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"Dave Jones" writes:

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I will be doing my first tiling next week.

Need to get everything to get me going. I've got my old DIY manuals
that explain what I need, eg. Float etc. But rather than adding each
item to my basket from screwfix. Is anyone away of a set that might be
better value from somewhere else ?

All you need is a notched Trowel and a float or spreader (depending on what
size of area you are doing), I don't think it's worth buying any tile
cutters just for one job, you'd better off hiring a manual and a wet one
(essential) for the weekend or buying a cheap wet one (about £30) and sell
it on after use.

Depends on the tiles. I bought a £10 tile cutter, and it's done
two ceramic floors and one bathroom wall. You certainly don't need
anything more substantial for the wall tiles. For the floor tiles,
it was fine for scoring them, but not strong enough to snap them.
For that, I gripped them in the jaws of the B&D Workmate, and thumped
them with a fist. Both schemes had very few failures. For more
intricate cutouts, I used an angle grider for the floor tiles, but
this was still quite difficult. I used a tile cutting jigsaw bit for
the wall tiles (with the jigsaw clamped upside down in the B&D workmate,
making a sort of table jigsaw;-).

Get plenty of spare tiles. Some places will happily do a sale or
return basis, but don't assume you will be able to go back later
and buy any more matching tiles. Both types I used seemed to cease
to exist within a month, but fortunately I have plenty left over.

--
Andrew Gabriel