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Hey guys, I know theres a few plasterers, and sparkies out there, but as the thread name suggests, just wondering if there is any tilers out there on J/C??!!
I will soon have the pleasure of dealing with some 'jet black' polished porcelain 400 x 400mm floor tiles, for my parents downstairs bathroom,
I got a few tips off some of our plasterers on here for the sheeting/plastering of it, (thanks guys, came up a treat, sanded it off today - borrowed my old bosses vacucm sander = best thing ever that thing!)
So basically just wondering if you can cut the porcelain tiles just like ordinary tiles, with a diamond tip disc on a grinder? or will it splinter/split/crack??? could I prevent this by taping the edge im going to cut?
And can you use diamond tip hole saws on them too? I only really need to drill two holes, one for the floor waste, out of the basin 40-50mm, and one for the toilet ballcock valve about 25-30mm...
The toilet can just be cut out, doesnt have to look pretty, gets hidden anyway! And that just leaves the floor waste, hoping I can get a clean/snug cut with the grinder! lol, hoping...
Thanks guys for taking the time to read this jibberish,
And yesss I googled it, only really came up with suppliers and such, one site said something about laser cutting them?? pfft...
I will soon have the pleasure of dealing with some 'jet black' polished porcelain 400 x 400mm floor tiles, for my parents downstairs bathroom,
I got a few tips off some of our plasterers on here for the sheeting/plastering of it, (thanks guys, came up a treat, sanded it off today - borrowed my old bosses vacucm sander = best thing ever that thing!)
So basically just wondering if you can cut the porcelain tiles just like ordinary tiles, with a diamond tip disc on a grinder? or will it splinter/split/crack??? could I prevent this by taping the edge im going to cut?
And can you use diamond tip hole saws on them too? I only really need to drill two holes, one for the floor waste, out of the basin 40-50mm, and one for the toilet ballcock valve about 25-30mm...
The toilet can just be cut out, doesnt have to look pretty, gets hidden anyway! And that just leaves the floor waste, hoping I can get a clean/snug cut with the grinder! lol, hoping...
Thanks guys for taking the time to read this jibberish,
And yesss I googled it, only really came up with suppliers and such, one site said something about laser cutting them?? pfft...