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Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts.

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  1. Dan

    Name all the tile levelling systems you can?

    I want to make a poll. Name all the levelling systems you can for me. I know loads of randommers are selling them now. I'm going start a poll on 'em.
  2. area tiling

    Tile Levelling System

    I haven't bit the bullet yet, but lately I've been thinking of giving them a go, as more and more large formats come my way ! Seen this one the other day and it looked pretty good , any advice and preferences would be welcome , cheers !! View: http://youtu.be/HoQChSfV_SI
  3. O

    Tile Levelling Kits

    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
  4. T

    Question About Tile Levelling Systems

    There have been a few post about different levelling systems recently. Read 'em, intrigued by them, but spotted a possible issue...... The Acorn system, the splines are available in 2 or 3mm thick, so they can be used as spacers also. Genesis straps are 1.2mm and Rubi are only 0.75mm, which is...
  5. W

    New Acorn Tile Levelling System

    First time I've seen these, local supplier has just got them in....anyone tried these. Leveling Systems and Tile Trims The Acorn range of Leveling systems and tile trims. Prolevelling System is a revolutionary and innovative levelling system when laying medium and large materials with a...
  6. S

    best tile levelling system rubi or raimondi need to know

    quick from people who have used either one laying some large tiles in the next week or so
  7. M

    Raimondi Tile Levelling System

    Hi All, I've just listed a full floor tiling set up of the Raimondi System on the Bay: Raimondi Tile Levelling System | eBay Make me an offer if interested :thumbsup: Cheers, MC :smilewinkgrin:
  8. R

    Tile Levelling Straps

    Does everybody/anybody use these Tile Leveling straps regualrily, I can see the advantage, give a great finish or are they a bit gimmicky? Like to find out an opinion on them? RR
  9. S

    have used the raimondi tile levelling system for the first time

    on a large 150 m floor and its excellent the finish was excellent ; to elaborate more i am working for a society who are interested in quality and not quantity hence we have the time to use this system but fully recommend if you are using large format tiles cant fault it
  10. M

    Tile levelling systems

    Hi as a newby I was wondering if tile levelling systems where any good? I've got a fairly large conservatory floor to tile & wondered if they would save me any time.
  11. D

    RAMONDI tile levelling system

    well out of curiosity more than anything i bought the system from quick-split ,and had my first go with it , it was great fun,and much to my surprise WORKED VERY WELL !!! it would deffo slow you down i think:smilewinkgrin: but when i stood back and looked at it i thought it made the tiling look...
  12. R

    Genesis Tile Levelling System

    not used this system used lash found it to be ok is there a video for it seems cheaper than the lash
  13. D

    The rubi tile levelling system.

    Looks like rubi have brought out a tile level system similar to others on the market..
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