Guides for tilers
Practical guides on choosing and using tiling tools: cutters, diamond blades, core bits, 45° mitres, large formats and laser levels.
Which diamond blade for porcelain tiles?A blade for porcelain is chosen for three things: the material, the machine and the cutting method – dry or wet. Price and a “premium” label come last.Read the guide →
Drilling porcelain tiles: core bits and techniquePorcelain is very hard and absorbs almost no water – an ordinary tile drill slides on it and goes blunt in seconds. Porcelain needs a diamond core...Read the guide →
How to cut tiles at 45°: mitred corners without trimsA tile corner mitred at 45° looks cleaner than one with a trim, but it forgives less: if the angle is off, the edges do not meet along the whole...Read the guide →
How to cut large-format tiles and sintered stoneWith a small tile a mistake costs little; with a large format it costs a whole slab. Weight matters too: a 120×240 cm slab 6 mm thick weighs about...Read the guide →
Which tile cutter length for 60×60 and larger tiles?60×60 cm is the most common floor tile today, and the obvious answer – a 60 cm cutter for 60 cm tiles – is only half right. The cutting length...Read the guide →
Laser level for tiling: green or red, 3D or 4D?A line laser does not lay tiles for you, but it replaces the string line, the long spirit level and the pencil in dozens of places at once. Two...Read the guide →