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   Don_Wood_in_Brooklyn | Jan 15, 2002 01:56am | #1

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   Can't say I know for sure, but I got some good advice from some folks in the thread : < Obsolete Link > Don Wood in Brooklyn "Stainless Steel Floor Tile Attachment?" 1/14/02 5:36pm
   We are installing 18x18 Stainless tiles on a floor. One thing I would do after our experience (still ongoing) is to fit a "substrate" to the ceiling, then take it down, lay and secure the tiles with gravity as your friend, and remount the large(er) substrate sections to the ceiling. Trim head screws could be used for registration at the intersections while you waited for the substrate-to-ceiling adhesive to cure.

   Wait a minute, that sounds insane...

   Good luck. Someone here will know.
   DW

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   Mr.T | Jan 15, 2002 02:25am | #2

   *Tom I have some friends in boston whose kitchen is 100% tile except for the cabinets.They had a tile man in to do some work in thier bathroom, and when they showed him the kitchen he was dumb founded! the cieling tiles are at least 14x14 maybe 16 or 18 they have brass 'buttons' in the corners w/ screws. My guess would be that there must be some kind of adhesive bhind them or they would rattle alot.My 2 centsMr T

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   Tim_Kline | Jan 15, 2002 06:19am | #3

   *Take a tile to your local QUALITY tile products supplier and have them sell you the proper thinset adhesive, notched trowel and spacing wedges. Hopefully you are applying over cement backer board. Apply the thinset to the ceiling with notched trowel, apply a thin coat over the back of the tile and then push onto ceiling. While the suction should be (and usually is ) enough to hold the tile, props are always a good idea. Our tile guy uses a piece of plywood about the size of the ceiling with a few props under it overnight.

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   Andrew_Olson | Jan 19, 2002 08:40pm | #4

   *if you apply the thinset around the edges of the tile it turns the tile tile into a huge suction cup. 9 times out of 10 this enough to hold the tile without supports. watch your grout joints so they dont fill with the thinset good luck!

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   Jeffrey_DeMeyer | Jan 29, 2002 07:11am | #5

   *Build a temp. 2x4 frame up near the ceiling, about 2" off the surface and about 12" oc . Butter up the tiles and slip them between the framing and ceiling. Wedge them to the ceiling with blocks and shims

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   Cloud_Hidden | Jan 29, 2002 07:31am | #6

   *Wear a hard hat. Those 12x12 granite's are heavy.

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   Mad_Dog | Jan 29, 2002 04:47pm | #7

   *since when is 1/16th of an inch a standard grout line on tiles that large?

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   Cloud_Hidden | Jan 29, 2002 09:55pm | #8

   *MD, the tile store I use (a real tile store; not the tile dept in a box store) always recommends the tiniest of grout lines on granite and marble tiles that size. Wide grout lines on clay tiles that size, but thin on granite/marble. Not sure why, but when I did it, it looked right.

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   Rd | Feb 03, 2002 03:38am | #9

   *If the stone is size correctly (all the same size) use small joints. Since stone tiles are cut with a saw they should be the same size. Ceramic tile is fired in a kiln and the size will vary from tile to tile since they shrink when fired. The width of the grout joint is dependent upon consistent size of the tile. If the tiles vary in size, wider grout joints (Mexican paver tiles need at least a 3/4" joint).