles. or could I use an angle grinder? if that's pos what...

Hi guys if you have been reading my other posts you will know that Ive been doing a job with 600 * 600 quartz tiles I had to tile on a floor that was anything but flat so it made the job fun, in the end i used packers under the tiles to try hold them in place where the addy was thicker till it...

Dear forum Greetings Four queries am would be most greafull for advice on please.....I have been advised, by she who will be obeyed,... that our project requires 90x45 tiles, have found agreeable tile ..Saime Kaleido Avirio, have been told by prospective tiler to expect to pay £44 p/m2 extra...

I have been converting a room into a bathroom/wetroom. Floor is suspended with ply, wediboard & ufh. I have just done a Mapei Fiberplan SLC pour to cover the heating mats. I have been checking the levels today and the floor isnt as even as I'd hoped :( - there are low points, the worst of...

Hi, I've been hunting around for white porcelain tiles for my bathroom (just over 2 m2). and found this website, hope you don't mind me asking a couple of questions. I have seen some 'super white' ones at a very good price, so just thinking about the quality. I'll order a sample to check...

Hi! I'm having a new extension built on my house. In fact, I've spent today putting in the CAT6 ethernet network (cables and conduit) and bashing through the old gable wall to join the two lofts. But that's another story. My wife also ordered the 600x400mm porcelaine floor tiles (10mm thick)...

Hi, I need to fix 600 x 300 x 9.5 mm ceramic tiles to plasterboard that has had the skim removed to expose the plasterboard (also in some areas the plasterboard has been plastered over). So if I understand this thread correctly I need to: Prime the plasterboard with Everbuild SBR (does it...

my question is do you use them and if you do how do you fix them?

Hello, laying down 44mm x 66mm porcelain floor tiles on perfectly level floor. which adhesive shall I use? Mapei Keraquick or Keraflex? Datasheet for keraflex says surfaces ready for use in 14 days, do you have to wait that long, its a bathroom floor. Any guidance appreciated. Thanks

This is another example of the use of a dog eared screed. This time rather than making up the difference in thickness between tile and mosaic, this one shows how to overcome the problem of different thickness of tile. The dark tile is 900mm x 315mm x 12mm, the tile to be inserted as a...

I know this has been covered in the past, but this may help new people get over a tricky cut. The tile is 900mm x 315mm (quite heavy) so here are some tips on getting a perfect cut, using a template. pic 1 shape needed, step 1 using cardboard make a template ( same size as tile) step two...

hi guys, Just wondering if anyone knows of a course specialising in large format tiles. As we all know tiles are getting bigger and bigger. These require a different skill set to your usual ceramics and i havent had any proper training on this and would be interested to do some. James

Hello I am a little confused as to what tile adhesive I should be using. I am thinking of 300mm * 600mm tiles in either ceramic or porcelain. I am tiling mostly on to a plywood 'box' I am building from WBP ply (and a little onto skimmed and then painted plaster board- only one row, weight...

Hi all looking for some advice and tips on laying large format polished porcelain. I've got a kitchen job coming up soon with some polished porcelain tiles 600x600 I'm going to be laying insulation board, underfloor heating mat, SLC & then the large format porcelain tiles. I've laid...