Hey Tilers! Need some advise on fitting mecanical fitted tiles.

[specktileLtd]

these are large format porcelain 30mm thick 1200x600mm that need to be fitted to walls. needed some advise on were to find best fittings. cheers

 

[Gazzer]

Hello specktileLtd, welcome aboard TF.

 

[DHTiling]

Helloooooo ..

 

[Perry]

Hi welcome 30mm thick ? :yikes: And what do they weigh a sq mtr lol bolts only

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome.....

 

[specktileLtd]

they are pretty heavy about the same weight as a fire door each. anyone done any mechanical fitting before. cheers for the welcome

 

[nybor62]

welcome to the forum

i have mechanicaly fixed a few times but never with porcelain, all ways with marble, what height are you tiling up to

 

[nybor62]

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[specktileLtd]

Being fixed 2.8 i will guess its the same techniques. but were would you get fittings from. i have spoken to a fitter who explained if the fittings are not specified then he knows how to construct fittings from wires. he went more in dept explaining about drilling and inserting resin to strengthen joints but i just offered him a space on the project. does this sound right to you from your experience. can they be made. how do you go about doing this.

 

[specktileLtd]

sorry forgot to mention this is internal so therefore no risk of wind just a matter of load bearing

 

[Del W]

If you click Nybors link above,you will see what your fitter is talking about.You can make your own out of thick wire.Ive done it with marble but not porcelain,cant see it being any different.

 

[Spud]

your fixer is correct about using wire but there are some considersations ,wire fixing is not allowed above first storey height internal or external so above 12-14 feet you would need a stainless steel plate fixing or a toggle and tang fixing ,the wire you need can be purchased from knight's precision wire in Potters Bar,again internally depending on the use of the area you have to be careful using resin to anchor the fixings as there are fire restrictions on the use of resin as it melts at a low temperature and plaster of paris or neat cement is somtimes insisted upon though some 2 part chemical fixing do have the required heat resistance but i would check with the stone federation for the current regulations as I havent mechanically fixed stone/tiles for several years ,the last job i did this way was 2007 i will see if i can find the old e-mails where i ordered my fixings from and post you the link but by far the cheapest way would be a flattened stainless threaded bar with a 2mm hole punched in it and a stainless 2mm bar/pin dropped through the hole into the stone/tile ,this is known as toggle and tang, good luck with the job and remember to post some pictures just checked out who i used here is a link Ancon and they made my fixings with a 5mm hole punch in them

 

[Tony73]

Hi I have used ancon 2000, for job i did last august
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here is 30 and 40mm stone. but this one is easy to drill. porcelain will take longer