How To Tile, Advice & All the questions I asked when i joined

[Terry-La-Tiler]

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What a fantastic post Oli.
I'm currently in that phase that you mentioned, where you want to ask questions but feel embarrassed to do so incase you sound an idiot. I have however found the answer to two of them by reading this post.

Thanks again mate!
Terry.

 

[LJB Tiling]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Which trowel......

Different trowel's for different scenario's, as a guide........

Mosaics...........................4mm Notch
Kitchen Walls....................6mm Notch
Good Bathroom Walls......... 8mm Notch
Bad Bathroom Walls...........10mm Notch
Good Floors.....................10mm Notch
Reasonable Floors.............12mm Notch
Large Format Tiles............12mm Notch
Rough Floors....................13mm Notch


Dry Wall Area's................Notched Trowel
Wet Wall Area's...............Thin Solid Bed Trowel
Floors / External Area's.....Thick Solid Bed Trowel
Tiles over 300 x 300.........Large Format Trowel
Mosaics upto 100 x 100....4mm Mosaic Trowel

Hey Oli, great thread btw m8,

so do you use the 10mm notch on bad bathroom walls instead of having to make good or get a plasterer in to make good?

Can see me asking lots of questions as im reading through this lot so bare with me, lol.

 

[johnnyp]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Hi All,
GREAT post Oli, very informative and easy read.
THANKS

johnnyp

 

[loaderman]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Fantastic Post Oli
Really useful and informative
Looks like another trip to the tool merchants for yet more trowels (I thought I had enough with 5)!
Many Thanks
Stewart

 

[jag000]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

thanks oli,
really useful for a new tiler like myself

 

[MRW]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Thanks Oli Between you and sWe built up a good word doc with loads of useful info

Cheers

Mick

 

[Hawkofeagles]

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Oli what a fantastic post Thank you very much...Like MRW I have built a good word file with tons of bed time reading.

 

[tbaysaint]

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thank for this oli,good bedtime reading for me to understand the lingo:hurray:

 

[Bartlett]

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Excellent post. Very very useful. Thanks Oli.

 

[dc tiling]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Many thanks oli, its all going into my bible as i post

 

[edone]

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Good thread mate but what about including in your adhesives section where and when and with what and on what adhesive should be used then this really would be a tile bible

 

[united]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Thanks Oli,

Some great info here. Just what I need when I'm starting out.

good to see people taking time to help others out

 

[Gazzer]

re: Tile Advice - All the questions I asked when i joined - Answered

Thanks Oli,

Some great info here. Just what I need when I'm starting out.

good to see people taking time to help others out

You will find that it happens a lot around here

 

[JimmyShoes]

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Oli, thank you very much for putting the effort in to get this down on the PC. Seeing this post, I've just literally started my own bible. Superb advice which will come in well handy. To think I walked out of my course thinking "No trouble" and two years down the line thinking "Every job's Trouble!":lol:

 

[oatcake]

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Just read the link cracking advice & info cheers 4 that :hurray: