spacers

  1. A

    how do you clean your tiling spacers

    hi there. if you get addhesive on them . how do you get it off. its easy to clean a few but if you have had an accident with them or are just messy youl have a lot to do. iv heard of soaking them in hot water soaking in water then feazing them putting them in a jar with small ball bearings...
  2. S

    Level wedges

    hI Has anyone used this product yet Level Wedges they also act as a spacer Let me no what you think.
  3. bobbynz

    Correct way to use tile spacers

    Hi everyone i would like your input to a debate thats going on over here about the correct way to use tile spacers. As we all know the most important part of a job is setting out and of course how to space the tiles evenly. Now when I first started my old man only ever used a string line...
  4. R

    Spacers?

    Hi - am tiling my en suite floors & walls in the same (ceramic 330 sq's) tile.Received wisdom is 5mm for the floor & 2mm (poss 3?) for the walls.But as I want them to match / align and for it all to look as uniform as possible, what do I use? 3 or 4mm all over as a compromise? Worried that...
  5. A

    Do you need to use spacers?

    Hi Guys I purchased some tiles from Topps, Celia Blanco-M however, when laying them out on the floor to see how I wanted to arrnage them, I notice that if I add spacers between the tiles the pattern then does't match up? As you can see without spaces it matchs! The only other option is to use...
  6. L

    Tile Spacers

    Hi Guys, I am currently designing bathroom pods and have specified a 3mm grout spacing and have ordered 3mm spaces. The tiler informs me they need 2mm spacers for a 3mm spacing, is this correct? We have just received 60,000 spacers so this is quite important. Thanks
  7. J

    Spacers or not???

    Hello, Just tiled a bathroom with these tiles. Relieve Urbana Gris Wall Tile I used 2mm spacers with these tiles. Some of the tiles were not perfect in size or the grout line pattern did not always match perfectly with the next tile to the right or above/below etc. So I made sure they...
  8. A

    Tipping over your Spacers tub

    most annoying, on last job knocking over the tub 3 time's in one day. what's your most?
  9. M

    Spacers

    Gents (and Ladies) - dont know if you can help but on training course the guy recommended a small plastic piece that came in varying sizes that allowed you to wedge in against wall and ceiling, whilst you marked off cutting points on tile- the plastic piece in effect gave you the 2 grout...
  10. M

    Extra thick spacers.....

    .....for thicker tiles :thumbsup: Got speaking to Colin at Kwiksplit on Thursday and he mentioned he had just got these in from Raimondi (I do love the Italian manufacturers:thumbsup:) - 8mm high spacers with a leg that snaps off to give you 'T' pegs - next day I got a bag as a sample in the...
  11. K

    LASH no lippage clips/wedges or similar

    I'm looking for some of the clips/wedges from the LASH system, or a similar system. :thumbsup:
  12. C

    Spacers v wedges v glass packers

    Find yourself a uPVC window accessory outlet and buy a bag of mixed glass packers. Slivers of plastic varying from .5mm to 2mm in thickness colour coded. Superb aid for tiling when using tiles with varying sizes.
  13. B

    2mm tile spacers

    any1 know where i can get some 2mm T spacers from asap? i have got 60m of 8x4's to do next week. did 55m last week of the same tile with normal 2mm spacers! i've looked everywhere on the net, can only find people out of stock! cheers!
  14. P

    l.a.s.h. spacers ?

    has anyone one been useing the lash spacers for the large format porcelain tiles? would like to know if they are worth the time and money, as i have about 100 metres of the stuff to put down. have to say i like the idea no lipage. thanks.
  15. G

    What size spacers for floor tiles?

    What size of spacers do you guys use for floor tiles? Tiles being 300mm square. I've used 2mm spacers on my wall tiles which are 400x230.
  16. C

    tiles spacers for quartz tiles?

    what size spaces do i use to lay quartz floor tiles? which size would look best 2, 3, 5 mm ?
  17. S

    Red Wedges

    Hi all, I have been reading a thread on useful tools & these red wedges keep getting a mention as being really useful. forgive my ignorance, but what are these used for, I am a bit wet behind the ears being a new starter:dizzy2:
  18. M

    spacers and notched trowel advice

    Hi Everyone , I'm just about to start tiling my bathroom after having the tiles sitting in the hall for almost twelve months , my question is , i'm putting up 10"x16" tiles what would be the best size spacers to use and what size notched trowel will i need to use , i'm going to be using mapei p9...
  19. C

    Wedges....

    ... What colours can you get them in? I've used the red ones but can you get them in any other colours??? I'm after grey but worse case black.
  20. U

    Spacers

    My tiler tells me that because my tiles are not in a wet area and have a bevel they do not need to have spacers as the tiles have a mosaic effect finish so the whole tile is grouted. Is this correct advice?

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