Guys, I'm Panicking

[hmtiling]

Nice, thanks for the grout tip, was wondering how to attack that, so deep and wide in places, will def look into this

Needs to be a wide joint grout. I wouldn't attempt it with mapei or any other grout that doesn't have course sand in it. Also, mix it pretty dry.
Hope I'm not teaching you how to suck eggs here pal

 

[goz]

Needs to be a wide joint grout. I wouldn't attempt it with mapei or any other grout that doesn't have course sand in it. Also, mix it pretty dry.
Hope I'm not teaching you how to suck eggs here pal

Not at all mate, I take it all on board, been tiling 18 years but there is always things to learn, always keep asking questions

 

[Simons70]

Bri, when you say chisel you mean? I was thinking of using my angle grinder to add a rough texture look?

Not with grinder,try with small tile hammer.

 

[goz]

Not with grinder,try with small tile hammer.

Small hammer? Sounds brutal!!!

 

[goz]

I've done a fair bit with them. I'd suggest going heavy with first coat of sealant and bal limestone wideflex looks good with it imo.
Good luck

Ltp mattstone OK to smash this with?

 

[hmtiling]

I've used that and stain stop on them and stain stop makes washing off easier. If you're supplying materials I'd go mattstone

 

[goz]

I've used that and stain stop on them and stain stop makes washing off easier. If you're supplying materials I'd go mattstone

Mattstone all the way , like the budgie

 

[hmtiling]

I wouldn't go cheap on the grout. You'll need loads but the under floor heating store do bal wideflex at a decent price with free next day delivery.

 

[p4ulo]

If it goes into a different room, could you simply do a different pattern in that room?

 

[Dougs Third Go]

have you thought about using the 900x 600's for all your cuts where you can? this would use them up and save your other sizes.

 

[goz]

have you thought about using the 900x 600's for all your cuts where you can? this would use them up and save your other sizes.

All sorted guys, as you say, using the larger for a lot of the cuts, have enough to complete main area about 65m2 in opus, then got 15m in a bedroom and bathroom, will maybe have run off a few of the larger to make the 600s and change pattern slightly but as its in a small room with furniture it won't notice. The customer doesn't know what my fuss is about, he still can't see the pattern!!!!

 

[Kia tiling]

If you set your plunge so it doesn't cut right thru the tile. Flip the tile over and cut from the back then break the tile you'll find you can recreate the chiselled edge. A light going over with a wire brush on a grinder. A bit of practise with an offcut and away you go. You'll be surprised how good you can get it...

 

[goz]

If you set your plunge so it doesn't cut right thru the tile. Flip the tile over and cut from the back then break the tile you'll find you can recreate the chiselled edge. A light going over with a wire brush on a grinder. A bit of practise with an offcut and away you go. You'll be surprised how good you can get it...

I really like this idea! Crackerlacking! Will give it a go tomorrow, ta very much

 

[thompsonbrown]

Thanks for the reply , the issue is we have to many of the 900x600 tiles left. Would I get away with cutting some of them down to 600x600 and chisel edge?
It will look awful accommodating a diff pattern at this stage?

Could you cut some of the 900x600 tiles where you need a 600x600 against the walls and have a 300x300 left for another wall cut.

 

[goz]