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    Tile spacing

    Advice sought. I am due to lay some floor tiles (310 x 310 ceramic) on a cement screed sub base. What tile spacing would you recommend. I thought 4mm. Could I go less or should I go more. Any views ?? Similarly I am going to put up some 250 x 335 ceramic wall tiles. These will be on a variety...
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    wavey edged spacing

    Hi, could someone please tell me the best way to space wavey edged tiles. Do i do it by eye or with spacers or is there another way? thanks in advance.
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    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.
    • GaryM
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    • floor floor tiles floor tiling size spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles usa what
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    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    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 ?
    • cjscos
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    • quartz spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Spacing

    Hi, this may seem like a daft question but I have got two different sizes of tiles to put up in my kitchen but wondered how I will space them together. The bottom two rows are 200 x 100 and the top two rows 100 x 100. Once I have put a spacer between the two 100 x 100s the length will be 202...
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    what spacer size for copper honed slate 600x300?

    Hi, Due to tile a bathroom in 600x300 Copper honed slate, im doing the walls and floor, just wondered what the usual spacer size is used for this. I was personally thinking of 2.5 mm. what do you guys and girls think? Cheers. Vinnie.:thumbsup:
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    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...
    • mintsauce5
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    • advice spacer spacers spacing tile spacer tiling trowel trowel usa
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    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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    mosaic tile spacers!

    we all have had problems with mosaic borders were the tile is thicker than the border having to buid out the mosiac border to meet with the tile it takes ages to do and is a pain it might have been shown on the forum before but for anyone who has not seen it this site supplies spacers for this...
    • garretridge
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    • mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    2mm (1/8") 'Y' spacers for octagonal tiles

    Hi, Could anyone tell me where I can buy 2mm (1/8") 'Y' shaped spacers for octagonal tiles? I'm a bit stuck because I can't find them anywhere. I'm going to lay original style victorian octagonal tiles and their fixing guide recommends 2mm spacers, I just can't seem to find any. I'm a bit...
    • ecclescake
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    • spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles usa
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    What sise spacers for 600x400 Trav?

    Hi, Does anyone know what size spacers would be best to use laying 600x400 Travertine tiles? Cheers. Vinnie.:thumbsup:
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    Is spacing a big issue with travertine

    Hi Guys Just wondered what your thoughts are on spacing travertine , my personal preference is 2mm spaces wall and floor, doing so much travertine at the moment and always full bathrooms walls and floor so seems sensible for the best finish keeping all grout lines bang on , i know BS says min...
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    Tile spacing & trowel size!

    What tile spacing is recomended for 1.wall-8mm porc. 30x42mm & 2.Floor 12mm 300x460mm nat.trav sq edge,and what size notch trowel should i be using for both apps.?Thanks.
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    Spacer size and pattern

    I am going to be laying some 333x333x8mm porcies. I haven't worked out a pattern yet as i am still strengthening the plywood floor. Room is 8 - 8.5ft wide and 24ft long. What size spacers would you recommend. and any specific pattern that you think would look good. I have extra tiles, so...
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    Spacer question

    I've bought some ceramic wall/floor tiles that I'm going to fix in the next day or so. I want the grout lines to match from the floor to the wall so that the tiles and lines are in alignment. .... Now reading through past threads, wall spacers tend to be 2/3mm and floor 5mm. As I can only use...
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    Plastic spacer's

    Who uses plastic spacers for floors?
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    Advice on spacer size to match wall and floor lines

    Hey all, i'm about to do a full bathroom(walls and floors) the tiles havent been choosen yet but the customer will want the lines to match, walls and floor. My question is this, given that the spaces between tiles are bigger on the floor than the walls how can i match the two up without losing...
    • quackfly
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    • advice floor floor tiling size spacer spacing tile spacer usa wall
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    2mm spacers with floor tiles? or another size?

    Im fitting 31x45cm tiles to the wall using 2mm spacers, but was wondering if I should use the 2mm spacers with the 31x31 floor tiles that I have, or go for something bigger? I have purchased a load of 4mm spacers, but now unsure what to do. or do I go 3mm for everything The tiles are Padova...
    • Qwerty
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    • floor floor tiles floor tiling size spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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    Floor Porcelain Tile spacing

    Hi, What spacings do you guys recommend for black gloss Porcelain floor tiles, they are size 297x297mm ? I was told 3mm as they look good with small spacings ?
    • Hammer-Ray
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    • floor floor tiling porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles spacing tile usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    tile spacer law

    Hello everyone, on site today we were discussing tile spacers - as you do - and one chap ( Italian ) stated that by English law the minimum space between tiles is 2mm. Is this the fact or was he just talking his usual rubbish - good tiler though !! Thanking you in advance.
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