Porcelthin Advice

[wayne]

got a job coming up and the customer just told me he's getting 2.4x0.8 porcelthin tiles. He tried telling me it will be quicker to tile as there so big After a bit of advice as I've never fitted anything this big on walls or floor before. I'll be using slowset and serrating wall and tile. Would you recommend lash clips or not?

 

[Qwerty]

@Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin is the man in the know!

 

[White Room]

Haven't heard of that size, sure it's not 1.8x.09 ?

 

[wayne]

He said they were 2.4 but you never know

 

[Old Mod]

They won't be Porcelthin.
Largest size Ray does is 1800x900x5.4mm
But nevertheless, some form of levelling clip would often be used.
Quicker than what exactly? Haha
Just make sure your prep is the best u can get it, there's no packing out with thin porcelain.
You want perfectly flat substrates.

 

[One Day]

Could be grespania's coverlam or Porcelanosa x-lite? Either way, if you've not handled them before, you really don't want to go in blind. Have you thought how you'll actually carry them or lower or raise them into position?!

 

[wayne]

There's two of us on the job for lifting,carrying etc... Walls are all new flat hardiebacker. Fitted the 1200x800 before so I was just making sure there was nothing extra I needed to know cheers

 

[Italy]

tell the customer that definitely. 4000x4000 be faster still ahah

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

got a job coming up and the customer just told me he's getting 2.4x0.8 porcelthin tiles. He tried telling me it will be quicker to tile as there so big After a bit of advice as I've never fitted anything this big on walls or floor before. I'll be using slowset and serrating wall and tile. Would you recommend lash clips or not?

hi wayne i would not recommend serrating the wall and the tile you will find the hydrolics of moving the tile with two layers of adhesive back breaking on a tile that size and you will not get a full bed and with the adhesive so thick as it drys out it could well pull the tile out of shape .on a tile that size you will need to prime the wall
to slow the adhesive down to give you more working time .the adhesive should be a wet mix to the max with water .next
serrate one way with the ribs top to bottom to break the ribs you want to move the tile left to right .next you need to
flat scim the back of the tile 1mm will do. this will stop the adhesive grabbing the tile and will help roll over the adhesive ribs so the tile floats into position .you are welcome to give me a call. or pop in for a little training

 

[peteablard]

I love it when customers say that, "I've got big tiles so it will be faster for you"!!

 

[wayne]

I'd love to pop in Ray but I haven't been down your way for nearly a year now.its a bit of a trek from Leeds but I may have to bring my mate down for an overnight stay and call in and see you. Cheers for the advice it's my hoy appreciated

 

[Stef]

After doing a course at Ray's & attending the Coverlam course at Grespania I would still be a bit dubious about fitting tiles that size.

Ray, I would have thought using a 6mm on wall & tile would give for a far superior bond?
I know you would be looking at a carrier system to get the tile into position.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

After doing a course at Ray's & attending the Coverlam course at Grespania I would still be a bit dubious about fitting tiles that size.

Ray, I would have thought using a 6mm on wall & tile would give for a far superior bond?
I know you would be looking at a carrier system to get the tile into position.

tested the two serrate method again and again and again if the surface is uneven it can have its bennefits but if the prep is right and you want it right with large format .then you cant beat a 10mm ragni serrate to the wall and a flat skim on the back of the tile it will cut the resistance by 70% resulting in a far better bond

 

[LM]

tested the two serrate method again and again and again if the surface is uneven it can have its bennefits but if the prep is right and you want it right with large format .then you cant beat a 10mm ragni serrate to the wall and a flat skim on the back of the tile it will cut the resistance by 70% resulting in a far better bond

Ray I have a job next week with 1200x1200x10 porc on a large floor, would you say that I'd also be better with say a 12mm notch to the floor and a flat 1mm bed to the tile rather than notching the back of the tile as well?

 

[Flintstone]

What about a large notch on the floor and maybe a 2 or 3 mm notch on the back of the tile?