Detlef Hasenbein
“I would not entertain ever doing another tiling job without using ATR – full stop.”
ATR Tile Leveling System – simply second to none! Have worked with ATR for a few years now, and claim to know how this works.. tiles can be leveled properly, virtually no lippage and other dramas caused by uneven walls / floors, no need to remove tiles and add / remove glue etc etc. I am not a professional tiler, but am a mad renovator and investor, have done about 30 bathrooms / kitchens / toilets etc. Using ATR means that the quality of my workmanship has increased dramatically, to the extend that people do not believe me when I tell them that I did the tiling myself.
There are also some “fringe benefits” that only become obvious when you actually start using ATR !
For example – when placing wall tiles above another row underneath, tiles can not accidentally slip and fall down (besides smashing the tile itself this can of course also damage the floor tiles you just finished laying!) as tiles are guided into position by the caps of the ATR system.
ATR also greatly helps with “dry-tiling” – a term I use when laying out a more intricate job on the floor without initially using glue – tiles are firmly (though temporarily) held in position allowing you to play with different alignments and patterns, and to pre-cut angles, holes, recesses etc. This can be a little time consuming, yes, but pays off big time later on when everything falls into place exactly as laid out and planned.
Customer service is also excellent – I can buy ATR from my local tile shop at the Gold Coast, or if they happen to be out of stock of anything Andy from ATR is very helpful and can help quickly with delivery directly from their warehouse in Melbourne.
I would not entertain ever doing another tiling job without using ATR – full stop. The costs are negligible when compared to the many benefits – besides the ease of laying your job will look so much better!