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HAve a few questions i have and it would be great if you could answer them for me please. I have been looking into some tiling courses here in ireland but still found nothing close by. Anyone know whats required for one to be a qualified tiler here on this island.
When mixing adhesive, how wet do you make it. Also what type do you use, i have used rapid set on 2 occasions and got caught out because the thing set very quickly and i was fighting with it and ended up dumping the stuff. The other time i used it, it was ok for laying full tiles down but when doing my cuttings, again i got caught out when mixed a full bucket because by the time i got down to under half a bucket, it was setting.
What size trowels do you use for what jobs. I must admit, i have only been using one trowel for laying, prob a 6mm sq trowel. Used this for both walls and floors and now im thinking i should have been better using a 10mm or 12mm half moon trowel for floors because probably would have been quicker laying tiles, esp where the floor wasnt that great.
When measuring for cuttings around the edges, do you try and leave a 3-5mm gap between the wal(or whatever your working to) or do you try and cut as close as you can get.
I have a stigma tile cutter and wondering would this be the top of the range cutter or is there better ones on the market.
Any tips on what not to do when starting a new job for someone and whats best to speed things up. When i mean speed things up, i wouldnt mean to rush, more like how best to set everything up so the job flows from start to finish without any set backs.
When you come across a bad floor, how bad could it be before you would consider replacing it. I know self leveler can be used but how much depth could the self leveler take out. Is it mm'rs or could the stuff take out half an inch ?
When mixing adhesive, how wet do you make it. Also what type do you use, i have used rapid set on 2 occasions and got caught out because the thing set very quickly and i was fighting with it and ended up dumping the stuff. The other time i used it, it was ok for laying full tiles down but when doing my cuttings, again i got caught out when mixed a full bucket because by the time i got down to under half a bucket, it was setting.
What size trowels do you use for what jobs. I must admit, i have only been using one trowel for laying, prob a 6mm sq trowel. Used this for both walls and floors and now im thinking i should have been better using a 10mm or 12mm half moon trowel for floors because probably would have been quicker laying tiles, esp where the floor wasnt that great.
When measuring for cuttings around the edges, do you try and leave a 3-5mm gap between the wal(or whatever your working to) or do you try and cut as close as you can get.
I have a stigma tile cutter and wondering would this be the top of the range cutter or is there better ones on the market.
Any tips on what not to do when starting a new job for someone and whats best to speed things up. When i mean speed things up, i wouldnt mean to rush, more like how best to set everything up so the job flows from start to finish without any set backs.
When you come across a bad floor, how bad could it be before you would consider replacing it. I know self leveler can be used but how much depth could the self leveler take out. Is it mm'rs or could the stuff take out half an inch ?
