DIY Tiler - 90 sq m of large format porcelaine tiling making me nervous!

[PJPro]

pj do you have a wet cutter

No. But I do have a couple of grinders.

I was thinking that maybe the plasplugs master tiler might be alright for the odd cut here and there but I was concerned that it would take to long to cut every tile with a wet saw. The dry cutter seems a much faster option....as long as I can get the tile to break where it should without chipping.

 

[Alan.P]

You say the floor 'will be' is the chip board down yet ?

 

[PJPro]

Give Tradetiler.com Home a call and David will sort you out. order tomorrow and it will be with you the day after.

Are they competitively priced?

 

[kilty55]

No. But I do have a couple of grinders.

I was thinking that maybe the plasplugs master tiler might be alright for the odd cut here and there but I was concerned that it would take to long to cut every tile with a wet saw. The dry cutter seems a much faster option....as long as I can get the tile to break where it should without chipping.

yes use dry cutter for straight cuts

but you need a wet cutter or a grinder with a tile cutting blade in it for angled cuts

 

[PJPro]

yes use dry cutter for straight cuts

but you need a wet cutter or a grinder with a tile cutting blade in it for angled cuts

OK. Thanks. Am I better off with a cheap (ish) saw or just get a blade for the grinder?

 

[Gazzer]

OK. Thanks. Am I better off with a cheap (ish) saw or just get a blade for the grinder?

if you have a wet saw then fine but a grinder with a decent wheel is great too.

 

[kilty55]

i think you should get a wet saw pj,you may need to upgrade the blade also as a lot of the saws come with basic blades

 

[PJPro]

You say the floor 'will be' is the chip board down yet ?

Nope. But it's been bought and is on site. The Project Manager says the chipboard / hardybacker combo is the approach they usually use for their jobs.

 

[Gazzer]

Are they competitively priced?

Very and he does a price promise thingy. Tradetiler should be a patron saint to all tilers...highly respected for his services.

 

[PJPro]

i think you should get a wet saw pj,you may need to upgrade the blade also as a lot of the saws come with basic blades

Could you recommend a cheap(ish) wet saw and suitable replacement blade. As I mentioned earlier, the plasplugs seems a popular choice.

 

[PJPro]

Very and he does a price promise thingy. Tradetiler should be a patron saint to all tilers...highly respected for his services.

OK. I'll give them a whirl.

 

[guil.rocha]

grinder all the way. Bosh makes good blades but make sure to go for the solid disc instead of the the ones that have splits in them.

 

[Gazzer]

Plasplugs is great if you can get one. tradetiler sell the Vitrex version. Marcrist wheels are a good replacement too.

 

[Alan.P]

Nope. But it's been bought and is on site. The Project Manager says the chipboard / hardybacker combo is the approach they usually use for their jobs.

long winded expensive way to go in my humble opinion, better off with 18 - 25mm wpb, and tile to this, with suitable preparation.

 

[kilty55]

Briccolina 230V Electric Diamond Tile Wet Saw

i just bought one of these,very nice to work with and cheap too,,porc blade is 35 extra