RaimondiLeveling System Raimondi Heavy Duty Tile Leveling System 1/16 HD Clips 250pc Bag 1/16inch Clear Clips

I only purchased the clips because a friend of mine let me borrow his kit, but this is a must for large tiles. I have done some DIY projects in the past using 12x24 tile and could not eliminate lippage no matter how hard I tried. This system is amazing and will guarantee professional looking results.I also noticed that you can use the 1/8 clips on larger gaps without any issues. I went with 3/16 gap with this project and had no issues with using the 1/8 clips with 3/16 spacers. The base of the clips is large enough to easily accommodate a wider gap between tiles if necessary.

Easy to set up under tiles, easy to use the wedge and pliers to level. Hit with a rubber or plastic mallet to break off (I pulled wedge first), but not on the clip's face where you insert the wedge, but rather on the edge. All clips broke below the tile surface for easy grouting.Only 2 small issues / advice, the kit comes with enough wedges and a pair of pliers, but you need many more clips, so buy extra clips if you are starting out.Other piece of advice is that if you use the clips to dry fit a floor, you will step on them and break a few. Ask me how I know.

I used these on a shower wall and they worked amazing! I was concerned about breaking them off after the adhesive died, but they popped out with a small tap of a rubber mallet. I would say out of 100 used I had 2 or 3 that a piece got "stuck" in the adhesive...but still more than worth it for leveling large title (and probably good for small as well)I'll probably use these for all my tile jobs going forward!

I had never tiled before, let alone done anything with Large Tile format.After watching a lot of videos and reading reviews, I knew I needed to use a good leveling system to get my tile job to come out nice.the Raimondi system seemed to me to be the best value (high quality and lower cost) than some of the others I saw.I bought the kit and these extra clips. I'm so glad I did this. These things worked great.I probably had 1 out of every 50 or so that would accidentally snap while I was tightening it (over tighten) but that's to be expected.The tile job turned out stunning - perfectly level and flat all the way around.

I used this system to install 12x24 porcelain tiles in both a guest bath and a master bathroom. I found them to work really, really well for helping to level the tiles, however there were some tips I would have liked to have known ahead of time so I'll provide those here:(a) You need to be aware of "lifting". What I mean by this is that when you use the leveling wedges on one end of the tile the entire tile does not drop down, but rather the the opposite end lifts up. If your mud is thick it can be difficult to "squash" out enough of it to get the other side down to the right level. However, if the floor is not perfectly flat and the mud is too light on one end you could end up with a gap created under the tile. This type of thing impacts you the most if your approach is like mine listed under (b).(b) I have a day job so I was tiling after work which meant I could only get about 6 to 8 tiles laid each night after dinner (16 sqft). This meant I always had a edge that would be set by the next day. For those tiles I found that I needed to pay very close attention to the lifting issue in (a) and ensure they were very level without the use of the leveling wedges. I also had to remember to install the clips so they would be ready for the next day's work. The challenge I found with this was that sometimes the clips tended to seat too far down for the wedge to slide in when I started up the next day. This seemed to be caused mostly by the mud being thicker than it probably needed to be in that bathroom.(c) Minimize the amount of thinset/mud dry around the clips and minimize the amount of mud left between the legs of an individual clip. My approach was to lay tile at night, clean grout lines while laying, then again about an hour later. I found clips that I had previously knocked out were the best tool for removing mud. The next morning (about 10 hours later) I would remove the wedges, remove any excess grout around the clip edges and then knock out the clips. This worked well because the thinset was not yet rock hard and then I was ready to start a new row after work.(d) Plan for grout lines that are 1/8" or wider. The clips say they are 1/16", but I found that when in place they were slightly wider than the 1/16" spacers I had for the first bathroom project. In the second/master I used 1/8" and that made the whole project easier while not making the grout lines notably wider.(e) The adds show only using one clip on each edge of the tile. I found with my size tiles that two clips on each side was optimal. Be sure to offset them from the edges enough to allow for your spacers to fit in and do their job.(f) Since I was working alone, my approach was to precut and dry lay the tiles before mudding. I used a china/wax pencil to lightly draw a line where each tile would line up with the ones around it and labeled each line side of the line with a letter/number combination. I also wrote the letter "S" on the tile to denote where I needed to remember to put a spacer. There are a lot of details you need to keep up with to create a professional looking tile floor and this approach allowed me to focus on getting the tiles flat and aligned without missing something. Clean the china pencil off with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.

Let me say that I performed an incredible amount of research into many different types of tile leveling systems. I was working on a one-time bathroom renovation. First-time tile installer. No professional experience. However, online videos taught me that a tile leveling system was indeed going to be worth the investment. After much research, I chose the Raimondi system. No, it is not inexpensive, but I will say that it is worth the investment. The smooth joints that result are well worth it. Furthermore, the spacers really help keep everything organized, especially for vertical walls.The system is not without its drawbacks. It's very easy for thinset to collect at the spacers, which means you have to scrape it out later. The key is not to use too much thinset! Additionally, stopping for the night in between rows does not work well either.I did NOT have any issues breaking the clips after tiling. To confirm other reviewers, the gap that results from using the system is about double that of what is advertised, so account for that as well.