Hello,
we are currently looking for tiles for our ground floor. Large-format porcelain tiles measuring 45x90cm (18x35 inches) are high on our list. I have a few questions about these:
Can they be installed with standard flexible tile adhesive? Maybe applying it thicker, or is a special adhesive required?
Is a special grout needed?
Can the tiles be snapped by hand, or is a wet saw necessary? Are there any other important considerations?
Thank you
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we are currently looking for tiles for our ground floor. Large-format porcelain tiles measuring 45x90cm (18x35 inches) are high on our list. I have a few questions about these:
Can they be installed with standard flexible tile adhesive? Maybe applying it thicker, or is a special adhesive required?
Is a special grout needed?
Can the tiles be snapped by hand, or is a wet saw necessary? Are there any other important considerations?
Thank you
N
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perlenmann31 Aug 2012 13:58Häuslebauer40 schrieb:
but installing such large tiles is still a hassle.It was manageable. Getting a nice seating area was difficult.
Hello! Do you have a commercial restroom? A privacy partition only makes sense if the space is used by multiple people at the same time. Staggered (running) bond is problematic because these tiles tend to bow (even the very expensive ones). Just take 4 sheets of paper and fold the corners slightly upwards. Then place them next to each other in a stack bond – and then in a staggered bond. Clear? Best regards, TomTom1.
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perlenmann1 Sep 2012 08:33TomTom1 schrieb:
Hello! Do you have a commercial restroom?Yes, I earn my living squatting. I hope everyone can decide for themselves what makes sense for them?!
And otherwise, OK, thanks for the explanation. And then you could do a one-third bond, because they haven’t warped that much yet?
Perlenmann schrieb:
And then you could do a one-third brick bond because the bricks haven’t warped that much yet?Nope – unfortunately, that hardly makes any difference – try it with the paper.
Best regards,
TomTom1.
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Häuslebauer401 Sep 2012 17:08Why Bowls with Large Tiles?
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Chrizerrr16 Jun 2013 12:12Häuslebauer40 schrieb:
Why do large tiles cup?Only cheap tiles do that. The correct term would actually be porcelain stoneware. With reputable manufacturers, nothing cups. I am a tiler myself and have been installing almost exclusively 45 x 90 cm (18 x 35 inches) or 120 x 60 cm (47 x 24 inches) tiles for a long time now. It’s definitely more challenging, but the customers are always satisfied.
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