Has
it ever happened to you to see a good quality porcelain tile
completely chipped? This happens if the layer uses a low quality
electric wet saw, or another type of saw, not suitable for this type
of ceramic tiles. The chips on the tiles will be clearly visible
after it has been laid ending in a poor esthetic outcome. When the
non professional layer uses a generic low cost diamond saw the
results can be awful.
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| Chipped tiles |
The
problem is easily solved if the tiler uses a special fine grained
saw, for instance one that can be commonly used for cutting glass,
glazed or vitrified tiles. With this type of tool you can have a
perfect finish even on very delicate or enamelled porcelain tiles.
The price of these tools is not far from that of a basic saw, so the
price is not a problem. The major problem is the lack of
professionalism of improvised layers who unfortunately tarnish the
image of a whole category.
This
is not an easy process, but if you notice someone laying ceramic
tiles in a wrong way, point it out and encourage the layer to
purchase a proper diamond saw, which guarantees a perfect job.
From
my experience, one of the best saws currently available is
manufactured in Italy by Montolit, there are some details on
http://www.montolit.com/en/2011/05/diamond-blade-ceramic-cermont-cpf/.
If
you can't find this one, ask for something with the same
characteristics from another brand. There is also this other company
proposing good tools
http://www.martinabrasivi.it/prodotti-abrasivi/dischi-diamantati.html,
look for the last product in the page... unfortunately info is in
Italian language only.
This
is all for the moment, if I have any other suggestions I'll post them
further on.
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