Looking for some advice please!

[arcdef]

Hi all,

New to the forum, but have joined in order to get some advice.

Pretty much I have been promising to tile the bathroom for my mum for a good year now, but up until now she hadn't got the tiles.

So i come home to be told she has them, great i think until I see that they are granite tiles!!!

Never worked with these before so need advice on a few things.

Firstly would a normal tile cutter work with these?? Also she is insisting that the toilet and sink stay put so will need to cut them around respectively. Any ideas on the best way to cut curves in granite??

Any advice would be great as she is nagging me to start now!

Cheers,
Ash.

 

[poynton phil]

Hi and :welcome: to the forum ash. I think you can cut granite with a dry cutter, if i'm wrong someone will put me right, i'm sure, and i would insist on removing toilet and wash basin, make your job easier and give a better finish.

 

[BTP TILING]

I would always use a wet cutter with granite tiles, you can use an angle grinder with a decent blade though. If you can, remove the sink and toilet, makes life a lot easier, if not, make sure you get a decent template of your cuts.
You should also use white adhesive, grey can dis-colour the stone.

 

[diamondtiling]

Granite requires wet cutting, its an expensive product and so you need to persuade Mum to let you take the loo/sink out, its pretty straight forward to do and you will get a far superior finish.
The adhesive colour depends on the granite colour, white or light granite then use white adhesive, if its dark granite then gray is fine.
They will need to be sealed prior to grouting and after as well.
Check the walls carefully for damage as granite is heavy. Aqua panels or hardi backer boards are much better than plastered walls due to weight issues and also its a bathroom so constant water from a shower could damage plasterboard if you do not tank certain areas.

Keep asking the questions if you have any doubts and good luck.

Welcome to the forum as well.

 

[Perry]

I would always use a wet cutter with granite tiles, you can use an angle grinder with a decent blade though. If you can, remove the sink and toilet, makes life a lot easier, if not, make sure you get a decent template of your cuts.
You should also use white adhesive, grey can dis-colour the stone.

Does that inc Nero Absolute ? you can cut some rough cuts with some granite but use a wet cutter with the right blade or angle grinder if you haven't one but be careful if you are a newb

 

[basshunter]

assolutely not

 

[arcdef]

Hey again,

Thanks for all the replies, it is dark granite and i have got grey grout after being recomended by the tile shop, should it be ok then?

I don't have a wet cutter but found this which I could hire, would it be the right type for the job??

I am pretty sure she wont let me lift the sink etc as there was never tiles down before meaning that the pipes would need extending and new mounting points drilled etc. All of which she clearly doesn't trust me to do! Will keep working on her but if not how would i use the wet cutter to cut a curve?

Thanks again,

Ash.

 

[brian c]

you will find it extremely difficult to cut granite around sinks and wc m8.Take them out and use flexi connectors.

 

[diamondtiling]

If you plan the job right you could get them out, tile and refit those areas first and then carry on. As Bri says it will be very difficult for an in-experienced person to cut around them

 

[marke]

as above mate wouldnt try and attempt to cut these tiles round the sink and toilet, bet ya mum wont be happy with the finish :lol: just take them out and explain why they will only need removing for a day and as said above flexi hoses can be put back on ya sink. save you loads of time, headaches and probably a load of tiles mate , good luck

 

[White Room]

Could change the tiles to caramic which will be easier to cut around objects

 

[RockCeramics]

Firstly welcome to the forum.:welcome:
Are You a D.IY tiler ? or trade.
Would you be able to give us a detailed method on your approach to tiling.
Are you tiling floor or walls ,or both?
(Q) are you re-boarding the floor ( i would suggest that you re-board with 18mm ply) NOT TILE OVER CHIPBOARD OR ONTOP OF FLOOR BOARDS.
If you are a confident tiler and you have time to spare then i would say you can, as long as you have the right tools then yes.
Use a continuous blade to prevent chipping the tile.
wet cut.
Remove any fixtures i,e sinks toilets, etc. this will give you a more proffessional touch.
but, if your mum rather leave the fixtures in. thenapproach this as,below.
As this is for family then this is the time that you can get to learn to cut tiles ,without felling embarrissed or pressurised on time.
So i would def try cutting these even if its just for a learning proccess. Because when you start in the paying world for tiling you dont really wont to look the fool in trying to cut these tiles.
And practise makes perfect. Practise Practise
BTW where are you Based / live.

 

[arcdef]

Firstly welcome to the forum.:welcome:
Are You a D.IY tiler ? or trade. DIY!

Would you be able to give us a detailed method on your approach to tiling.
Could you explain the question abit more? The room is a weird shape (will upload a diagram too) but have worked out the best positions for the least amount of cutting, whilst still looking fairly good, I hope at least!

Are you tiling floor or walls ,or both? Just the floor.

(Q) are you re-boarding the floor ( i would suggest that you re-board with 18mm ply) NOT TILE OVER CHIPBOARD OR ONTOP OF FLOOR BOARDS. It already has some board down on the floor boards, its definitely not 18mm though.....Is it only to stop them moving as it isn't moving much now.

If you are a confident tiler and you have time to spare then i would say you can, as long as you have the right tools then yes.

Use a continuous blade to prevent chipping the tile.
wet cut.
Remove any fixtures i,e sinks toilets, etc. this will give you a more proffessional touch.
but, if your mum rather leave the fixtures in. thenapproach this as,below.
Any idea if this cutter would be up to the job? Also its almost definate that I'm not allowed to remove anything, so will be tiling around fixtures. Obviously the wet cutter wouldn't be capable of cutting these so would a mini angle grinder with a diamond blade work ok???

As this is for family then this is the time that you can get to learn to cut tiles ,without felling embarrissed or pressurised on time.
So i would def try cutting these even if its just for a learning proccess. Because when you start in the paying world for tiling you dont really wont to look the fool in trying to cut these tiles.
And practise makes perfect. Practise Practise
BTW where are you Based / live.
Yeah atleast i can take my time, oh and I live in Hampshire.

Answers are all above! Any advice RE the tools would be great as I was meant to have started this on monday 😳.

Cheers again,
Ash.

 

[Colour Republic]

The tile cutter you have posted is a fairly inexpensive one, you can buy it for mot a lot more than it costs to hire. I would hire a more capable machine.

How thick are the tiles?

 

[arcdef]

They are exactly 10mm thick, how about this?

Or is there anywhere you know of that has a decent one to hire?

Cheers,
Ash.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

hi:welcome:to the forum, take pics and post progress,for us so we can help with any probs that might/not arise,and stick around mate

 

[LM_Terry]

Good luck with the work!! Make sure you set time aside for Xmas pudding 🙂