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When you start renovating in a customer’s home, you need to make sure that the subfloor is prepped and adequate for tile installation. This is something you learn early on when you learn how to tile. A correctly installed subfloor will ensure that your tile installation will remain durable, and won’t crack, loosen o...

There are specific blades for cutting different types of tile. But talking about diamond blades and which one is the most appropriate for cutting a type of material really depends a lot on our cutting needs. In todays' how to tile blog, we look at diamond blades. Knowing how the blades work and how they are creat...

It’s no surprise that the housing market in 2023 is not ideal, so more and more people are finding that their best option to get on the ladder is to look at houses with good bones but need a little TLC. This is where it might come in handy to learn how to tile. But, tiling isn’t always easy, and rooms aren’t always ...

As a professional tile installer, knowing how to tile and cut ceramic, porcelain and stone tile, is essential to ensuring you don’t make any costly mistakes. Tiles are a popular choice of homeowners in various renovation projects and having the best tile cutting tools at your disposal will make your j...

When it comes to cutting straight lines in tile, when using proper tools such as a manual cutter or electric tile saw with a good quality diamond blade, the result is incredibly easy to master! But when it comes to asking about cutting curves, specifically how to cut tile around a toilet, this can be a lot more diff...

Tiling a bathroom floor has become very popular, gone are the days of damp and smelly carpets as they quite rightly are seen as unhygienic and dated. Often you will get a professional tradesman in to do the work, but if you are a keen DIYer or just fancy having a go yourself it may be easier than you think. All you ...

When you learn how to tile, you also learn which tools are best for the job at hand. Tile installation tools are designed for specific uses during the installation process. Trying to find an alternative will, at best, considerably increase the amount of time needed to complete a project. Worst case scenario, it...

Although it may seem obvious, knowing how to correctly calculate the exact number of tiles you will need is very important as the number of tiles that are going to be cut and installed is not the same as the amount you need to buy.  To start, you need to calculate...

In the following article, you will find the best tiling tips and everything you need to know for a successful tile installation.    12 Top tiling tips We will discuss some of our top tips to think about when starting your tiling project to leave you with all your boxes ticked ...

RUBI celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The very first tile cutter was also invented 70 years ago. Coincidence? Not quite… because this invention was the first ever manual tile cutter, nicknamed RUBI! Who would have thought then that this would be the start of a global brand that in ...