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C**Y
First time tiler?!
Just finished laying 6"x36" porcelain wood look tiles in approx. 210 sq. ft office/bedroom. As this was my first tiling experience ever, there was a steep learning curve. After spending countless hours scouring YouTube videos, I took the plunge and bought all the supplies, including these spacers and wedges. Also, purchased the ASIBT Tiling Installation tool and I'm glad that I did. A random reviewer mentioned using his hands worked out just fine. For me, I relied upon it heavily... especially when I had tiled too many rows deep and had to stretch a ways.Anyways, back to this system. I broke up the tiling job over 3 days. Only managed about 6 rows the first couple of days when I was working solo and getting the hang of everything. Thankfully, I scored an assistant on the 3rd day and finished the rest of the room and was able to reuse the ramps I had used in the beginning. Otherwise, I would have been wayyy short. I was short as it was. If two tiles next to each other were level, I would just use a spacer. Tip: If you plan on spreading out your tile job over time-- I would suggest using a margin trowel or what have you, to scrape a void between the mortar bed and tile where you would typically place a spacer. The next day, you can then slip the spacer in without it being "off" due to excess hardened mortar. I learned this the hard way and have a slight lippage issue between the first and second day.I did not use a self leveler (so wish I had) and had some valleys to compensate for with the mortar. Keep in mind, if your using a ramp to bring up the tile a significant amount, make sure you have ample mortar underneath. Otherwise, you could potentially create an air pocket that could lead to failure. I placed spacers on all four sides of the tile-- on both ends and in the middle... I staggered the tiles with a 33% offset and I wish I had used more spacers on those offset corners. Sometimes, one side really needed two spacers since the tile pieces were so long.The wedges/ramps easily slip into the spacers and click into place. If you pick up installation pliers, it should have a flat side and the counterpart will have two metal "teeth" with a gap in between. The teeth end, will be pressed against the spacer, while the flat side will go against the ramp. Squeeze. You'll hear little clicks till you reach your desired height. I'm mentioning this, because if you use them backwards it will not function as well (Yea, I did that, too.) The spacer will end up bending in the direction you're squeezing and it'll spread out your grout gap. So, keep an eye on your spacing while you are clicking the ramps into place. And, if you are using your hands, it's better to grip closer to the tile than up at the top-- same problem can occur.Removing: I put on my hiking boots, that have solid toe protection, and went to kicking. Easiest part of the job. I had about 5 spacers that needed extra attention, due entirely to my own misuse. I had used some broken spacers upside down to keep the grout spacing consistent in a few places. I didn't clean the mortar out well enough, so they were stuck in there pretty good. I used a dremel with a cut off disc for one of them and trimmed it low enough, so that the grout will cover it with no problem. The others, I just carefully scored the mortar around them with a utility knife and pulled directly up with a pair of pliers, may need to wiggle them back and forth till loose. So, the lesson here... make sure your mortar doesn't cake up and around the spacers and save yourself the extra work.All the extra wedges/ramps are reusable. None of them broke during my kicking expedition. Just need to pick up more spacers for my next failur-... endeavor. Plan and prep better than me and you'll be in business. Marked down a star due to a few spacers and one ramp that arrived broken. Other than that, they performed exactly as they should. The dum-dum that installed them could use some improvement. Heh. Well, hopefully writing all this out will benefit someone.. anyone.. instead of me here just embarrassing myself....my poor knees...*limps away*
E**R
6'x24" Ceramic Tile with 1/8" spacers
Product is working perfectly and I would recommend buying a wedge wrench to tighten down the wedge even more than just the pressure set using your hand pressure. Also, HINT: before placing the spacers around the perimeter of the laid tile, I highly recommend your scrape away some of the mortor that is near the edge of the laid tile. I have found using a 1/2" notch that many times the mortor will encapsulate around the spacer but will rise above the break (snap-off) point of the spacer making it difficult to break off after hardening. With some force the spacer will snap off but I am now left using a rotozip ceramic bit to clean up my grout lines. I don't have many but if you lay a lot of mortor down be careful to clean out around the motor slightly.Other than that the leveling system works great and it is making my 120 year farmhouse floor look awesome.
A**Y
Larger clips worked great
Ok so I got two different types of these. I ordered these from amazon and got the yellow wedge type from home depo.. Will update with pictures later.. So as far as the size goes these are much larger than the ones from home depo the wedges are like 2.5~3in long and the clips are about 1.5 in wide. They worked great for the wall I used them on. As far as breaking them off I only had about 8 or so break off too high. I believe this is mostly to my user error. I either didnt get a good contact when I went to hit it off or it had mortar on both sides of the leg holding it in place. Either way with it was easily removed afterward with an oscillating saw and/or a razer knife.
C**N
Flat tiles
Great price, great product, quick delivery. You guys will be my go to for my clips.
M**P
We installed 24x24 tiles in our bathroom remodel. We ...
We installed 24x24 tiles in our bathroom remodel. We needed something substantial for them. These did the trick. Will definitely use them again when we do the next bathroom.
W**S
I use them with the t lock system and they work great and great price
The pieces work well. They keep the tile in place snug. I use them with the t lock system and they work great and great price. I will buy more for future projects.
C**G
The ones you want!
These are the best ones. High quality and work like you expect.
K**B
Strong good quality. No breakage easy to use
Sturdy strong. No breakage
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