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[hmtiling]

I did about 500m2 of 1200x600x10 this year and I hated it. Site conditions did not help

 

[Concrete guy]

Large format tiles (by large I mean when they become so large you are fitting single slabs floor to ceiling) have much more in common with stone masonry than tiling.

The templating, cutting and installation process of a 2400x1200 "tile" is the same as if were a slab of 20mm thick marble. The big benefit for the installer is weight. The big benefit for the end user is lack of maintenance vs natural stone.

Cost is also a big benefit.

I love stone, I specialised in it when I was tiling and I eventually became a stone importer. However I've just ordered large format Florim tiles (slabs) for our en suite shower room.

I think it's reasonable to consider anything up to 900mm x 900mm a tile, but once you're over that size you're into the realms of slabs.

As the size increases the surface preparation become exponentially more critical. So in the same way mosaics are a specialist job in their own right, huge format tiles are also specialist, just at completely the opposite end of the size spectrum.

 

[macten]

Doing 900x600x10 atm and I'm living on ibuprofen and bourbon

 

[LM]

Doing 900x600x10 atm and I'm living on ibuprofen and bourbon

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Jack or Jim?

 

[WetSaw]

Jack or Jim?

Could be Lidl's finest Western Gold!

 

[One Day]

Alone, I can manage 800x800x12mm and that's with a good core and back. Tried some 1000x1000x10mm alone using x2 suckers and it's too much reach for a shorty 5'10".

This week finished fixing some 3m x 1.5m x6mm from Ariostea and with 2 bods it's heavy and hard work, particularly as they have to be so carefully managed.

 

[Just Rizzle]

one of the reasons im doing more and more floors in karndean and lvt
the sizes are getting stupid and most of them are rectified and chip easily.

did 13 mtrs karndean floor today took 3 hrs if i did same in 600 x6oo would of took all day im looking for an easier life

 

[J Sid]

looked outside on the job I've just started....there is 7 pallets of 1800 x 900 x 20 porcelain to be layed, I really hope i don't get asked

 

[Waluigi]

one of the reasons im doing more and more floors in karndean and lvt
the sizes are getting stupid and most of them are rectified and chip easily.

did 13 mtrs karndean floor today took 3 hrs if i did same in 600 x6oo would of took all day im looking for an easier life

That’s practically all I spec these days in Bathrooms. So much quicker and easier. Naturally warmer under foot and easier to keep clean too.

That said, I put tiles on my floor at home. I just preferred the look.

Biggest (rigid) tiles I’d do and have done is 1200 x 600mm. I’m not equipped to do anything larger with manpower or equipment.

 

[Old Mod]

looked outside on the job I've just started....there is 7 pallets of 1800 x 900 x 20 porcelain to be layed, I really hope i don't get asked

Ouch!