Newish (2years) Tiler - How Do You Guys Do It??

[Brian the Tile]

Definitely a new wheel in your cutter and only score very lightly

 

[Spare Tool]

Well someone's got to say it...trade rubi in for a sigma
Can't remember last time i saw a bath level enough to start with a full tile on it, and even if level they've all got a slight curve on em, i always start with the lowest row of tiles from floor off batton and work round and up to the bath, batton out above bath then cut into bath once walls above gone off, but hey apparently I'm behind the times for even using battons, stafs and datum lines

 

[Brian the Tile]

Rubi all the way for me and yes it looks like you are behind the times

 

[Spare Tool]

Rubi all the way for me and yes it looks like you are behind the times

Works for me, given up on the water level and plumb lines now though, got one of them new fangled laser things

 

[Brian the Tile]

Haha i dont trust them laser things i stick to my levels maybe mits me behind the times

 

[Spare Tool]

Haha i dont trust them laser things i stick to my levels maybe mits me behind the times

Once you got datum line on you can put levels back in the van, if that line meets up around the room the tiles will..100% every time

 

[McLovin]

Works for me, given up on the water level and plumb lines now though, got one of them new fangled laser things

Which one do you use buddy? Iv always been a bit weary of laster levels that project round the room.
I normal work in small areas and worry about knocking it over. A few people rave about them.

 

[McLovin]

Works for me, given up on the water level and plumb lines now though, got one of them new fangled laser things

Which one do you use buddy? Iv always been a bit weary of laster levels that project round the room.
I normal work in small areas and worry about knocking it over. A few people rave about them.

 

[Stef]

You will pick up a dewalt 087 for a hundred quid.
Use this & it will be more accurate than using a level.
If I'm working from battens then I've got a set of levels with holes screwed along them & I either fix them to the wall with screws or a glue gun & start fitting tiles (1st row) with rapid set.
You can take levels off the wall in less than an hour & then fill in the bottom row.

 

[White Room]

If your going round the bath, a level line above the bath to take a cut tile or what suits to fit...found that works at times especially if tanking on the walls has been applied.

 

[Spare Tool]

Which one do you use buddy? Iv always been a bit weary of laster levels that project round the room.
I normal work in small areas and worry about knocking it over. A few people rave about them.

Its a fat max with the pole, £120 from Screwfix, I only use it to put the datum round the room then take the pole down, then every batton is set off the staff and datum, its impossible not to line up your corners up, just keep the laser unit in the room for vertical alignments, like full tile up side of a window or boxing etc

 

[Unused Account 1]

Us batten guys are old skool ,hands up for the batten guys haha

 

[Unused Account 1]

Ive had the same battens 14 years lol

 

[Rich Midge]

Ive had the same battens 14 years lol

I've had the same washboy 15 years, it's only had 10 replacement sponges, 3 handles, 2 sets of rollers, a replacement bucket and 4 new castors ;-)

 

[White Room]

I've had the same washboy 15 years, it's only had 10 replacement sponges, 3 handles, 2 sets of rollers, a replacement bucket and 4 new castors ;-)

Hi Trigger

 

[magga]

If you are having tiles chipping that badly, you are either pressing down too hard when scoring, or you need to get a Sigma for example metro tiles on a sigma, you don't even need any force on the wheel, you can run it over using your little finger on the handle, and it will snap with a perfectly straight cut.

 

[area tiling]

Buy a sigma tile cutter !!! Better cut imho

 

[dbstiling]

I use a Rubi two surface rubbing stone to smooth the edges. Not very expensive and has never let me down