Tile spacers

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

i use my spacers as wedges with ceramics on walls, the further you push them in the wider the joint. I keep an eye on my vertical joint consistency to keep lined up and a 1.8 level on top of each course for final check. A dodgy off square tile will throw you out anyway and the quality of some ceramics means constant adjustments.

Snap Mark, you just beat me, must be my age.

 

[charlie1]

Snap Mark, you just beat me, must be my age.

my previous career in IT gives me an unfair advantage when typing lol

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

No one likes a smarty pants Mark.:lol:

 

[charlie1]

No one likes a smarty pants Mark.:lol:

how are you doing for work phill, good times?? I'm run off my feet just now thankfully

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Just ticking over Mark, not breaking any records. Glad to hear you are busy mate.

 

[charlie1]

Just ticking over Mark, not breaking any records. Glad to hear you are busy mate.

ticking over is good enough when you lucky enough to do something you love mate!!

 

[afright]

Only use spacers on heavy tiles if the tiles hold up I dont use spacers if I do I always remove them and use again never use spacers on floors just do it by eye.If the tiles are bad quality and different sizes I tend use a few wedges to get them back level.

 

[glasgow_tiler]

i usualy use 2mm peg spacers but the last cpl of months i have been usen nicobonds 2mm cross spacers and there pretty good i normaly use them as pegs but there are times were i just jam them in the corners and push them in, coz i need to grout instantly after tiling a kitchen on this job so there quite handy

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I always remove spacers. I use cross spacers as pegs and pull them out when I'm giving tiles a buff up before grouting. I've seen too many tiling jobs where spacers have been left in and you can see them through the grout.

 

[BuilderMCR]

I just use the B&Q ones there only cheap so just sweep them up and thrown them in the bin after I've pulled them out.