Tile spacers

[ishi69]

Never liked 1mm joint don't think it looks right or is practical from a fixing point of view.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

looking at the poll I can't honestly believe that those that always take them out are below 50% :shocked3:

 

[White Room]

Never leave them in......

 

[Mr T]

is there a tool to take them out with ease and no risk? or is it a flat head job? lol

 

[Dougs Third Go]

if you peg them, there's five, possibly ten tools for taking them out,,,,fingers:lol:, failing that I use my tile nippers.

 

[Gazzer]

is there a tool to take them out with ease and no risk? or is it a flat head job? lol

Yeah there is a spacer remover
Vorel heavy duty tile spacer remover tool (04675) on eBay!

 

[White Room]

I bought a Marshall town spacer popper, brilliant.

Your lads sorted out those spacers that got mixed up together Doug:lol:

 

[prceramics]

always use them as pegs and always remove them ( the parrot pincher's are great for this) and the rubi ones are my spacer of choice

 

[Mr T]

no way lol

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I bought a Marshall town spacer popper, brilliant.

Your lads sorted out those spacers that got mixed up together Doug:lol:

no Mark, I think all 20,000 of them are still in gorilla tub going green at back of garage now:lol:

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Yeah there is a spacer remover
Vorel heavy duty tile spacer remover tool (04675) on eBay!

or there's always these..

 

[charlie1]

What bond are you doing Mark? I think 1mm is a bit tight, I would feel more comfortable with 2mm rectified edge might stand 1mm but then you have to think about expansion, cement based grouts allow for a little bit of movement not a lot granted.

I do remember when rectified edge tiles came in and people were talking about butt joints, where is the grout going? also expansion issues?

Ye phill, it's going to be a rectified tile, eagle porcelain or porcelanosa porcelain. I just thought 1 mm would make it look sharper but it may all go wrong as tiles differ in size. Will stick with 2mm I think.... Cheers bud

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I always use Genesis spacers where possible because they are tough & dont bend!
why exactly is it bad practice to leave them?

 

[DHTiling]

I always use Genesis spacers where possible because they are tough & dont bend!
why exactly is it bad practice to leave them?

Can cause grout to dry lighter at that point is one reason.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I always use Genesis spacers where possible because they are tough & dont bend!
why exactly is it bad practice to leave them?

It's good practice to remove them - 2 jobs a week x £4 x 52 weeks = £208 = holiday.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

It's good practice to remove them - 2 jobs a week x £4 x 52 weeks = £208 = holiday.

20 nights in caravan for us John

 

[Alan.P]

It's good practice to remove them - 2 jobs a week x £4 x 52 weeks = £208 = holiday.

Or another way to look at it is 2 jobs a week ? half hour a job ( on the light side ) 1 x 52 = 52 hours, a working week !!!! or you could save £208 in spacers, I know what I'll carry on doing thank you very much lol

spacers v time = no brainer, and I used a half hour per job, that is probably closer to an hour, job dependant.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Or another way to look at it is 2 jobs a week ? half hour a job ( on the light side ) 1 x 52 = 52 hours, a working week !!!! or you could save £208 in spacers, I know what I'll carry on doing thank you very much lol

spacers v time = no brainer, and I used a half hour per job, that is probably closer to an hour, job dependant.

There are always different views on how best to maximise a profit and I'd rather save money than leave it on a wall/floor. When I used to employ tilers I could have had a family holiday every year on the amount of spacers they left on the floor or put in the rubbish! For me the few minutes cleaning the tiles down and pulling out pegs is just the therapy I need and reminds me of my Dad - it's the pennies that make the pounds and money saved saves money earned.

 

[gamma38]

I remove them every time, i use tilemate wedges and rubi spacers, i was always taught about the grout depth and colour variations being the main problems.

 

[charlie1]

It's good practice to remove them - 2 jobs a week x £4 x 52 weeks = £208 = holiday.

... (-) the time to remove them, 2 x 30 mins = £20 quid per week x 52 ... £1000

obviously when using as pegs then they need to be removed. If using them inserted fully then Time to remove would be x5 but I really don't think anyone inserts fully then removes!!!

 

[DHTiling]

... (-) the time to remove them, 2 x 30 mins = £20 quid per week x 52 ... £1000

obviously when using as pegs then they need to be removed. If using them inserted fully then Time to remove would be x5 but I really don't think anyone inserts fully then removes!!!

Ahh the old don't get me pregnant pull out :lol:

 

[charlie1]

Another reason I don't insert fully is just sometimes there simply isn't room!! ;-)

 

[gamma38]

you should both be on stage





































sweeping it:lol:

 

[DHTiling]

Another reason I don't insert fully is just sometimes there simply isn't room!! ;-)

2's up ... charlie :lol:

 

[John Benton]

Always pull out - you don't want CSA ( Cast-off Spacers Agency) after you