lash clips not for me! - Tile Advice

[garretridge]

was a review on this product a while ago so i bought them from (tradetiler) to help stop lipage problems and to see if they are any good.well was laying 450mm sq porcelain tiles in a kitchen floor and got the tub out and layed my tile then sliped it under 2" from each side as directed and continued to lay my second with my floor trowel then i put second down it would not sit on the adhesive bed properly when you move tile back and forward to acheive a good bond the lash clip wouldnt sit down in the adhesive bed properly so stoped tiles from adhering properly :yikes:i can only see problems ocurring with voids they are very hard plastic with little flex and in my opinion are a waste of money i only layed two tiles and was not happy so i ripped them up and went back to laying them the safe way.mabye someone else has had a better experience with them i didnt and wont be using them again!

 

[White Room]

Good point mate about the voids, would a deeper trowel been any better for the job

 

[DHTiling]

they are very hard plastic with little flex

Did you soak them in hot-ish water first..?

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

does it say soak overnight on the packet :lol:

 

[White Room]

:lol::lol::lol:

 

[brian c]

never tried them ,why are you getting problems with lipage?

 

[enduro]

I have a job coming up with large tiles and im going too give them a try.

 

[White Room]

Would be good to read what you think

 

[hillhead]

My way has no lippage so in no panic to get them but i like the look and idea of them.deep bed 12mm or so might work better?certainly a great idea.maybe different ones are available? Ie that sit closer to floor? Get dave from TT on to give his opinion?

 

[enduro]

My way has no lippage so in no panic to get them but i like the look and idea of them.deep bed 12mm or so might work better?certainly a great idea.maybe different ones are available? Ie that sit closer to floor? Get dave from TT on to give his opinion?

Dave (tradetiler) has just used them when he tiled his own floor...He thought the were brilliant but a bit pricey...

 

[Spud]

I will never buy lash clips under any circumstances because I can tile

 

[hillhead]

I will never buy lash clips under any circumstances because I can tile

Good answer gary.no doubt someone who leaves lips will get more benefit form these expensive toys but the design is class i think.

 

[White Room]

What worries me is the skill that is requaired to lay tiles with all these new ideas will disappear.
Give it ten years a guy will walk into a property measure a hallway, back to the office sit in front of his computer and do a layout for victorian floors.
A machine will produce a pattern on a web back to be laid and the buffer tiles just to be cut against the edges.
All fast track work and a loss of skilled trades.
Seen it with the plastering, dry linning took over and thats fast track.

 

[marbleman]

well in 10 years team i wont care , as for tiles stick up everywhere hmmmm , diy comes to mind

 

[garretridge]

Did you soak them in hot-ish water first..?

no its does not state that on the tubs!