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Title: adhesive advice
Post by trowelhead on Oct 20^th, 2006, 3:52pm

Going to tile the bathroom this weekend (luckily a small one) and need a bit of advice:-
The tiles are 600x300x9mm and quite heavy(the kitchen scales wont weigh them :-[) so what adhesive would you recommend and what size notched trowel?
I know its down to personal taste, but what way would you lay them, long side vertical,horizontal or even brick bond style?I was thinking of long side vertical but am open to those in the know what looks better.

Title: Re: adhesive advice
Post by jasonB on Oct 20^th, 2006, 4:23pm

What are you tiling onto and how even is the surface.

As for which way to fix them, if they are a stone look then brick bond can look good but I have done that sort of size both vertical & horizontal. How about diagonal herrin bone ;)

Jason

Title: Re: adhesive advice
Post by trowelhead on Oct 20^th, 2006, 6:16pm

Herring bone,noway. [smiley=dizzy.gif]
SWMBO has decided on longways up so that way it must be!
I am tiling onto a pretty level,plastered brick wall

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