Hints and tips

[Ian]

Gonna start a new thread for those of us who want to share those little trade secrets, it's in the arms so the DIY can't see it. It's those little tricks that make life as a tiler a bit easier.


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[Ian]

My tip today, drill all your holes for your fixings prior to grouting. It stops any dust from drilling discolouring grout. Drill the holes, cover them with tape, then grout. It allows you to put fixings back without the risk of getting brick/tile dust on your fresh grout.








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[bugs183]

Mine is next time you use Tradetiler, just add a bags of 2,3,and 4mm spacers to the order and a bag of spare silicon nozzles.
Saves lots of time and agro trying to clean nozzles and time wasted when you forget to buy spacers from your supplier.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Tell the customer you will be finished tomorrow and give them their Invoice now for payment on completion as agreed at the Estimate stage.

 

[On one]

Try and ensure pelmet lights/downlighters are fitted before you grout. They show every little fault in the grouting

 

[Peter]

When cutting checks around windows, rather than scribing a side and cutting the other side on the wetsaw, scribe both and run a diagonal saw cut into the centre point. Nice clean finish.

 

[Sean Kelly]

At the end of the day I clean out my adhesive bucket, then fill it to the top with water. Next day a quick rinse will get you a nearly clean bucket.

 

[Ian]

I have a small piece of 4 inch pipe in the van, great as a template for soil pipes.




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[macten]

Panel pins are great for fixing trim and for tapping into the wall if you have a tile that won't quite stand how it should.

 

[afright]

If you have a non segmented washboy sponge use your utility knife and just lightly score some lines thru the sponge to make it segmented.

 

[Ian]

[MENTION=36866]afright[/MENTION] I've never used a segmented sponge, is there a big difference from a non segmented one?


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[afright]

Bri do you use washboy sponges ? there is a couple of sponges one is a plain sponge and the other has segmented squares for better cleaning.

 

[macten]

Bri - go for segmented next time, I find it removes far more excessive grout per pass - but then I am a mucky pup when it comes to grouting.

 

[Ian]

Had the trade tiler wash boy floats for a few months, they are brilliant, just wondered what difference between the two types were, I'll give the segmented ones a go next time I order.


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[afright]

Bri if you have just the plain sponge just lighty score the sponge with a knife it does the job if you look at the sponges on tradtiler you will see the segmented sponge