Tile And Stone Installation

Tile And Stone Installation

Epoxy grout guns, pointing guns and slab lifters for tiling and stonework

Tiling has two dispensing problems and one handling problem. Epoxy grout has to leave the cartridge on ratio; cement mortar has to go in the joint and not on the face; and large-format tile has to be moved without an edge grip. Each has its own tool here.

Industry pain points

What Goes Wrong In This Trade

Epoxy Grout Off Ratio

A 1:1 epoxy grout dispensed unevenly does not cure to its rated stain and chemical resistance. JS8612-A, JS8612-B, JS8615-2 and JS8615-3 drive both rods together so the proportion holds from the first squeeze to the last.

Trigger Effort On A Large Floor

Epoxy through a static mixer is hard work. Drive ratios of 45:1 on JS8615-2 and 50:1 on JS8612-B keep the pull manageable, and the JS8615 battery guns take the effort away entirely with cruise control and six gear settings.

Mortar On The Tile Face

Pointing by trowel means cleaning afterwards. The JS8614 pointing guns put mortar in the joint through a nozzle sized to the joint: five interchangeable nozzles on JS8614-3, three on JS8614-2.

Large-Format Tile With No Edge Grip

A 1.2 m porcelain slab cannot be carried by hand. Dual and three-claw cups from 90 KG to 235 KG horizontal suction handle it, and the articulating models grip panels that are not flat.

What buyers need

What This Trade Actually Asks For

  • A gun for every common mix ratio, not one gun and a hope
  • Nozzle sets so one tool covers several joint widths
  • Powered options for crews grouting large floor areas daily
  • Slab lifters rated for the panel sizes now normal in tiling
Product families

Families That Serve This Industry

How we work with you

From Enquiry To Repeat Order

Confirm The Mix Ratio

1:1, 2:1 or 1:4 decides the gun. Send us the cartridge you stock and we will name the model rather than the category.

Decide Manual Or Powered

Occasional grouting stays manual. A crew grouting floors daily is the case for the JS8615 battery set, which ships with the jointing hand tools as well as the gun.

Set The Nozzle Range

For pointing guns we pack the nozzle profiles that match your typical joint widths instead of a generic set.

Sample And Confirm Trigger Effort

Epoxy is the hardest test of a ratio gun. Samples go out with your own cartridge in mind so the crew can judge it properly.

Brand, Pack And Ship

Colour, logo and carton design are fixed once; reorders repeat without re-approval.

Further reading

Guides For This Trade

Glass Suction Cup Load Ratings Explained

Horizontal and vertical suction are different numbers for good physical reasons. Reading the wrong one is how a lifter fails.

Choosing A Two-Component Gun By Mix Ratio

The ratio is built into the gun's linkage, so a 1:1 gun cannot dispense a 1:4 product. Match the gun to the cartridge, every time.

Planning MOQ Packing And Container Loading

How to build a mixed order from published carton dimensions, and what the minimum order quantity actually applies to.

FAQ

Tile And Stone Installation Questions

Which gun for 1:1 epoxy tile grout?

JS8612-A at 250 KG push force in a plastic body, JS8612-B at 100 KG and 50:1 for a lighter tool, or the welded steel JS8615-2 at 200 KG and JS8615-3 at 420 KG for heavy continuous use.

Is there a powered option for grouting large floors?

Yes. The JS8615-400ML and JS8615-600ML are dual-tube battery guns with 800 KG thrust, six gear settings and cruise control. The 400 ML ships as a set with the jointing hand tools.

Can one pointing gun cover several joint widths?

JS8614-3 ships with five detachable nozzles and JS8614-2 with three, in round and flat profiles, so the nozzle changes rather than the tool.

What suction cup suits large-format porcelain?

Start with a dual-claw at 90-140 KG horizontal for panels up to about a metre, and move to the three-claw JS8643 family for heavier slabs. Always size on the orientation the slab will be carried in.

Do the pointing guns work with ready-mixed products?

They are designed for cement mortar hand-loaded into the barrel. Consistency matters more than brand; send us a product datasheet if you are unsure and we will comment before you order.

Get A Recommendation For Tile And Stone Installation

Tell us the products your crews use and the problems they keep hitting, and we will name models rather than categories.