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    When to remove spacers (metro tiles)

    If poking spacers in between metros (leaving them sticking out the front) is it better to remove them before the adhesive has set rather than trying to pull them out the next day after compression? If so is there a good way to tell when is safe to do without the tiles moving?
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    Mitre External Corners in Porcelain Tiles

    Looking to do a few mitred external corners this week (600x300x9 porcelain). Practiced the cuts a few times and very happy with that. Never filled the corners though. Seen some resin recommendations but most of them are looking difficult to source. The only viable option I can see is Akemi...
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    Setting out advice - 600 x 300 x 9mm porcelain tile brick bond fashion?

    Hi, Running a small bathroom job for a customer. Customer really wants to use a particular 600x300x9 porcelain tile he has picked out in a brick bond pattern. The back wall of the shower cubicle is awkwardly a little over 600 wide. It's also on the wonk in a proper pyramid shape, but all...
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    What's the best tip/trick/advice you were ever given?

    Someone asked this question over on the plasterers forum and it ended up being a great thread. I think we all learned a thing or two, even the veterans. So let's hear it....
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    Cutting down a big tile into smaller

    Bit of a funny one. Not something I have messed with before. In the small amount of tiling I have done, cut edges have always been hidden in corners. Looking at doing a small repair for a client after new shower installation. Please see photos. Customer couldn't find exact match for these old...
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    Hi! Pro-plasterer here wanting to learn more about tiling :)

    Hi all, New member to the forum, although I must to confess to being a 'lurker' for quite some time. A bit about me - I have been a full-time 'tradey' for a number of years now. My primary trade is plastering and this is probably what I spend most of my time doing. Recently I have been...
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