Nearly there - a bit more advice please.

[mick7]

Hi All

Nearly laid my first floor, 5 sq metres of 60 x 60 porcelaine certainly was'nt the easiest but nearly there thanks to all the help from the forum.
A few more questions please:

1. How do you mark your lines for cutting on your tiles. I marked mine with chinagraph pencil and having a hell of a job getting it off. Used Lithofin intensive cleaner but still not shifted all of it. Any advice welcome.

2. I've sealed the tiles once with Lith. FZ impregnator. Should I do them again before or after I grout. I've got a seperate sealant for the grout. Advice please.

3. I've got the plumber coming in a few days to fit a back to the wall toilet. I want to protect the lovely new tiles and grout. I was thinking of covering the tiled area with sticky back plastic, the stuff you can protect carpets with and then put some hardboard etc on top. He makes a hell of a mess and wont give a dam about my nice new tiles. Advice please.

many thanks

 

[sweaty sock]

Hi Mick - I mark my cuts with a felt tip for dry so wipes away easy or pencil for wet cuts.I fit bathroom suites all the time - i would cover the tiles with a good dust sheet and protect on top with cardboad if u can get it.By the way - who is drilling the holes in the porcelain floor tiles for toilet fixing?:whatchutalkingabout

 

[DHTiling]

I wouldn't use a felt tip pen on through bodied porcelain...it will stain if not wiped off quickly.....a pencil usually does the trick....

 

[sweaty sock]

Always wipe immediately Dave - always try to keep every type of tile spotless when fixing - hard to make yourself do at first but saves time and effort cleaning later.Cheers for the heads up though - will stick to pencils in future - ikea just down the road:8:

 

[wayne]

i use the felt tips from tradetiler they dont stain anything

 

[mick7]

The tiler is drilling the holes for the toilet I hope !!!!
Otherwise it will be me, i've got those 365 drills bits which are supposed to be excellent.

No more china graph pencil for me then, a pencil it is.


Any ideas how to get the china graph marks out?

 

[Holohana]

365, thay ok for porcelain floor as wel?

 

[DHTiling]

The tiler is drilling the holes for the toilet I hope !!!!
Otherwise it will be me, i've got those 365 drills bits which are supposed to be excellent.

No more china graph pencil for me then, a pencil it is.


Any ideas how to get the china graph marks out?

Try some nail varnish remover......great for that type of stain....do a test on some scrap tile first..........

 

[Ric]

Holoahana,yes 365 ok for porcelain tiles though they wont last as long as if been used on softer tile!!!

 

[mick7]

Ace, I'll try that.

 

[Ric]

hope it works out well mick

 

[CLAYS TILES]

just looked at 365 drill bits, :furious3: expensive eh? £50 how many of you have these & how often do you use them?

 

[mick7]

I think the ones I got were £40, I have'nt used mine yet but will be in the next week. My plumber bought a set after wingeing about drilling though all the porcelaine in my bathroom. They went through 10mm tiles like butter. A lot of good reports about them,

 

[UKTT Darren]

to mark the tile run it down your dry cutter with a 10mm wheel in it which will put a score line down the tile, then you can follow that line through the wet cutter without your line washing off or staining the tile

 

[tops111]

Bought a set from 365 last month.Went through porcelain 10mm no bother.Lent one to a plumber to try and he blunted it on one hole (he said he forgot to keep it wet!!):furious3: . Mine have been good for 6-7 holes but then i just use them on the softer ceramics,they go through like hot knife through butter! Good bit of kit if you use now and again.Maybe go for more expensive set up if using all the time as could work out costly.