packing out tiles>>>>>>>>

[steve9999]

when walls are not flat and bow inwards, tiles need more adhesive and can sometimes come out half a inch from the wall when packed with adhesive. but i had a job recently where the walls where 99% straight and i had this problem that i still had to butter the tiles very thick in places(came out half inch from walls in places). the tiles used where 18 inches long and in brick bond. does anyone know why this is ?

[MICK the Tiler]

WOW!!! 99% flat that's pretty damn good IMHO. Thre shouldn't be any reson to pack out half an inch if the walls are so flat. There must be some dips and dives in the wall that youv'e missed with the straight edge.Otherwise you gotta work a bit harder to get them to sit flatter to the wall.

[uug197h]

is it the walls or are they cheap tiles we have had some that a customer supplyed and it was the tiles that had a bow the tiles looked ok untill you put them on something flat

[Fekin]

Packing out 1/2", you wern't using tubbed gear were you

[Dave]

i hope not!!!!!!!!!

[Fekin]

Heh, just noticed I used an angry smiley and not the confused one


... an angry smiley.... that can only happen in interwebland

[TilingLogistics]

Originally Posted by steve9999

when walls are not flat and bow inwards, tiles need more adhesive and can sometimes come out half a inch from the wall when packed with adhesive. but i had a job recently where the walls where 99% straight and i had this problem that i still had to butter the tiles very thick in places(came out half inch from walls in places). the tiles used where 18 inches long and in brick bond. does anyone know why this is ?

Were these tiles porcelain per chance?

Kev

[steve9999]

they where b and q ceramic. but very hard ceramic, much like porcelain

[TilingLogistics]

Originally Posted by steve9999

they where b and q ceramic. but very hard ceramic, much like porcelain

Quite often especially with Large Format porcelain tiles you can get what is called Planimetric tolerances (bending of tiles). It is particularly prevalent in large format tiles and even more noticeable when they are laid brickbond

Kev

[Dave]

Originally Posted by TilingLogistics

Quite often especially with Large Format porcelain tiles you can get what is called Planimetric tolerances (bending of tiles). It is particularly prevalent in large format tiles and even more noticeable when they are laid brickbond

Kev

Is that the word of the day kev...........

[Raja]

being a professional cowboy i often packed out tiles with white star to thickness which u lot just wud not believe

[Fekin]

... and they say honesty dosen't pay