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Laying and Cutting Slate Tiles
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Our bathroom currently has bare floorboards and am looking to lay slate tiles. The area is fairly small (~3m2) and the floor is pretty level. What is the best way to do this? Presume I need to prepare the floor first to lay the tiles? Obviously there is a number of obstacles to fit around (Toilet, Sink, etc). What is the best way of cutting slate tiles? I have a good jijsaw, can you get appropriate blades? Thanks in advance Will Owen |
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Andy Hall wrote:
The second and associated point is not to attempt to tile around things like washbasins and toilets. The results will be poor and it is much harder to do. These things should be taken out, the ply and tiling done and then the sanitaryware replaced. Ain't that the truth! Thats what I do if asked to lay laminate flooring in a bathroom - if I can't talk them out of it....... -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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On 2006-12-17 11:04:20 +0000, "The Medway Handyman"
said: Andy Hall wrote: The second and associated point is not to attempt to tile around things like washbasins and toilets. The results will be poor and it is much harder to do. These things should be taken out, the ply and tiling done and then the sanitaryware replaced. Ain't that the truth! Thats what I do if asked to lay laminate flooring in a bathroom - if I can't talk them out of it....... Sigh... where needs must, the Devil drives..... |
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The Medway Handyman wrote: The second and associated point is not to attempt to tile around things like washbasins and toilets. The results will be poor and it is much harder to do. These things should be taken out, the ply and tiling done and then the sanitaryware replaced. Ain't that the truth! Thats what I do if asked to lay laminate flooring in a bathroom - if I can't talk them out of it....... I thought laminate floor had to be able to move slightly? Doesn't fixing a toilet pan through it stop this? -- *How about "never"? Is "never" good for you? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , The Medway Handyman wrote: The second and associated point is not to attempt to tile around things like washbasins and toilets. The results will be poor and it is much harder to do. These things should be taken out, the ply and tiling done and then the sanitaryware replaced. Ain't that the truth! Thats what I do if asked to lay laminate flooring in a bathroom - if I can't talk them out of it....... I thought laminate floor had to be able to move slightly? Doesn't fixing a toilet pan through it stop this? It doesn't *have* to be able to move..its just that it *will* if its not...bolted down firmly ..by e.g. a toilet pan screwed through it.. :-) |
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On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:50:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote: wrote: Hi, Our bathroom currently has bare floorboards and am looking to lay slate tiles. The area is fairly small (~3m2) and the floor is pretty level. What is the best way to do this? Presume I need to prepare the floor first to lay the tiles? Obviously there is a number of obstacles to fit around (Toilet, Sink, etc). What is the best way of cutting slate tiles? I have a good jijsaw, can you get appropriate blades? Thanks in advance Will Owen First of all get rid of the florboards and screw down something stable..you might as well use water resistant ply.. Then use a thick base of flexible cement, or the tiles will crack up. Buy a rotary diamond disc tile cutter for the fancy work. It makes mincemeat of cutting. Replacing the floorboards with ply (and maybe stiffing the joists with some noggins especially in an old house ) could reduce the extra floor thickness you will otherwise end up Robert |
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Andy Hall wrote: On 2006-12-18 20:49:48 +0000, said: On the subject of pipes... What is the best method to cut the slates around radiator pipes, etc? Can you nip it like ceramic tiles? Pretty much, although if the pipes are next to the wall, you can cut out a notch using a series of cuts from the edge using a tile saw, arranging the ends of the cuts to meet the edge of a semicircle. Then if you need it, you can cut a section to fit behind the pipe, although if it's only 10mm or so, probably not worth it. Cheers Guys. |
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