Where does everyone stand on this !

[Ian]

I just scrape them off at the same time I'm removing my spacers :smilewinkgrin:

 

[area tiling]

I know I could never charge for this extra work , coz as some of you's said its petty ! just having a moan as the past 4 bathrooms have been similar tiles, I usually use an ice scraper to remove them but these ones had to be removed with the floor scraper!

 

[area tiling]

Are these the little squiggles of plastic for protection? I use an old credit card. Any pics?

Yes mate, sorry no pictures!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I normally flick them off when I'm taking them out of the box

 

[area tiling]

You'd of needed pretty long sharp nails to flick these ones of Doug!!

 

[Peter]

Hate when they come off with your sponge and float about in the water bucket.

 

[bugs183]

I unpack several boxes at a time and de wax them before i use them, it's way easier than doing it when they are on the wall and they get everywhere when you try and remove them.

 

[charlie1]

Any stubborn ones i leave on till the end, by that time they have been saturated and will usually fall off naturally

 

[beanz]

I know I could never charge for this extra work , coz as some of you's said its petty ! just having a moan as the past 4 bathrooms have been similar tiles, I usually use an ice scraper to remove them but these ones had to be removed with the floor scraper!

I know exactly where you're coming from.. I've had this a couple of times. One kitchen splashback took longer to get those bits off, than it took to tile the thing!?! If i remember correctly, they came off easier (marginally) after grouting. 😉

 

[widler]

Ive tiled a few kitchens with black beveled brick tiles and they have two 1" wide chalk marks on each end, a right pain in the rear