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    I am proposing to lay 600x600 polished porcelain floor tiles, they have square edges as opposed to normal floor tiles with slightly bevelled/rounded edges, what is the best width of spacer & grout to use, I usually use a flexi rubber grout float is this o.k
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    on a concrete floor it can be done with as little as a 2mm spacer,if it is a plywood floor then 3mm+
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    Quote Originally Posted by david campbell View Post
    on a concrete floor it can be done with as little as a 2mm spacer,if it is a plywood floor then 3mm+
    Hope they not those B&Q ones ?

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    Hope they not those B&Q ones ?

    thats a whole new ball game...........lol
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    thats a whole new ball game...........lol
    Exactly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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