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TrimTheKing wrote:Erm, surely you start at one place and work towards yourself rather than working away, or am I missing something here...
TrimTheKing wrote:I think I'm missing something then as I don't see how that product helps with any of that! All that does is help to level them but you still need to physically manhandle them into position.
Can you not just get a box truck to wheel them as close to final position as possible then lower/flop them down onto the adhesive then wiggle into position?
I got one of these which I use to move heavy stuff around the workshop/garden and it's surprisingly strong for the price.
Andyp wrote:You've got the tiles and adhesive and I guess grout. Is it time to get a man in? Tiler's daily rate against cost of those support gadgets?
Robert wrote:Pedestal supports for paving is something I've never heard of before.
Just watched a youtube video and that showed paving slabs that were thick and about 400 square being installed.
Your tile 800 x 400 and 20mm thick being supported just on the corners (if i understand it correctly) sounds like a recipe for disaster. jump on a tile middle and go straight through?
Robert wrote:Do they make those plastic alignment things for big tiles that clamp the corners for 20mm thick? Never used them but seen them in videos. You snap the peg off before grouting. Got to make conventional tile laying easier.
MJ80 wrote:Have you got a tile lifter or some good sucker pads. The lifter was a real help laying the flags at mine.
Are you going to back butter the tiles rather than dabs? It's a much better method. I'd also chuck the old adhesive if it's really out of date.
RogerS wrote: Having said that, if I do go for the Star.T system then I will be putting in dabs all over each tile area.
Doug wrote:RogerS wrote: Having said that, if I do go for the Star.T system then I will be putting in dabs all over each tile area.
You don’t want to do that, porcelain is notorious for staining, just putting dabs of adhesive on could lead to discolouration in those areas
TrimTheKing wrote:Right, I'm not being funny here Rog but I still cannot see what benefit these give at all.
Your original concerns were hand/finger strength and maneuvering them into place, well that handle is going to take some gripping to shift a tile, I would hazard more than picking them up with two hands by the edges.
TrimTheKing wrote:I can 100% see those tiles breaking in half the second you drop anything remotely of a weight on them being hollow underneath,
TrimTheKing wrote: and if you do put dabs then that strikes me you're doing the same job twice....
woodstalker wrote:I'm planning on using the pedestal system on our roof terrace to carry the inside floor covering across the threshold to the roof decking. Interesting to see how you get on.
RogerS wrote:woodstalker wrote:I'm planning on using the pedestal system on our roof terrace to carry the inside floor covering across the threshold to the roof decking. Interesting to see how you get on.
Are you going to use Eterno's or another make ? Seem to recall reading that on balconies you need a special type.
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