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ryanbrown · 16-06-2007

Anyone ever thought of using double sided foam tape to put battons on the walls?
If you get the good quality stuff thats capable of holding a lot of weight (mounting tape) and simply stick it on the wall in no time.

Then when your finished knock it off with a hammer,
and scrape off the tape in seconds with a wallpaper scraper.

No problems with screwing into electrical wiring either.

Sound like a good time saving idea?

Ryan
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Accent Tiling

**Fekin** · 30-08-2007

Possibly, though with tape you'd have to get it bang on level the split second you place it to the wall though, wouldn't you ?

I prefere the hotglue gun method, gives you a few seconds to move the batton around to get it level then hold a few seconds and it's stuck.

**Varley** · 30-08-2007

Yeah, i'm gonna get myself a hot glue gun, seems like a great idea and a lot less hassle.

**enduro** · 30-08-2007

battens, just get decent tile adhesive that holds the tiles on the wall.

**Dave** · 30-08-2007

No need for battens once you get used to tiling ....put your datem lines on the wall as usual.. then starting from your centre mark or however you have set out to start from.. stick one row of tiles vertically from datem line down to floor..then tile from floor to datem line in consecutive rows then no need for battens ...worked for me all these years.. good technique once you get used to it...saves on installing battens and money on timber etc.......dave....

GazTech · 30-08-2007

[quote=dhceramics;23417]No need for battens once you get used to tiling ....put your datem lines on the wall as usual.. then starting from your centre mark or however you have set out to start from.. stick one row of tiles vertically from datem line down to floor..then tile from floor to datem line in consecutive rows then no need for battens ...worked for me all these years.. good technique once you get used to it...saves on installing battens and money on timber etc.......dave....[/quote]Just like that..in a Tommy Cooper voice...lol

**grumpygrouter** · 30-08-2007

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Originally Posted by dhceramics

No need for battens once you get used to tiling ....put your datem lines on the wall as usual.. then starting from your centre mark or however you have set out to start from.. stick one row of tiles vertically from datem line down to floor..then tile from floor to datem line in consecutive rows then no need for battens ...worked for me all these years.. good technique once you get used to it...saves on installing battens and money on timber etc.......dave....

Seems logical dave, does that mean you do all your cuts to the floor as you do each row then?

Grumpy

**Dave** · 30-08-2007

yep spot on there grumpy......dave..

**grumpygrouter** · 30-08-2007

Mmmm! must try that. Got a job coming up to put marble on my sisters bathroom wall. Not getting paid for it so maybe the idea opportunity to try a new technique.

CJ · 30-08-2007

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Originally Posted by grumpygrouter

Mmmm! must try that. Got a job coming up to put marble on my sisters bathroom wall. Not getting paid for it so maybe the idea opportunity to try a new technique.

Trying a new technique with your sister..........................

**grumpygrouter** · 30-08-2007

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Originally Posted by CJ again

Trying a new technique with your sister..........................

Thought that was Wivers making a comment just for a moment

**guy1976** · 30-08-2007

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Originally Posted by grumpygrouter

Mmmm! must try that. Got a job coming up to put marble on my sisters bathroom wall. Not getting paid for it so maybe the idea opportunity to try a new technique.

id be surprised if marble tiles didnt slide down the wall