2.5m x 1.5m Large Format Tile Advice

[Old Mod]

I'd also suggest getting a confirmed specialist in asap to check conditions.

Totally agree Mark,
Cheers mate.

 

[Old Mod]

Who has the responsibility of bringing the pieces to site and bringing them in Mandy, do you know?
Or are just going to be delivered and dumped outside?

 

[MandyKD]

You mention cut outs, I can't see any on the template, where are they please, and how many?
Do you know the exact dimensions of your space and the exact dimensions to which your pieces are being cut to?

There are 4 socket cut outs. Basically on that wall I will be mounting a tv along with a soundbar beneath it and a floating media unit.

So we have 5 small cut outs for the tv bracket screws, 2 cutouts to the soundbar bracket screws and 8 cutouts for the floating unit screws.

In addition we have 4 hole cut outs behind where the tv will go and the floating unit to feed wires behind the wall for HDMI cables and power cables etc.

 

[MandyKD]

Who has the responsibility of bringing the pieces to site and bringing them in Mandy, do you know?
Or are just going to be delivered and dumped outside?

The retailer has full responsibility of the tiles and will bring them in to my house.

 

[MandyKD]

Retailers are only too keen to sell so they tend to be quick to assure customers that everything is ok. Once the tiles are delivered, their interest tends to wane a little!
I'd also suggest getting a confirmed specialist in asap to check conditions.
Marc, if he's available or gary.

Thank you for the advice. I will look into this straight away.

 

[MandyKD]

gonna look amazing though

Aww thank you. I hope I can achieve it because I basically just had this idea from getting inspo online. Now trying to execute it has become a different story lol.

 

[MandyKD]

The tile installer, and only him.
No one else is suitable, one or two exceptions apply.
Is this work part of a remodelling project, or have all works been completed?
Is this wall been specifically prepared to accept the tiles or is just an existing painted wall?

Basically I have just had my entire house renovated. It's the first time I have ever done anything like this so I have just done endless research online for design ideas and came up with making a marble like feature wall for my living room.

The wall was replastered (the entire room was) and painted but because it is a solid wall I did not think it needed to be reinforced in any way to support the weight of the tiles.

 

[Qwerty]

@MandyKD Firstly thank you for taking the time to join us here on Tilersforums and secondly thank you for asking for advice here. This is THE best place to get the advice and fitter you need and as others have said (and as he has already shown), Marc (@3_fall ) is who many of us consider one of the best large format thin porcelain tilers in the UK.

I really hope that you get a first class job. As a tiler and Wet Room specialist I am often contacted by distraught customers who have been promised so much by fitters, only to be let down either at the final hurdle or after completion when the project fails.

 

[Old Mod]

The wall was replastered (the entire room was) and painted but because it is a solid wall I did not think it needed to be reinforced in any way to support the weight of the tiles.

It's not a problem Mandy, I'm just trying to do as much research as I can without visiting.
If I can do this then there won't be any nasty surprises when someone turns up to complete the work. What you don't want is someone to say
"Nah can't be done" or " you need to do this that and the other"
So by asking lots of questions, hopefully I can prepare you for what happens next.
Unfortunately, as you are aware,
this is not a case of "Well they're just tiles!"
Which is something we hear a lot.

Take my current project, I have 3.2 x 1.6m pieces, and even cut down and fabricated to size, 50% will NOT go up the stairs.
So preparation is paramount.

The fact that the walls are plastered and painted already rings alarm bells over the suitability of your wall. With weight limits alone, they just fall within tolerance, and I mean just!
The paint at the very least will have to be removed.

 

[Old Mod]

Also if someone is trying to advise or secure your work via private message, please tell me, I don't want to waste my or your time by posting this.
We all give our time for free here, and there's always something else we Can be doing.
Not being arsey, just up front with you.
I'm more than happy to help, that's why I'm here, but please don't waste my time.
Thank you.
Marc

 

[Old Mod]

There are 4 socket cut outs. Basically on that wall I will be mounting a tv along with a soundbar beneath it and a floating media unit.

So we have 5 small cut outs for the tv bracket screws, 2 cutouts to the soundbar bracket screws and 8 cutouts for the floating unit screws.

In addition we have 4 hole cut outs behind where the tv will go and the floating unit to feed wires behind the wall for HDMI cables and power cables etc.

That's quite a number, this will make it very vulnerable, hence my question on responsibility.
You are also placing a lot of weight on the face of the tile, this also makes it very vulnerable.
There is a lot that can go wrong with this install.

 

[MandyKD]

That's quite a number, this will make it very vulnerable, hence my question on responsibility.
You are also placing a lot of weight on the face of the tile, this also makes it very vulnerable.
There is a lot that can go wrong with this install.

Ahh your scaring me lol. Well I would love for it to be done. Let me message you privately and we will take it from there.

 

[MandyKD]

Also if someone is trying to advise or secure your work via private message, please tell me, I don't want to waste my or your time by posting this.
We all give our time for free here, and there's always something else we Can be doing.
Not being arsey, just up front with you.
I'm more than happy to help, that's why I'm here, but please don't waste my time.
Thank you.
Marc

No don't worry no time wasters here. I just want this job doing properly.

 

[WetSaw]

No don't worry no time wasters here. I just want this job doing properly.

If you click on Marc's ( 3_fall) profile picture then his media page you'll see that he knows what he's talking about regarding these large format tiles. As you can imagine, when they're full of holes they become very fragile and need expensive handling equipment and experience to move them.