Your tips on absolutely everything

[Fitwidge]

Just want tips on anything and everything (related to tiling obvs)

Like:

What do you mark tiles with, berol, felt?

How do you deal with mitred tiles once cut, which polishing blades for grinder etc

Best blades in your experience for grinder
(I will be working with porcelain mainly)

Any tools that will be a great addition?

Any other tips

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[Boggs]

Sharpies for marking.

 

[Waluigi]

Stabilo Point 88 and Staedtler Pencils
Montolit CGX Blade. 3 or 4 different Chinese blades.
Hand diamond polishing pads for mitred joints.

 

[hmtiling]

The prem tool mesh blades from @Pro Tiler Tools are very good

 

[macten]

My top tip deals with rounded off screw heads.
I've had it happen far too often where a 2min job of taking a door off has taken me half an hour 'cos the screws are overpainted and/or rounded off.
Keep a wide elastic band in your tool box and place that over the screw head and press your bit into that - works a treat every time.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

My top tip deals with rounded off screw heads.
I've had it happen far too often where a 2min job of taking a door off has taken me half an hour 'cos the screws are overpainted and/or rounded off.
Keep a wide elastic band in your tool box and place that over the screw head and press your bit into that - works a treat every time.

Really? That is the last thing I would try next to using an ice cream scoop or something. Is this Pozidrive screws?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Screwfix pencil, I have quite a lot of them

 

[Blunt Tool]

Top tip don’t mention Rubi and Sigma or levelling clips on here

 

[Waluigi]

Never say you’re a Plumber on here or that you’ve even touched a pipe.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Never say you’re a Plumber on here or that you’ve even touched a pipe.

Or look like one

 

[One Day]

Or look like one

 

[Dumbo]

Get a laser level . You can not beat the speed and accuracy for setting out a bathroom . You can also use for seeing how far out of level a floor is .
Green beam if you can afford it .

 

[Waluigi]

A fine looking gentleman

 

[GoneGuy]

Pop up work table to put your cutter on saves on back pain

 

[Flintstone]

Look after your knees and lungs

 

[Fitwidge]

Look after your knees and lungs

My knees are gone already haha! Too late -.-

 

[Italy]

and fish and chips ..
ps. at least once a week .... pizza

 

[Spare Tool]

Don't stick your first tile on till you know where the last will land..

 

[Waluigi]

Get yourself a decent pair of boots and a good bed because when you’re not in one, you’re in the other.

 

[Boggs]

When work feels overwhelming remember you are going to die.

And don’t eat yellow snow.

 

[Just Rizzle]

dont have all your eggs in one basket. having a second trade keeps you bussy

 

[Fitwidge]

Top tip don’t mention Rubi and Sigma or levelling clips on here

I've spoke of all of them haha!
just ordered sigma 3c3m and already have clips

 

[Fitwidge]

Stabilo Point 88 and Staedtler Pencils
Montolit CGX Blade. 3 or 4 different Chinese blades.
Hand diamond polishing pads for mitred joints.

been looking for the Chinese blades on ebay but cant find, can you link please waluigi? (Y)

 

[macten]

Really? That is the last thing I would try next to using an ice cream scoop or something. Is this Pozidrive screws?

Yeah for pozi.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Never say you’re a Plumber on here or that you’ve even touched a pipe.

Or look like one

 

[Boggs]

You promised that photo was only for your eyes Timeless John!

 

[On one]

My top tip deals with rounded off screw heads.
I've had it happen far too often where a 2min job of taking a door off has taken me half an hour 'cos the screws are overpainted and/or rounded off.
Keep a wide elastic band in your tool box and place that over the screw head and press your bit into that - works a treat every time.

To undo any screw,be it Pozi,Phillips or slotted,slightly tighten it first before unscrewing.
Seems crazy,but it works.

 

[Boggs]

To undo any screw,be it Pozi,Phillips or slotted,slightly tighten it first before unscrewing.
Seems crazy,but it works.

Wish I knew this a week ago!

 

[WetSaw]

To undo any screw,be it Pozi,Phillips or slotted,slightly tighten it first before unscrewing.
Seems crazy,but it works.

And make sure you use the correct screwdriver, the amount of people who don't know the difference between Pozi and Phillips is frightening!

 

[On one]

Wish I knew this a week ago!

If you don't ask,you don't get!!!!!!