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  1. faceman

    Best Laser advice please

    We got by on the bosch floor lasers for years (protiler). My partner has the ProNivo one for about the same price and he loves it. The lines go out the back as well as the front so that's an added bonus. We mainly use them for setting out though and once we're happy we ping a decent chalk line...
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    Who's making site friendly tools for the future?

    Anyone know any great tools coming out that are battery operated and can be used on a building site. Angle grinders are the go to tool but it's becoming increasingly harder to get away with them on site. Obviously dust is our biggest issue and we should take it seriously but I've seen nothing...
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    Skilled and Unskilled Tilers - How to improve?

    After I left my first tiling boss 2 years into learning I knew there was a lot more to know than what I'd learnt in the new build sector. This was 2008 and I had no relationships with any experienced tilers. I realised the industry was changing very quickly and so were these methods in which to...
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    What tool to use for cutting trim mitres

    a good thin angle grinder disc is ideal. Battery grinders are easier to work with as they aren't as aggressive. There is a knack to it so you don't get a kick back but you'll get it eventually. A hacksaw and good block still gets me by but if you need a fraction cutting off to give you a perfect...
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    Larsen Tile Adhesive Fails - Anybody else experienced this?

    Is this an issue with the adhesive or the primer? I've used them all and if you follow the instructions when you are using cement adhesive the primer definitely forms a skin on the surface of the plaster. Larsen ,tilemaster and norcross both do this if it's to neat. We dillute the norcross 1-1...
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    Setting Out How does this modular pattern work?

    Every time I have to do modular I wish I hadn't bothered.
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    Got to tile over OSB3, help!

    Many many many years ago I tiled a mates floor on OSB3 being none the wiser. He was short of tiles so it didn't get grouted for ages and when I went back there was lippage everywhere as the board had warped like crazy. That's why they invented caberdeck chipboard for flooring. Builder should...
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    Setting Out How does this modular pattern work?

    You are absolutely correct about there being extra grout joints in certain lines. That pattern only works exactly when there is no grout joint because the tiles are dimensions of 100 (mm). I'm pretty certain years ago stone tiles were 405x610 etc to accommodate for this. I think competitive...
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    Tiling over bathroom paint

    I've been helping a mate do his ensuite and two walls are in bathroom paint. I flat backed the wall with cement adhesive then spread the back of a bit of tile and stuck it on. We had to use a chisel and hammer to get it off. It took the paint with it but not without a fight. Nobody wants to give...
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    Issue cutting tile with sigma max

    There's load of tiles from porelanosa that do that, especially when it's a small piece off. When it's a cut that is going to show we angle grind each end before we snap it. Ball ache but so is remarking the tile and running out.
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    Searching job anywhere in uk

    Not really good job, sorry. If you say you have 5 years experience ..... That’s a bit harsh. I’ve seen tiling done in Thailand and like Ignatius said it is very different to Europe. Whilst the methods are very different some things I saw I was impressed by. Keep going Ignatius.
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    Self Levelling Query.

    That’s a new one on me. Self leveller we use can only be 15mm max so it advises two coats if more is needed. I’d use another leveller if that’s the case
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    Looking for job

    Hi Mick, help everyone out by telling us where you’re based and whether you drive etc etc. There’s loads of people on here looking for enthusiastic young guys to take on.
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    Not happy with the standard of tiling

    Your grout has already started to crack and lift in places which means tiles are loose. Try tapping them and seeing if they are hollow. I feel for you and you should have not had to pay for that as he’s actually cost you even more in the long run. This guy isn’t a professional and not even a...
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    Hex mosaic floor tile query

    Laying mosaics is all about the prep. Once your floor is perfectly smooth and flat you begin. This is because only the smallest notched trowel is required and gives them a tight bond. If the new ones are protruding it’s likely he didn’t clean out the old adhesive properly. Often you stagger the...
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    Advice needed re a few things.

    Maybe just tell him you had some cracked tiles on another property and were told back buttering would have prevented it. It’s not an insult to have piece of mind. You are paying him.
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    Advice needed re a few things.

    We used to lay 80x80’s before clips came along but now it just helps for a number of reasons. A tile like that will want the back spreading as well as the floor especially in commercial situations. You’ll be ok for expansion joints as It’s a complete ncreye floor with no underfloor heating. As...
  20. faceman

    Plastic and metal edging in kitchen

    Check out Protiler trims, there’s loads of unusual sorts now that might really set it off.

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