How Do You Keep Yours Up?

[Flintstone]

There always the one or two tiles above the window, with nothing to hold them in place, slowly sliding, how do you hold yours up?
Screws at an angle and sit them on there often works, or screw a bit of wood into the reveal? Not always possible if you have had to over hang to level it up.

 

[Andy Allen]

I've started to use duck tape, just tape them in place above the tile..

 

[J Sid]

With something like this

 

[hmtiling]

With something like this
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Tried to modify one of those for a laser pole as the one that fits mine is £110.
I spent the £110 in the end!

 

[One Day]

Props and a piece of timber. Why faff around with anything else?

 

[Old Mod]

Yep, tried all of the above with varying degrees of success!
Actually, last one I did I used Andys method!

 

[J Sid]

I find the glue from the tape makes a right mess when you try to remove it

 

[White Room]

I use smaller supports....Carobyn

 

[peteablard]

Plasterboard props for me too

 

[Old Mod]

I find the glue from the tape makes a right mess when you try to remove it

Cheap gaffa tape Julian, that's your problem! Hehe

 

[Andy Allen]

You could stand there for 3 hours holding it!! ..

 

[Old Mod]

You could stand the for 3 hours holding it!! ..

I believe he already does on these cold mornings Andy! Hehe

 

[Old Mod]

I use smaller supports....Carobyn

Yeah I got couple of those too Mark!

 

[John Benton]

2 bits of timber of timber screwed together to create a "T" and just leave it there till it dries

 

[Spare Tool]

There always the one or two tiles above the window, with nothing to hold them in place, slowly sliding, how do you hold yours up?
Screws at an angle and sit them on there often works, or screw a bit of wood into the reveal? Not always possible if you have had to over hang to level it up.

Might be wrong but think he's talking about tiles on the wall above the window not underside of the reveal..they never drop off anyhow
Anyhow if that is the question just screw a length of batten across underside of reveal using drywall screws, then use wedges to level up..

 

[CJ]

I thought I had come into a **** site by mistake for a minute.

 

[J Sid]

2 bits of timber of timber screwed together to create a "T" and just leave it there till it dries

Multi trader chippy John

 

[John Benton]

Multi trader chippy John

I normally finish the timber with a nice coat of gloss to show all my skills off

 

[bcd-87]

I find the glue from the tape makes a right mess when you try to remove it

Sticker remover, don't drink it though its poison

 

[White Room]

Used white spirit before which softened the glue....

 

[Flintstone]

Might be wrong but think he's talking about tiles on the wall above the window not underside of the reveal..they never drop off anyhow
Anyhow if that is the question just screw a length of batten across underside of reveal using drywall screws, then use wedges to level up.. View attachment 80037

Yes your right I did mean above the window. I do the same thing myself some times, although it's not always that simple if you are over hanging the tile a bit to get a level line, also, you never know how secure you can bet it screwing into the un known!

 

[Just Rizzle]

spread the wall with addy then mixa small amount of rapid set with very hot water then I put 2 small dabs in the center ends of the tile and press into place the hot rapid dobs go off in about 30 secondaso holding the tile in place while the remaining addy goes off at its usuall pace. I get the apprentice to hold it for the 30 seconds or so it takes to set lol

 

[WetSaw]

I find the glue from the tape makes a right mess when you try to remove it

WD40 removes sticky residue quite easily.

 

[mike1979]

Rapid set

 

[bcd-87]

I use these bad boyz