Tile Levelling Kits

[oompedoomp]

Hi all

I've always levelled a floor with rapid set and cement board plus spirit prior to tile up to now. Am I missing a trick here. Are they any good?

Si

 

[Qwerty]

They have their uses on certain tiles. Some say they are a bit DIY amateurish but can be a god send in some scenarios

 

[AliGage]

I have the Genesis ones being delivered today from pro tiler tools.
Cheaper than Rubis version and comes with the ratchet tool.
I'll let you all know how I get on.

 

[widler]

I know gus (bubblecraft) is importing hundreds of them and selling them on, he has a Facebook page I will find a link

 

[AliGage]

Arrived this morning

 

[Two-Trowels]

My first go with clips tomorrow, I bought the Rainmondi kit from kwik split.

Anybody got any tips?

 

[J Sid]

If the weather turns cold, as winter is just round the corner, keep the clips warm as they get a bit brittle when cold.
Setting the pliers to the correct setting to stop you inserting the wedges to far and breaking the clips.

 

[Old Mod]

If the weather turns cold, as winter is just round the corner, keep the clips warm as they get a bit brittle when cold.
Setting the pliers to the correct setting to stop you inserting the wedges to far and breaking the clips.

U soak the Rubi clips for that very reason, but all year round.

 

[Giovanni]

Also when using these levelling systems can you leave the base clips in the side of the tiles ( say overnight ) then start the next row from the gone off row of tiles.
Or doing a showroom floor with rapid set adhesive, when you do a long bay by the time you get to do the next bay the adhesive would have gone off so could you leave the base clips on the edges.
Thanks.

 

[White Room]

Arrived this morning
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Are they the ones with bowed bottom

 

[widler]

GUS Tile Levelling


Bubblecrafts page, a lot like reimondi

 

[AliGage]

Slightly, but they flex a lot easier than the LASH and wedge ones. Shallower too.

 

[Tile Shop]

Question. Using Genesis and Lash as an example, I'm trying to figure out how many clips would be used per tile. I know if they are laid straight bond, its 4 per tile. 2 at the top and 2 at the side (4 per cross joint). But what about say a 900x450 laid with a staggered bond? Am I right in thinking its 6 per tile? 4 on the long edge and 2 on the short? 3 around each T joint? or is there a way of using less?

Confuzzled!

 

[Old Mod]

Yep.
It will depend on tiles but u can still get away with 4,
U don't always need two on short edge, quite often the one will do, 3 on long edge.

 

[Tile Shop]

And if someone dared to do proper brickbond, 4 on the top edge and 1 down the side? Also, I guess for a thinner wood effect (150 or 200), the end one wouldn't be needed?