Your advice for new tilers

[andy-p]

All the above advice plus buy a good quality dab radio...

 

[Dumbo]

If it makes you feel better, I just finished a 50sqm floor with 750x750 porcelain. Fixed 45sqm one day - 7hrs. Finished the corners and nibs and grouted today.
The floor was perfect, best I've ever fixed to. Anhydrite installed and prepared properly. Comb the floor, back skim the tile, drop and move on...!

Oh if only every floor was the same....

We are lucky down Wiltshire,Hampshire way . We have a contractor called Mayhew easiscreed if you are lucky enough to go behind one of his floors it is a case of combining floor back skim away you go . I visited a customer who had one of his floors surveyed and over 35 sqm it deviated +or- 1mm over the whole floor .

 

[Flintstone]

If it makes you feel better, I just finished a 50sqm floor with 750x750 porcelain. Fixed 45sqm one day - 7hrs. Finished the corners and nibs and grouted today.
The floor was perfect, best I've ever fixed to. Anhydrite installed and prepared properly. Comb the floor, back skim the tile, drop and move on...!

Oh if only every floor was the same....

Kerching!!
What trowel did you use for that ?

 

[One Day]

Kerching!!
What trowel did you use for that ?

12mm square.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

Favourite builders quote...... "just put some more adhesive under it"

That's is what I was told after pulling the builder up for this newly screened floor

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I think ur straight edge must be bent coz that 2x1 I used to screed that floor was bang on

 

[GAZ5518]

Be courteous, polite and clean... Sheet up ... and never refuse a cup of tea!!

 

[hmtiling]

We are lucky down Wiltshire,Hampshire way . We have a contractor called Mayhew easiscreed if you are lucky enough to go behind one of his floors it is a case of combining floor back skim away you go . I visited a customer who had one of his floors surveyed and over 35 sqm it deviated +or- 1mm over the whole floor .

That's the only firm that does the 'Isle of Wight and they are always perfect! Their advice regarding prep is woeful though

 

[Mikey B]

Although already mentioned above how tilers are on many occasions expected to get over the worst of prep, it can't be stressed enough how important the prep is. Don't put up with builders' and plasterers' attitude that the tiler will get over it. You won't do yourself any favours by trying to dub out with extra adhesive and remember, the larger the tile the straighter the floor or wall needs to be. Make this clear to the client.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Although already mentioned above how tilers are on many occasions expected to get over the worst of prep, it can't be stressed enough how important the prep is. Don't put up with builders' and plasterers' attitude that the tiler will get over it. You won't do yourself any favours by trying to dub out with extra adhesive and remember, the larger the tile the straighter the floor or wall needs to be. Make this clear to the client.

Welcome to the forum

 

[Mikey B]

Cheers Callatiler, glad to be here

 

[GoneGuy]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Mikey B]

Welcome to the forum

Cheers