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    spacers under tiles

    Right chaps I have just started tiling a kitchen for a customer finished the tiling and now he has questioned me about why I haven't put spacers under the bottom row of tiles. Now I have never done this but just wanted to know for my own mind how many of you space the tiles of the worktop and...
    • sstilingservice
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    • spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer tiles under usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. R

    Tiling large area - Spacers or no spacers?

    Hi guys, just following on from the thread about battons or not to batton - how many use spacers when tiling large floor area (say upwards of 20 m2)? I find it better to ping a chalk line and work to that as the varyation in tile size puts you out if using spacers! Would be interested to...
  3. E

    Tile spacers.

    Who leaves tile spacers in when they are tiling, or do you remove them before grouting? I know what i do, just wondered what everybody else does....:smilewinkgrin:
  5. W

    tile spacing

    Hi all. can any 1 help with this. i have 300x400mm tiles i am going to fit onto wall.i was wondering what size spacers i would need for this. i have 4mm at the moment,but some say this is only for use on floor tiles. Any reason for using different sizes spacers? Many thanks:dizzy2:
  6. B

    Floor spacers?

    Tiling my own wetroom tomorrow, want to line up wall tile with floor tile especially on one wall, will 3m/m spacers be ok for both wall and floor, using spf on both and mapei ultracolour grout? Usually use 4m/m on floors but in this situation prefer 3m/m also there is ufh which is below Ditra on...
    • bathroomboy
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    • floor floor tiling spacer spacers spacing tile spacer usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  7. T

    Floor tile spacing

    As a rule I use a 2mm spacer for wall tiles although it can change to a 3mm spacer to eradicate any small cuts and a 5mm spacer for floor tiles. Recently an acquaintance asked me to tile their kitchen diner floor but as I was too busy I couldn't do it "yesterday" as they hoped. Anyway on paying...
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    Spacers (floor)

    Oright guy's, What do you guy's use? I personally think the smaller the better. And whats your method of spacing, do you place spacer all the way in or only 1 leg or do you even use spacers at all? I know this question will be determined by different factors but base your answers on a normal...
    • charlie1
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    • floor floor tiling spacer spacers spacing tile spacer usa
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. J

    Spacers and stuff

    Evening all, I have a friend who has a bloody huge factory in China employs over 200 people (the whole village in fact) he can manufacture pretty much anything I show him so I was wondering what price you lot pay for spacers as we seem to use alot of these in our game and also any other ideas...
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    Spacer comparisons

    Hi guys I've been reading up on threads talking about grout spaces for walls and floors and am getting the feeling that 1, 1.5 & 2mm are the generally preferred spaces for walls whilst 3 & 4mm but sometimes 5mm are preferred for floors. I wondered if people could put up photos showing...
  13. R

    What are the most common size wall tile spacers

    Hi, Just interested to find out what the most common size tile spacers are used for walls? Any advise?
    • rob
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    • most size spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer usa wall what
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Do You Use Spacers

    Though I would start this one. Do you use spacers??? If you dont , what are the reasons? How experienced where you when you decided not to use them? I always use them but last week tried tiling without them and job went really well.
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    new style spacer..

    What you think.....good or bad..?.. 6we5gIeHyq0
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    what size spacers?

    :mad2::mad2:tiling a mates bathroom tomorrow and wondering what size spacers to use. i think the tiles are approx 40 by 25. at aguess. 2 or 3 mm whats best? will tubbed adh be ok. i am leaving it about 3 days before grouting to make sure it has dried properly...... i will also put some pictures...
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    2mm long legged spacers

    Hi guys been looking online for rubi 2mm long legged spacers but all i can find are the packs of 1000 what i need is box of 30,000 or 50,000 anyone have an idea where i can get them online?:thumbsup:
  19. E

    Tile spacers or match sticks!

    What do you find the best, i prefer tile spacers..:thumbsup:
  21. B

    Spacers

    hiya boys,just a quickie,how many of you leave the spacers in and grout over them.i was taught to use them like pegs and remove them,but i find it quicker and easier to clean over as i am working if i use them as they should be used in the corner of four tiles and then press them back to the...
  22. R

    Tile spacers for limestone?

    Afternoon all! Just a quick questionon spacers for limestone on the floor and wall. I'm wondering what are ther minimum spacing for limestone tiles on the floor and walls? I remember seeing on the TV a number of years ago some chap using 2pence pieces for floor spacing? What I really want...
    • robthebubble
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    • limestone spacer spacers spacing tile tile spacer usa
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    2mm spacers

    any recommendations on where i can get a bulk load of 2mm spacers, (not the long legged variety though)
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    U shaped tile spacers

    Hi I saw a photo, (or was it a video?) on here recently - American I think, and the chap was using U shaped tile spacers. Seemed a good idea to me - being able to span two tiles, plus something to grab hold of. Does anyone know where to get them from? frogeye
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    spacers! new product! is it worth it?check out the link

    just wondering if anyone has used this new product yet? http://www.tylowsdemo.co.uk/
    • burncross
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    • new build out products spacer spacers spacing tile spacer usa
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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