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    Setting mosaic onto cement slabs

    I need to set a mosaic onto cement paving slabs for use in a garden, 1.7m circle with square off set. this is a brand new set of slabs. I'll need to level off the surface of the slabs with a layer of cement, the mosaic will be done direct onto the surface and I'll be using 5mm thick marble...
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    Setting out problem

    The attachment shows a wall I need to tile with 150mm square ceramic tiles. I have made a gauge stick and tried marking out the verticals and horizontals but cannot decide where to start this wall because the window being offset makes it look odd however I arrange cuts. The dimensions are in...
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    Hall Setting out

    What do you think guys? This is for a hall we've gotta do. Tiles are 600x600 Compac Quartz. The hall has all sorts of twists and turns, you can see in the bottom half of the pic I played with 400x400's but discounted that idea. Any ideas how the setting out could be improved?
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    How to cut mosaic tiles? & setting out question

    Hi all, two for one today! What is the preferred method to cut mosaic tiles? They are tumbled marble. Each mosaic tile is 3cm x 3cm on a mesh backing I have a big clinker manual tile cutter and some ebauer wet blade cutter also, bit unsure with setting out this particular circumstance.. To...
    • davemul
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    • cut how how to tile mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics out setting setting out tile tilers tiles tiling guide usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    opus pattern setting out/grout lines

    I'v got a opus pattern travertine floor to do, which includes going around a island. I was wondering what is the best way to go about setting this out. Also when i dry laid the pattern out with a 3mm spacer some of the tiles ended up with a 10mm gap and some had non, would i be better off going...
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    Setting out brick bond - narrow window pier causing problems

    I am brick bonding 250mm (length) x 200mm (height) ceramic tiles. I am trying to figure out how to layout the wall shown in pic below, the larger wall which is where the bath is located (to the left of the pic) has a near perfect pattern (i.e ending in either a full tile or half tile). If I...
    • ljmountain
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    • bond brick brick bond out problems setting setting out tilers usa window
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Low height walls - setting out help?

    Hi guys, me again! sorry :mad2: I need a bit of concrete advice on setting out my bathroom walls for tiling. The bathroom is in an old cottage so LOOOW ceilings. Wall height after floor is tiled will be about 2 metres MAX (size of room is about 3m by 2.5) Being a old cottage, all the...
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    rapid setting grout

    I am taking on a shop floor 80m2. The shop owner wants it done in two days ready to walk on (3man team i think). He insisted on tiling on top of tiles which is a no no but he insisted he can't afford the store to be closed any longer then 2days. I dont think we will get it done in that time...
    • newton&stockley
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    • grout rapid rapid set setting tile adhesive tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    original style setting out in hall

    hi all , i`ve done quite a few original style floors over the years and now have another lined up and need a bit of advice .usually on setting out i try not to have any cutting on the main pattern or the border , with the only cutting from the outside of the border to the wall . with the job i...
    • bluesky
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    • hall original style out setting setting out style tilers usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Setting out

    I have a bath wall that is 1.9 mtrs wide. The bath that I have fitted is 1500 long and the taps are on the long side in the centre. My question is would you centre on the wall or centre on the tap. I have done a rough check and if I centre on the tap, at the shower end I have nearly a full tile...
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    grout lines setting out help

    Hi all, I have a bathroom walls and floor to start with 30x30 porcelains. Customer is very hard to work for and notorious with the local tradesman round our way for picking holes and not paying. They want all wall and floor grout lines to follow through, the room is rectangular but out in the...
    • Slowly Learning
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    • grout grout lines help out setting setting out tile grout tilers usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Brickbond setting out on boxing-in?

    After something of a hiatus, my tiling project (bathroom and toilet) is back on, and I've made a start by actually putting some tiles on the toilet wall! To be honest I was putting it off... felt like a painter putting that first brush-stroke on the canvas... Anyway I've started on one wall of...
    • Gross Loydman
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    • bond brick brickbond fashion out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    British Standard for setting out walls/ external corners?

    Hey folks, anyone know if Bristish standards state setting out method for setting out of wall tiles at external corners? I tend to set out in such a way that once fixed the apex of the tiled corner will be plumb (rather than having tapered cuts) I think this is better than having an out of...
    • tfs
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    • british corners external out setting setting out tilers usa wall walls
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Rapid setting Adhesive

    I am using bal ptb which says can be grouted after 3 hrs. Does this mean that I can walk on the tiles after 3 hrs so that I can do the edge cuts?
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    Setting out travertine mosaics.

    I've got my first mosaics job on Monday. Kitchen splashback with 3 sockets. How would you go about setting out? Centre lines and then adjust accordingly? my worry is being left with tiny cuts around sockets or internal corners that are not square.
    • FreeD
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    • mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics out setting setting out tilers travertine usa
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    hole cutters and laser line for setting out

    any one no of any good hole cutters i looked at the 365 drills just wondering if there are any others that are good?? and whats the best laser line to get at a reasonable price ! allso how do u get into the tilers arms forum ?!!! :smilewinkgrin:
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    Setting out a backsplash

    We decided after seeing a picture in a brochure to have full walls tiled around the bath, but just a backsplash over the basin. Using bevelled edge brick tiles in half bond (right term?) the two walls worked out fine, but i've just realised i don't know how to finish the edge of backsplash...
    • dave180
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    • backsplash clips lash lash clips out setting setting out spacer tile wedges tilers usa wedges
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Tile Adhesive not setting

    Hello! I recently plastered a wall before I tiled it. Plaster would not dry (old stuff I had in a bag). So scrapped it all off and re-did it with a Fresh bag. Job done. Now I have tiled 3 x large limetsone tiles with the self mix adhesive recommended by tops tiles. The adhesive set no problem...
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    And now I've got a setting out question

    Soon to begin setting out for my bathroom project. The bath is the focal point of the room. It's what you see as you walk in as the window is quite small and away to the side. You can only really see the window if you're lying in the bath. For that reason, I wanted to set out with full tiles...
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    Brick Bond Setting Out, Daft Question

    Hi All Im tiling my small bathroom with 415x300 tiles, brick bond style and have heard that if you are not very carefull in corners when using the remainder of the tile you have just cut, you can loose the brick bond line, if that makes sense...!!! Something to do with thicness of tile plus...
    • mmmadman
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    • bond brick brick bond out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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