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Thatch

Hi all

I'm fairly new to the tiling trade...doing ok at the moment, done courses and got qualifications etc after being laid off in January from my old job.

My question is this.....when tiling a fairly (almost) flat surface, why do I seem to get lipping on a larger format tile (310mm x 550mm). I'll do a row of say four or five tiles all nice and flat then the next will be lipping at different points...is it a case of judgement? It's time consuming keep having to remove the tile and add or take some adhesive off the tile or wall! Like I say, i'm new to this and when things get frustrating while tiling it kinda knocks my confidence a bit!

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!!
 

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when using large format tiles, put the face of the tile together and see if there bowed, this is becoming more common now the the market is becoming flooded with cheap imports, if they are bowed then it makes tiling brick bond a nightmare, so suggest to the customer stright bond or replacing the tiles, and always check your subtrate for flatness, what looks flat might not always be the case, i check every job with a stright edge when im quoting, that way i can show the customer if any prep work is needed prior to tiling.
 
T

Thatch

Guys.....thanks very much, all your answers have been helpful. I spoke with another tiler in my local trade account store (N & C) and he recommended a larger notched trowel to give more depth on adhesive (as Mike also recommended). Thanks again. There will be loads more questions i'm bound to ask!! Lol. Cheers guys!
 
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DHTiling

try using a larger trowel, maybe the walls aren't as good as you think. try holding a tile on the wall (dry) in different places and see if it rocks. and as already said the tiles may be bowed

If the tiles are not bowed then this is your best option.. use a deeper trowel to cope with deviations...
Best way is to use a 2 mtr straight edge and check for dips in the wall.. fill any in to bring back flat with adhesive.. any bumps.. try to flatten them back..
 
D

DHTiling

Brilliant advice above, it could also be how you are spreading the adhesive on the wall, maybe you leave a ridge of adhesive here and there? Do you check the walls for flatness? As the guys have said above, check them with a straight edge, I cant remember the last time I saw a flat newly plastered wall :mad2:

|Didn't know there was such a thing..:)
 
M

Mike

Brilliant advice above, it could also be how you are spreading the adhesive on the wall, maybe you leave a ridge of adhesive here and there? Do you check the walls for flatness? As the guys have said above, check them with a straight edge, I cant remember the last time I saw a flat newly plastered wall :mad2:
nothing worse than looking at a job and the customer saying 'the walls are spot on, i've just had them skimmed over' :mad2:
 

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