Tiling News

“1 sort into thickness
2 seal all tiles ( one coat ?)
3 lay tiles
4 grout
5 seal again”

“All i might do is give it a clean down before the 2nd coat of sealant, just so you don’t trap any residue or grout bloom you may have missed under the sealant coat, just a general cleaner from the same range as the sealer you use”

“seal the tiles before you lay is best it all depends on how clean you work. what colour grout are they having because that will determine what colour adhesive you should use. as for what type of adhesive you should use you can use a standard adhesive but if you want to overshoot use a single part flex “

” you only need to seal the face of the tiles. As they are slate tiles sort them out into three different piles by thickness. You lay the thicker ones first then bed out the others to the same height as the previous ones. As for the painted area score diagonally it at 50mm centres in both directions. Use a temperary sealer on the tiles. You dont need to prime the floor but clean the floor wher the paint is and use a single part flexible adhesive so it will bond to the exsisting tiles.”

“Seal first
HG impregnator will make the tiles darken Fila impregnator will leave them a more natural colour

Re the levels if your customer wants the tiles graded and therefore a flat floor then make sure you charge extra as it will take a lot longer but if they want the Rustic look then put them down as they come but if there are any trip hazzards then you can knock the edge off with a bolster chisel

so re cap

seal
lay the tiles
seal
grout
seal
go home

i also give the customer the option if they dont like a perticular tile to tell me before i grout and i will swop it for another but only before i grout any tiles changed after i charge extra for

wet cut only but i score on dry cutter first as it helps give a neat cut”

“and scoring first gives you a line to cut on the wet cutter”

“you can cut them dry. and if your worried take your makita and a wet sponge at the same time. it will be brittle until you seal them “