tile spacers and floor tiles - TilersForums.com

[Andy Allen]

just interested to know who uses tile spacers when tiling floors...

ive never used spacers for floor tiles, just use stright edges and a keen eye...

do you think its quicker/easier using spacers or not?..

 

[Bubblecraft]

I'm a spacer man unless its cheap B&Q tiles etc for then it's by eye

 

[Gazzer]

Sometimes I do, it depends on the tile.

 

[afright]

Never use spacers on floors ,only use spacers on walls if tiles are heavy if they hold up just space by eye,I think sometimes it slows you up if it can be done without them then I don't use spacer's.

 

[Rookery]

I use spacers and a straight edge. For me they dont take any extra time.

 

[area tiling]

spacers for me! they dont slow things down at all!

 

[DHTiling]

If the joints are 3mm say for rectified stone etc, then i will space.. larger than that then no, use rack of eye..

 

[afright]

One old tiler I worked with always used spaghetti as spacers

 

[Bubblecraft]

I've seen old timers use matches

 

[peteablard]

If the tiles are spot on thn I use spacers but when you start getting tiles that vary in size I think it's easy to do it by eye