bathroom floor porcelain tiles brick bond!!

[thealmansa]

hi guys doing ma first floor 2morrow its porcelain long tiles and they want it like a brick bond effect i need to ply is well!!i feel confident about it there polished and am gonna seal them just to be in the safe side but if anybody can give me more advice/tips it well help a lot thanks guys

 

[DHTiling]

when tiling brick bond use your level to keep your rows straight and in line with the previous ones as well .......dave...

 

[jonesy7]

you dont need to seal polished tiles mate

 

[thealmansa]

i thought that as well m8 but ma m8 had his done and they were polished and they never got sealed and there some grout stains on them and am 89%percent sure they r the same tiles!!i was half way through ma course when he had his kitchen done so i went down for a nosey b4 it was done and i marked the tile and it came off but after it was done there where still grout on some tiles

 

[DHTiling]

polished porcelain needs to be sealed with a penertrating impregnator such as lithofin kf impregnator...only glazed porcelain does not need to be sealed...
sealing porcelain closes the pores that grab dirt and stains thus making it easier to clean.........dave...

 

[Fred]

If you leave the tiling and start again the nest day, please ensure your last tiles are 100% level to each other, check and check again, not just at the 90 degrees, but diagionally. They have a tendancy to pick up or down as you leave the 'dog tooth'.

 

[wayne]

lithofin now do a sealer dedicated to porcelain and its spot on

 

[DHTiling]

lithofin kf impregnator...this is it................dave..

 

[wayne]

the one i bought was called porcelain impregnator i think. it came in a 5ooml bottle

 

[DHTiling]

it also says porcelain on the bottle as well.....dave..

 

[thealmansa]

is setting out any different the main focal point is the bathroom by a mile

 

[DHTiling]

just set out as normal ..ie. centre to get even cuts etc....dave...

 

[thealmansa]

is the setting out any different??the main focal point is the bath its up against the wall under the window stright ahead as you walk into the room

 

[DHTiling]

run the tiles length ways the same as the bath will look better....dave..

 

[thealmansa]

thought ma past reply never came through doh!!

 

[GazTech]

run the tiles length ways the same as the bath will look better....dave..

Nice one dh...it also makes the wall appear longer than it is....optical illusion etc.....Gaz

 

[thealmansa]

is this what you mean dave BATHBATH
TILE TILE TILE
TILE TILE TILE
hope you know what i mean
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that never worked out as planed another doh​

 

[CJ]

And its chuffing expensive............so price for it.

Last time I had some from Topps........I think it was £26.99 retail.......500ml tin

Nearly shat meself

 

[thealmansa]

it was 27.99 cj the stuff i bought shocked hope it lasts for ever lol you need to pay for quality and that right gaz lol

 

[DHTiling]

is this what you mean dave BATHBATH
TILE TILE TILE
TILE TILE TILE
hope you know what i mean
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that never worked out as planed another doh​

.......................................................BATH BATH BATH BATH BATH BATH
like that brick bond.....lol....dave................. TILE TILE TILE TILE
........................................................................TILE TILE TILE TILE

 

[thealmansa]

smart arse lol

 

[AndyLFC5]

How can you tell the difference between polished and glazed porcelain?

cheers

 

[DHTiling]

How can you tell the difference between polished and glazed porcelain?

cheers

polished porcelain is the same colour as its body where as glazed is more likely to have a different finish to it ..sometimes a slate type pattern etc.........dave..