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Helping fit a bathroom suite and the the customer was asking if i could do the tiling,when she showed me the tiles they are about 900mm to a 1000mm long,i have a Rubi ts60 proplus but only cuts tiles up to 650mm long,my question is there a cutter that can cut these tiles manually or do the need cut with electric cutter ? (or should i just say can,t do it and save myself a lot of grief )

I'd usually use a diamond blade in a 4" grinder.

Before you agree the job check how flat the walls are with a decent straight edge or you're heading for real trouble

Yeah, any unevenness at all in the walls and at that size they're going to kick out like you wouldn't believe.

Best of luck!!

Was thinking just giving it a bodyswerve but hate admitting defeat

At this length, the tiles are likely to have a bow in them making it even harder to avoid lipping, especially if fixing brickbond. Put 2 tiles face to face and check. Sounds like these are expensive tiles so if you're going to use a grinder, practise first on some cheap tiles.

theres challenges and theres disasters waiting to happen and four tiles across a room mmm not good

The way i see it she has to get someone to do this job, the family put a lot of work my way so should i shirk it or get a doctor to prescribe me a load of Prozac and get on with it.

If you've got doubts about it and aren't sure you'd be able to produce a finish you'd be proud of yourself with these materials, then it probably wouldn't be a good idea to put your reputation with a valued customer on the line.

If you don't have the correct tools to cut such large format tiles accurately, then there's your get out. Show them pictures of some big expensive overhead wet cutters and explain that its a more speciallist job than you are equipped for.

Get a coal chisel and some gripfill and man up!

Only joking, I would pass this on to someone else, maybe as they are a good customer you could "project manage" the job so they are still effectively dealing with you.

Simple really - a customers house is not the place to learn new skills!
Knowing your limits saves you hassle and your customers upset and extra cost. It also keeps your rep intact!

Large format tiles are not easy at the best of times to fix, they are dependant on the substrate. You don't mention what the tiles are, but i suspect they are porcelain, you can hire a Rubi TX1200 from most decent indepent tile shops and some hire shops. To be honest this is a project to be handled by a tiler with plenty of experience and knows the potential pitfalls. Good luck if you go ahead