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  1. M

    Best practice when setting bevelled metro tiles

    Advice please on setting out bevelled metro tiles in particular situations. 1. For internal corner should you set out to avoid finishing with a full tile in corner when using brick bond? Concerned how the silicon bead might look as one row full tile thickness next row thinner as just bevel...
  2. K

    white mini metro style mosaic tile

    hi. last account failed. have managed to tile 2 bathrooms and kitchen floor thanks to advice on here. now new task looms:) The wife wants the above tiles to use between worktop and cupboards. has any one used them? or experience with them. mostly its the edging i am thinking about.have seen some...
  3. S

    Bathroom Metro Tiles

    Hello this is my first post! I’m planning to refit my bathroom. The plan is to get rid of the bath and replace with 2 sinks! The sinks are on a metal washstand with the waste going into the wall via a chrome bottle trap. Do I tile the wall prior to fitting the sinks or after? My only worry about...
  4. S

    Metro tiles grout size for a London Underground look

    Hi guys, I want to do put metro tiles on a wall in my office to emulate a London Underground station look. I'm using regular metro tiles 10cmx20cm, and I'm wondering what size the grout should be. Everybody on the forum recommends 2mm, but I'm wondering if 3mm would more closely emulate the look...
  5. E

    Trim for green metro tiles with bevilled edge

    Hello. Not certain I can ask this here but had a browse and it seems many of you dislike trims with bevilled edge metro tiles. Sadly we can't avoid this any more because of a sink/sill issue. Would you share your opinion about what might be out best option for trim please? If it helps we have...
    • Ecofreckle
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    • canada edge green metro metro tiles tile tiles trim
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. T

    Grouting metro tiles

    Morning All, Just finished a average size bathroom with metro tiles and light grey grout, I am happy with the job but I am concerned how long it took to grout almost 2 days, this seems far to much time, can I speed things up? Any ideas welcome. Thanks
  7. C

    Metro tile spacers, 4mm. Is it going to look awful?

    hi, doing a diy job of filing our kitchen using metro tiles for b&q. We have started and have used the 4mm tile spacers but now we’ve realised that we probably should’ve used smaller. Is it going to look awful? Has anyone use 4mm before? We’ve chosen anthracite tiles and white grout. Should we...
    • CharlP23
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    • diy metro metro tiles spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer wall
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  8. D

    Metro Tile Beveled window trim corner problem

    Hi, I am new to the forum so apologies if this has been raised before. We are having a bathroom reno but we are unhappy with the finish round the window and looking for suggestions. The trim as you can see from the photos just sticks out at the end. We have been told there is not a great deal...
    • Diz80
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    • corner metro metro tiles problem tile trim window
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  9. Dan

    The Tiling Show - 12th April @ Hilton Birmingham Metropole - Free Entry

    The Tiling Show - 12th April @ Hilton Birmingham Metropole - Free Entry The Tiling Show is running for its second year in 2019 alongside TTA Awards at The Hilton Birmingham Metropole. It will take place from 10am on Friday 12 April. TTA is delighted to announce the support of IntCeram, who...
    • Dan
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    • birmingham canada entry free metro metro tiles show tiling
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. Andy Allen

    Full wall,half wall tiled with Metro's...

    Take a look at my excellent drawing...:rolleyes: I need to tile one full wall, and the wall at 90 degree just half tiled. Need to trim the full wall to the ceiling, and trim the half wall, I hate seeing the double trim next to each other, so thought I might mitre the corner and trim above...
  11. G

    What size T spacers for metro style tiles (10cm x 20cm)

    Hi guys, I will be doing a kitchen splashback using metro tiles. The tiles are 10cm x 20cm in size. Should I go with 2mm spacers or 3mm spacers? Grout is Mapei Keracolor Super Fine (SF). Thank you. :)
    • Graham
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    • metro metro tiles size spacer spacers spacing style tile tile spacer tiles what
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  12. M

    Amateur Mitering Metros?

    I've just starting tiling my kitchen walls in white metros brick bond and so far so good, I'm taking my time and it's looking good at the moment. I'm just thinking ahead to when I come to the external corners which will be one corner around a boxed in pipe and two corners around the window...
  13. acaciaguy

    Small manual cutter for metro tiles

    I’m doing more and more and don’t want to keep carrying around my big sigma. Any suggestions
  14. acaciaguy

    Mitre L cut metro tiles

    Hello I am looking at the possibility of mitring a L cut on metro tiles around a window reveal rather than using trim. Is this achievable? Any pics? Many thanks
  15. M

    Wanting a trimless finish with bullnose tiles but not possible due to cut edge in metro pattern?

    Hi, Our bathroom is being renovated. I wish not to have a trim and went with a range of premium tiles that offered a short rounded edge (bullnose) tiles (cut out page in catalogue here Imgur - https://imgur.com/gIEQwz2 ). We are using 6 x 3 inch tiles arranged in overlapping 'brick/metro...
    • mofonyx
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    • bullnose canada cut edge metro metro tiles not pattern tile tiles
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  16. D

    Are you supposed to mitre the internal corners of metro or should you scribe?

    The champers would obviously create to big a grout joint. I'm thinking a mitre. Scribing might be a bit wobbly looking?
    • D hug
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    • canada corners internal metro metro tiles mitre should
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  17. acaciaguy

    Kitchen Splash back with metros - setting out for trim

    Hello all, I have a job this week doing a kitchen splash back and window reveal. The wall behind hob has a boxed in section which means extra cutting. I had originally planned and customer agreed that they wanted mitred externals. They have now changed their mind and want to use white round...
    • acaciaguy
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    • back bathroom canada clips kitchen lash lash clips metro metro tiles metros out setting setting out spacer tile wedges tilers trim wedges
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  18. Adam18Spring

    Where Metro's meet Mosaics internal corner..

    Hi Guys Just a quick one, i have 2 internal corners to do. The walls either side are in standard beveled white metro tiles 100x200mm The end 'feature' wall is in 50x150 mosaic metro tiles: My question is how would you do the junction between the 2? Just Silicon the gap? Thanks
  19. Adam18Spring

    Wet Room Flat Metro Opinions Needed! *Pictures*

    Hi guys Would appreciate any opinions or advice on the below 3 pictures please: Tiles 100x200 flat metro with 2mm spacers Red Lines are 90 Degree internal corners, white bit is the window As you walk into the room the middle wall is directly infront with the window to the left and the full...
  20. F

    Mirrored glass metro levelled tiles, cutting and fixing??

    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...
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