Very Large Format..concrete Panels..on Walls

[Just Rizzle]

Hi Ray,

Yes they will be fixed with s2 addy clamped and pinned, so what's your substrate prep here mate.....before fixing????

Cheers

if your pinning and clamping like you would marble slabs then the weight of the tile is mechanically fixed to the wall. I used to do marble slabs years ago and the methods we used then would apply to this product. s2 addy would hold the slab but the weight is in the mechanical fixing so weight doesn't become an issue on the plaster. fix the clamp into the joists easy peasy.

 

[p4ulo]

Does the clamp show through onto the front of the tile / slab? I guess its like a little grabby hook thing?

 

[Just Rizzle]

Does the clamp show through onto the front of the tile / slab? I guess its like a little grabby hook thing?

you can not fix these tiles like you would normal tiles.
drill small holes into the sides and top of the tiles about 15mm in depth then you drop the pins in so the slabs alline up then another two holes into the top in front of the joists were u drop in your clamp then screw to the joist tile fixed. repeat on the next till all fixed. that's how we did it in the 80s

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

crikey Ray,

Sounds technical!......I'm not sure the fixing method is the same as the marble slabs you have worked on......it seems the clamps with these decorative concrete slabs sit in all the horizontal joints and create the exact joint size.....there is no technical Enquiry line on the company website, I have just spoken to the distributor who is the only contact I can get hold of, I have a drawing and a little bit on fixing guide......as follows......all the info and pics I have.......

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Hope pics help, is this similar to what you've done ??........website as follows ......

3D Art Factory - Distributor of modern wall surfaces

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Does the clamp show through onto the front of the tile / slab? I guess its like a little grabby hook thing?

Hi Paulo,

Have you fixed this stuff before , i,ve never fixed it myself......did you see pics......is this what you envisaged on your last post?

 

[p4ulo]

Yeah, that's what I thought it would look like. I saw some cool stuff on You Tube too...some Australian fella selling a product but again a similar process. I just wasn't sure how it would look from the front, but now I see. Looks like heavy stuff!

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Yeah, that's what I thought it would look like. I saw some cool stuff on You Tube too...some Australian fella selling a product but again a similar process. I just wasn't sure how it would look from the front, but now I see. Looks like heavy stuff!

Think I'll have a browse on you tube see what I can find......cheers for feedback mucka

 

[Just Rizzle]

in a way very similar to the way we fixed in the 80.s except these holes are pre drilled and our slap work was tight jointed. to hold the tile above I would drill a 6mm hole 150 from the edge and 10mm deep and center of the slabs edge above and below and put in a 4mm copper pin this will align the tiles. using a 4mmpin gives u a bit of tolerance. we used to make our own clamps and pins with 4 mm copper wire and copper screws

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

in a way very similar to the way we fixed in the 80.s except these holes are pre drilled and our slap work was tight jointed. to hold the tile above I would drill a 6mm hole 150 from the edge and 10mm deep and center of the slabs edge above and below and put in a 4mm copper pin this will align the tiles. using a 4mmpin gives u a bit of tolerance. we used to make our own clamps and pins with 4 mm copper wire and copper screws

 

[Tile seller]

The brackets in those pics look suitable for a concrete/block wall, but not so much for over boarded studwork. I get folk often looking at tiles too heavy for there skimmed walls. Most don't want to alter there substrate too much and opt for something lighter. There understandably concerned about the safety aspect. Sensible people.
Then there's people that think that gravity won't apply to them.

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

If I end up doing this work i'll take some pics of the installation throughout and the finished job and post on here.......

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

in a way very similar to the way we fixed in the 80.s except these holes are pre drilled and our slap work was tight jointed. to hold the tile above I would drill a 6mm hole 150 from the edge and 10mm deep and center of the slabs edge above and below and put in a 4mm copper pin this will align the tiles. using a 4mmpin gives u a bit of tolerance. we used to make our own clamps and pins with 4 mm copper wire and copper screws

Thanks for all your feedback and advice Ray,

You certainly seem to know your stuff mate,I'll let you know how I get on if I end up doing the job, will send pics.......cheers mucka

 

[Just Rizzle]

if you were closer id give you a hand if you got the job

 

[MW Smith Ceramics]

Nice one mate.......I would have definately taken you up on that offer with all your experience as I've read a lot of your posts and I thought I had been tiling a while!.....where's be dale then?.....up north??