Discuss Levelling System in the Australia area at TilersForums. The USA and UK Tiling Forum (Also now Aus, Canada, ROI, and more)
Hi
I'm new on here and just had my floor tiled with 80x80 porcelin tiles.
I knew it was a hard job and would not get it perfect. After the job had been done I have now heard about the tile levelling spacer system and am now gutted that this could have been used as there's some uneven tiles!
Would it have made a huge difference?
One room had been self levelled first and the others had the small red quarry tiles underneath.
Thanks
http://www.tilersforums.com/threads/tuscan-leveling-system.42220/
Possibly yeah.
I've never used myself. My gripe with them is that if a tile is dipping you need more adhesive under it, and simply pulling he tile up risks not having a 100% solid bed. So I'd assume you need a sloppy mix so that it can run around under there and fill all voids. Then you're not really mixing the mix to the instructions; you're adding more water.
That said, the professionals who have used them seem to like them. So maybe I just need to have a go sometime. I don't actually tile anymore though.
Yes, if used correctly they could make a big difference .
Some are not cheap, and at the end of the day you get what you pay for with labour and / or materials
Dan, I use them, you need to get the tiles pretty good to start, then use which ever SLS you choose to hold the tile level during setting.
I use the Rubi system when needed, they're part of my kit now.
Not actually for diy'ers or the newbie Tilers really, they take getting used to and there's a certain touch to them, but once mastered they're fast I think. But they don't do the job for u! They're only an aid that's why I don't think they're for the novice. As voids will form if not used correctly, it takes a bit of know how and experiance to know what's happening beneath the tile. But that's only my opinion, cos I know there's a lot of guys with theirs! Haha
Is there a recommended adhesive or do you stick to what the tile / substrate requires?
I just stick to what adhesive I normally use but prep still has be done, it's not a get out clause to use them as Marc stated it's an aid to tiling.
No specific adhesive for the system, just use what u need for the situation. I'll admit u need to have a slightly wetter mix, but still well within tolerances. I can walk away in the evening knowing that when I return the next day it'll be exactly how I left it. How many times do u return thinking that you're sure it didn't look that way last night!
I know it's happened to me more times than I care to remember!
I use the Raimondi RLS and find them great on tiles size 1m2 .
As has been said, lay as normal, get level and use them to hold them level.
Thanks everyone would have loved to known before hand and would have paid for the system even if exspensive as I bought so many tiles!
They are all down now so could change them in a couple of years. Just put so much time into picking them and buying other materials.
Still learning about it all so next time will hopefully know a lot more and buy anything that will assist.
Is it best to use 60x60 but have got two large rooms that are in?
You can allways go for Porcel-Thin 600x1200...
Or even some 2000x200x6, think some SLS clips on these planks
Christ do they really exist that large?!
I always use them with porcelain planks now with a broken bond. Try to make it look as much like a natural timber floor as I can, and the answer to that is using lash clips as far as I'm concerned.
I found with most planks I have to do 1/4 bond because there bowed...
Reply to Levelling System in the Australia area at TilersForums.com
Or checkout our tile courses and training forum or the Tile Blog / Latest Blog Posts
Please note that this thread is old so replying to it may not get a response. You'd be best posting a new thread with a good 4 or 5 word title.