Floor levelling pegs. Which ones have you tried

[Bubblecraft]

I'm quite happy with the way I do it but wouldn't mind giving this a try see if I can see any benefits

 

[charlie1]

I fancy a we shot at the Australian one at some point.

 

[spacedout]

Haven't used any of the systems. Will try the Italian make one day. Can any of the systems be used for 30mm stone and what is the maximum depth between tiles that the clips can pull together to make level (smooth) before a void is created? Is this system for slight lips between tiles 2-3mm and no more.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

The Americans use a tile puck ,anybody used one of these ?

no mate but i have seen the yanks use them a lot, i found myself sliding one of the Raimondi wedges back and forth as i was tightening them up, they produced a superb finish !!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Where's the best place to buy the Raimondi levelling system?

This is where i get my kit from bub !Kwik Split take a look they are very good dealers

 

[Bubblecraft]

This is where i get my kit from bub !Kwik Split take a look they are very good dealers

They are the first site I seem that had them but looked a pretty poor, cheap site so was a little weary [URL="http://www.kwiksplit.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Raimondi_Tile_Spacers_and_Levelling_System.html] Kwik Split[/URL]
So £70.80 for a 100pc starter kit

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

DON'T worry mate they are great to deal with !, i buy loads of my stuff from them !!

 

[Bubblecraft]

So is the wall kit 3mm base clips & floor kit 4mm base clips?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

An old tiler once told me that a coin would be rolled across the floor, hopefully not hitting a lip otherwise it would jump.....

I have used that Mark, a pound coin is perfect it also shows voids under tiles. You can hear the hollow spots as the coin passes over them.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Just realised there's a different set of pliers too. Anything else different between the wall & floor kit. Doubt I'd ever use it on wall tiles anyway

 

[Spud]

the only difference is the pliers for the floor have a 90 degree set from the handles ,the wall ones are straight ,I dont really use the pliers I just hand tighten them

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

So is the wall kit 3mm base clips & floor kit 4mm base clips?

no mate the standard white plastic one's are 2mm spacing

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i bought the dearer pliers ,they are much better quality,and you get replaceable plastic jaws ,not that i need them !! i think they are for dirty workers really the type that gets adhesive everywhere !!!lol.....

 

[Bubblecraft]

no mate the standard white plastic one's are 2mm spacing

Oh yeah, see that now. There's the standard clips, 3mm & 4mm. Just didn't state what size the standard clips were.

 

[Bubblecraft]

i bought the dearer pliers ,they are much better quality,and you get replaceable plastic jaws ,not that i need them !! i think they are for dirty workers really the type that gets adhesive everywhere !!!lol.....

Lol. I'm a very clean worker so should be fine. I do know a very messy worker that would need them though.

Think ill grab me the floor kit for my next floor job & give it a whirl.

 

[Peter]

Take it the wedges can be removed? Prefer to use slow set on floors now wherever possible, much less slump and easier to get a floor to stay lip free.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Take it the wedges can be removed?

http://youtu.be/rRnOtT7Q8v4

 

[Peter]

Sorry what I meant to say was reused. Or do the pliers squeeze and deform them too much?

 

[Bubblecraft]

Sorry what I meant to say was reused. Or do the pliers squeeze and deform them too much?

Yeah, wedges can be reused over and over but like spacers, they will get covered in adhesive and get mangled the more you use them. They are relatively cheap enough to buy separately though if they require to be replaced - http://www.kwiksplit.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_Raimondi_Tile_Spacers_and_Levelling_System.html

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Sorry what I meant to say was reused. Or do the pliers squeeze and deform them too much?

Wingn you can use the wedges over-over, the pliers don't deform them , i think gary said he just uses this hands to place them, i used the piers every time,if you have the piers set to the wrong tention they will snap them,so it's important to get the best from your tool,and set it right to start with, they look very professional IMO on a tiled floor/wall and it sort of shows the customers you have taken care to do a v-good job !!give them a go i did, and liked them .......

 

[DHTiling]

What shows a customer a good job is the finished result, not plastic gimmicks for tradesmen who need to use them ...

 

[Bubblecraft]

I'm a bit like you Dave. There's been nothing wrong with the way I've been doing it. I wouldn't mind giving them a shot though. You never know.
I'd rather test someone else's kit though before forking out seventy quid on them

 

[DHTiling]

Chatting to the USA lads on their forum bubbles , they are mixed results with them.. some say then use them all the time and others say you have to use wetter adhesive than normal to get tiles to pull into place.. now over wetting adhesive IMO is weakening cement to water ration and could impair tensile strength..

Any tiler worth his salt can tile a flat floor and with very minimal lippage.. the cost of adding a gimmick like this is stupid and some tilers really struggle as it is with costs...

my take on it is , some tilers use battens and some do not... the same with these.. if they work for you and you can retrieve the costings then go for it.

 

[Bubblecraft]

It's quite a big out lay for something of probably use once. I enjoy the way I do it & I feel it's done right. Don't fancy having a runny mix. Just makes a poor, brittle adhesion to the substrate. Think ill stick with the old skool way

 

[DHTiling]

[video=youtube;01eifzeMxhU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01eifzeMxhU[/video]

i love the commentator on this one :smilewinkgrin:

Try posting it in the footy thread you already started pool fool.. rather than spoil another one.