Tiling is an art form. It’s not about knowing how to tile, but it requires years of practice and a good eye for design to bring the project together. One of the most important aspects nowadays is knowing what tiling equipment and tools are best for the job at hand. One tile cutter is perfect for one type of...

Would you like to know the best practices and tips on how to tile and use a glass tile cutter? It is a simple hand-operated tool, as well as a must-have for any tile installation using glass tile. It can help you cut accurately and safely. Whether you are working with standard or custom-sized tile, a glass tile cutt...

There are specific blades for cutting different types of tile. But talking about diamond blades and which one is the most appropriate for cutting a type of material really depends a lot on our cutting needs. In todays' how to tile blog, we look at diamond blades. Knowing how the blades work and how they are creat...

When you learn how to tile, you also learn which tools are best for the job at hand. Tile installation tools are designed for specific uses during the installation process. Trying to find an alternative will, at best, considerably increase the amount of time needed to complete a project. Worst case scenario, it...

RUBI celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. The very first tile cutter was also invented 70 years ago. Coincidence? Not quite… because this invention was the first ever manual tile cutter, nicknamed RUBI! Who would have thought then that this would be the start of a global brand that in ...

There is no need to say that to work with large format tiles you will need large tools, such as a tile cutter and worktable. However, there are also smaller accessories that you may not think about, but which are still very helpful if you want to achieve the best results. We have listed the most important ones - fro...

Welcome to a new RUBI post! This time, we are here to explain to you about one of our favourite product families: diamond bits for tile drilling. Many of you know RUBI better, as the pioneers in the design and manufacturing of tile cutters, more than products such as bit drills or diamond blades. However, we are ...

Discover the last trend on large format tiles and the solution for that, the SLAB SYSTEM range Hello and welcome to the new post from RUBI! This time we'd like to talk to you about a new range of RUBI products called the SLAB SYSTEM range, which is focused on providing solutions for the current trend in tiling: t...

Levelling systems are undergoing a revolution, just like tile spacers in the past. It is hard to find a professional installer of ceramic tiles that hasn't heard of levelling systems. There are many advantages to using this type of product, and increasingly fewer disadvantages. Just in case there is someone wh...

RUBI celebrates its 15th birthday in the UK and Ireland  It’s already been 15 years since we opened the doors in the UK and Ireland. It was in April 2004, when we started running RUBI UK with a team of 7 employees, 4 of whom still work in the company. The main professional cutters at that time were the TS an...