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A notched trowel or "handyman" spreader, 6mm notch for wall tiles, 10mm notch for floor tiles |
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A tile cutter for normal straight line cutting. Quality tile cutters are available for hire from Tile Depot, if you choose not to buy one
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A carborundum file or block is useful (but not absolutely essential) for smoothing down your cuts |
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Tile nippers or a grit saw blade are essential to cut out corners, round pieces, or to cut very small pieces
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A home made plumb bob (a piece of string with a heavy washer on the bottom will do) for wall tiling
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Some pieces of straight timber suitable for battens to provide a base for tiling (plus hammer and nails, of course)
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A spirit level
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A fine felt tip pen and ruler for marking
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A length of straight timber to use as a measuring rod
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A string and straight edge (for floor tiling)
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A rubber grouter (large for large jobs - small for small jobs)
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A wooden block for tapping down floor tiles
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A sponge, bucket, plenty of water and lots of clean rags
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Masking tape
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Some plastic spacers are very handys
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Finally, you will of course need the correct adhesive and grouting
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