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Discuss one way to check tiles for flatness in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; place tiles face to face and look along all edges check for size at the same time if you find it not flat like the ones in pics [ATTACH] 05112010014.jpg ...
          
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    Default one way to check tiles for flatness

    place tiles face to face and look along all edges check for size at the same time


    if you find it not flat like the ones in pics
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    Default Re: one way to check tiles for flatness

    agreed jay

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    LOL, and then the customer says I want it brick bond...................run faster than you have ever run before lol

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    must be from b & q



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    are you tiling round corners jay
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    Jay,

    I 'bow' to your judgement on these matters.

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    just done a bathroom in b&q tiles,quite a lot were bowed but managed to keep them aside and use for cuts,the idea was originally for brickbond thank god we didn't go ahead with that.............phew!
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    they are bad Jay, where are they from ?

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    haha brick bond lol run no fly lol

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    Default Re: one way to check tiles for flatness

    Jesus..


    Just used some johnsons like that..

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    Even for standard set they can be a pain
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    Quote Originally Posted by garythetiler View Post
    they are bad Jay, where are they from ?
    marked on box made in china and thats it

    ive done quite a bit of tiking in the house so far nit with then when i checked them found the prob let owner know that i wouldnt fix them
    smart builder said a good tiler could fix
    told him to let me know who he gets

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    Default Re: one way to check tiles for flatness

    Drop the box on the floor and do it mosaic

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottley View Post
    Drop the box on the floor and do it mosaic

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    They probably grew on trees Jay
    I alway check for bananas.....
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    Default Re: one way to check tiles for flatness

    Shouldn't be a problem to fix. Just need a guy that also walks on water and plaits sawdust

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