Tile Levelling Spacers (Again) - TilersForums.com

[Filip]

Here you go

 

[GoneGuy]

I have got the hang of it now I have got used to their size. Do they really need to be so big. I also found out that for me its better to tap the clip on one side and then the other to snap it off.

Everyone has different methods, your way is good if you have just used the clips and no spacers so the clips are tight to the tile

 

[Brian the Tile]

TILERS ?

 

[Filip]

Everyone has different methods, your way is good if you have just used the clips and no spacers so the clips are tight to the tile

I am using 1.5mm clips and 3mm spacers that I use like a peg - so I don't push them in as a flat cross. I am far too messy to use the clip as the spacer.

 

[GoneGuy]

I am using 1.5mm clips and 3mm spacers that I use like a peg - so I don't push them in as a flat cross. I am far too messy to use the clip as the spacer.

That's sometimes the best as the clips will snap out better.
Before putting the clips in run a margin trowel along the tile to remove a little adhesive so that when the clip goes in and then the tile, little to no adhesive pushes through the grout line.
Also keeping the clips clean helps with them breaking clean.

 

[macten]

First few tiles may move apart a little when tightening - just use a little chock of wood and a rubber mallet to tap them back to where they should be. Once you've got a few down and they're all locked together they won't pull apart anymore but a keep an eye on them.

 

[Filip]

Yes the rubber mallet came out after 3 tiles

 

[Filip]

TILERS ?

What does that mean

 

[Bespoke Tiling]

I use the tile levelling spacers from DC Trade they’re only £5 for 100 which is their own brand version similar to Mustangs. Tile Levelling System Archives - https://www.dctrade.uk/cat/tiling/tile-spacers/tile-levelling-system/