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    Who uses plastic spacers for floors?
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    Default Re: Plastic spacer's

    i use matches :Pete
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    Default Re: Plastic spacer's

    Great idea I tend to use aluminium 4 meter straight edges for floors and drop lines every 2 courses.
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    Yes but you ozzies work upside down to us
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    Default Re: Plastic spacer's

    It is ok to use spacers if your material is rectified, if it is not then grid line and strait edges.

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    Default Re: Plastic spacer's

    Quote Originally Posted by tls tech View Post
    It is ok to use spacers if your material is rectified, if it is not then grid line and strait edges.

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    That aint easy on a bad floor with 2mm jionts on a 600x600 :Pete
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    Default Re: Plastic spacer's

    On small joint you can use toothpicks,plastic shims (the small ones) and a strait edge, also to maintain square I like to install in a stair step pattern.

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    I mean they move all over the place with a lot of adhesive under them :Pete
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