Levelling clips how many?

[Tommythetiler80]

Evening good people, I’ll soon be fixing some large porcelain tiles 600 x 1200s to an area of about 80 Sqmt. My question is how many of both clips and wedges would one order for such an area?
Also im planning on using a 3mm joint throughout so is it recommended that I should buy 1mm clips for ease of removal?
Thanks in advance.

 

[LM]

Tommy assuming you’re a professional tiler then my advice would be to order 500 wedges and 2000 clips to start with. Once you’ve tiled a floor with clips I doubt you’ll tile another notable one without them so any that you have left over won’t be there for long. I’d order 1.5mm or 2mm thick clips to give that extra strength and they’d still be fine to pull out as you’re using a 3mm spacer.

 

[Spare Tool]

Roughly 100+ tiles then...8 per tile, might as well get 1000 but you wont need 1000 wedges unless your planning on laying it all in one day 😉

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Thanks Lee yes I is ...... never fixed tiles this big before so I thought I’d give the clips a go... maybe I’m a bit behind the times but it’s never too late to try something new

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Roughly 100+ tiles then...8 per tile, might as well get 1000 but you wont need 1000 wedges unless your planning on laying it all in one day 😉

No I’m not that fast

 

[Dumbo]

Now that's sorted be better start on which ones are best and who can buy them the cheapest

 

[Tommythetiler80]

This could go all night!

 

[Spare Tool]

Now that's sorted be better start on which ones are best and who can buy them the cheapest

2000 rls copies off THE auction site £80, tried a few different brands and happy with these.

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Okay I’ll have a look on THAT auction site is that with the pliers or not?

 

[Flintstone]

god bless the clips

 

[Spare Tool]

Okay I’ll have a look on THAT auction site is that with the pliers or not?

No, but I'd shell out on the Raymondi for those, cheap pliers don't last 5 minutes

 

[Sean Kelly]

Tommy is having a 3mm joint so why should he buy 1.5 or 2mm clips? Why not a 3mm clip?

Personally, I use 2mm clips on everything and space out with normal spacers if I require a 3mm joint. This just saves me on buying different sized clips for different grout sizes.

 

[Flintstone]

Because the clips are harder to remove if there tight in the joint, and more Chance of chipping a tile

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Because the clips are harder to remove if there tight in the joint, and more Chance of chipping a tile

That’s what I’ve read on other threads, so I’m not willing to risk damaging the tiles when removing clips

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Tommy is having a 3mm joint so why should he buy 1.5 or 2mm clips? Why not a 3mm clip?

Personally, I use 2mm clips on everything and space out with normal spacers if I require a 3mm joint. This just saves me on buying different sized clips for different grout sizes.

I see your logic Sean but until I become more comfortable using levelling clips I’m going to opt for safe method

 

[WetSaw]

Tommy is having a 3mm joint so why should he buy 1.5 or 2mm clips? Why not a 3mm clip?

Personally, I use 2mm clips on everything and space out with normal spacers if I require a 3mm joint. This just saves
me on buying different sized clips for different grout sizes.

Haven't you just answered your own question? 😉

 

[Sean Kelly]

Haven't you just answered your own question? 😉

Yea......sort of!!! Hahaha

 

[LM]

Tommy you say you’ve never laid a tile of this size, with that in mind I must stress to you the importance of good prep and and having a flat floor, also you need to make sure you back butter the tile (with a 4mm if needs be) to get full coverage. All trowelling on floor and tile must be in the shortest direction so the air escapes and let’s the notches collapse. Don’t mean to tell a granny how to suck eggs but I hope you get where I’m coming from 🙂

 

[Tommythetiler80]

Tommy you say you’ve never laid a tile of this size, with that in mind I must stress to you the importance of good prep and and having a flat floor, also you need to make sure you back butter the tile (with a 4mm if needs be) to get full coverage. All trowelling on floor and tile must be in the shortest direction so the air escapes and let’s the notches collapse. Don’t mean to tell a granny how to suck eggs but I hope you get where I’m coming from 🙂

Thanks for your kind words Lee. I back butter like my life depends on it , I think I drive my boss mad with all the addy I use on certain jobs 😉. Are you calling me a granny 😀

 

[Filip]

Only a DIYer here but I am almost finished my daughters kitchen with 600x300 and I used Tile Lash and I think they are 1mm and I am using 3mm spacers but what I am finding is (because I am messy) its very easy to get addy around the clip part which makes it hard to get anything less than a 3mm gap. After removing some I can see that it is much better to use thin ones with extra spacers to reduce the risk of chipping. I use a fish finger size block of plastic to push the wedge in with two thumbs behind it. I also find the bottom of the lash ones very springy and a bit too stiff, I wouldn't fancy using these on a wall with thinner tiles.
I underestimated how many I would need and just brought a box of 150 for a 10m 2 room and had to buy another 60. I will be nicking her wedges and just buying some extra clips for my own use.

 

[Andy Tiler]

I use clips for everything