Building & Tiling Tools

Everything for bricklaying, plastering and tiling jobs. The range includes Marshalltown tools such as tile floats and brick jointers, Globemaster plasterers trowels, margin trowels, a cotton brick line, a 10lb sledge hammer, a hickory claw hammer shaft, small tool leaf pointing tools and Vitrex professional tiling sponges, from SupaTool, RST, Marshalltown, Vitrex, Surfacemaster and Bulldog.

For tiling, a margin trowel and notched trowel handle small areas and spreading adhesive, and a float or sponge cleans grout from tile surfaces. For plastering, a plasterers trowel in a length like 280mm helps to smooth finishes, while smaller pointing tools such as a small tool leaf in 1/2 inch size work mortar into joints. A brick line helps keep courses level, and a sledge hammer is used for breaking and driving.

Look for a comfortable handle and a rust resistant blade, and match the blade length to the size of the surface you are working. Clean tools thoroughly after each use, because dried mortar or adhesive is hard to remove. Wear gloves and safety glasses, especially when hammering or cutting tile. Replacement hammer shafts are cheaper than a whole new tool if the handle breaks.