cutting 60 x 40cm porcelain tiles

Crazy Eye

whats the best and quickest way to cut the above sized tile ?
was lookin in lidl at a tile cutters , but it only cuts to a max length of 40cm .
is there a tile cutters that will cut 60cm tiles and where can i get one ? dont have lots of money to throw at this so the cheaper the better .

DenisCork

Crazy Eye wrote: »

whats the best and quickest way to cut the above sized tile ?
was lookin in lidl at a tile cutters , but it only cuts to a max length of 40cm .
is there a tile cutters that will cut 60cm tiles and where can i get one ? dont have lots of money to throw at this so the cheaper the better .

Why not hire one?

Crazy Eye

DenisCork wrote: »

Why not hire one?

didnt know you could hire one out ? would be great if i could so . would sam hire hire me one out for a day ?
only need to cut 4 wall tiles down the middle of their 60cm length .

policarp

Most hire centres will hire out tile cutters.
Both wet and dry.

AckwelFoley

You'll need a wet saw for cutting that size porcelain tile. Hire one as suggested. You can get a half day rate

CJhaughey

Hire one from a tile shop, good ones like Rubi can score up to 90cm tiles.
They give a much cleaner cut than the wet saws.
Use it on a hard surface with no give for best results.

Crazy Eye

think i might go and hire one so .
never tiled before in my life so want to give it a go and try save a few bob commin up to christmas

Crazy Eye

what sort of tile adhesive do i need for a wall in a bathroom ?

AckwelFoley

Crazy Eye wrote: »

what sort of tile adhesive do i need for a wall in a bathroom ?

Flexi adhesive in a bag for all stud walls and plasterboard. Regular standard set for concrete walls.

Bostik opf is good, Pay no more than 15 euro.

Dont use bucket adhesive. .its rubbish. .

Crazy Eye

AckwelFoley wrote: »

Flexi adhesive in a bag for all stud walls and plasterboard. Regular standard set for concrete walls.

Bostik opf is good, Pay more than 15 euro.

Dont use bucket adhesive. .its rubbish. .

thanks for that help . tryin to repair a part of a tiled plasterboard wall where a large shelf unit used to be . managed to get chipped and broken tiles off wall without making too much mess .

one question
do the 5mm plastic tile spacers go in ontop of the adhesive aswell?
and when grouting do i need to get the tile spacers back out off the wall ?

AckwelFoley

Crazy Eye wrote: »

thanks for that help . tryin to repair a part of a tiled plasterboard wall where a large shelf unit used to be . managed to get chipped and broken tiles off wall without making too much mess .

one question
do the 5mm plastic tile spacers go in ontop of the adhesive aswell?
and when grouting do i need to get the tile spacers back out off the wall ?

No you can grout in the spacers. Just check and make sure its 5mm. Sounds rather big

DenisCork

Regular adhesive will work it it's got the 'porcel bond' stamp on the bag. Best to use flexible adhesive in all situations, there isn't much difference in price these days.

Crazy Eye

sorry my bad its not 5mm its more like 3mm tile spacers . never was good at maths .
flexi adhesive it is then .