Tile leveler and method

The device for installing fascia material such as wall tile along a feature wall and adjacent side walls such as in bathtub and shower stalls and for comprising:

• a support member having:
• an edge on the support member for establishing a spacing between fascia material components on the feature wall;
• means for extending end portions of the support member into engagement with the adjacent side walls;
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• means for positioning the support member and centering the fascia material pattern on the feature wall;
• a side bar member attached to the support member;
• means for aligning the support and side bar members respectively against the feature wall and one of the side walls;
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• means for installing the side bar member on a spigot wall.

The device for installing fascia material on a facing fireplace wall comprising:

• a first support member having means for affixing the first support member to a fireplace box;
• a second support member affixed to the first support member;
• means for leveling the second support member used in aligning the fascia material;
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• means for locating the second support member and centering a pattern of the fascia material on the facing fireplace wall.

A device useful int he installation on a wall of fascia material such as wall tile, brick, or a similar facing material comprising:

• an elongated support member with opposing ends and an upper supporting surface, the support member having:
• an edge on the support member for establishing a spacing between fascia material components such as wall tile grouting rows;
• a pair of arms, each arm comprising:
• a corresponding calibration scale;
• a dimension to fit inside the support member;
• a grooved slot in the arm;
• a stop affixed to the support member sliding inside the grooved slot;
• pin protruding from the end of the arm;
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• a holding block located inside the support member;
• a pair of compression springs, each positioned to bias against the holding block and a corresponding one of the arms longitudinally outward relative to the support member;
• a dowel passing through and affixed to the holding block and centered within the corresponding compression springs;
• a push button mechanism located along the support member for locking the arms in a retracted position and extended position, which push button mechanism comprises:
• a push button;
• a push pin affixed to the push button;
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• a push pin spring biasing the push pin against the push button;
• a spirit level affixed to the support member;
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• a pair of side bar members attaching to the support member comprising:
• wire pins located at an end of the side bar member for attaching to the support bar;
• holes along the side bar member
• set pins for affixing the side bar member to the wall;
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• a spirit level affixed to the side bar member;
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• a space cut out of the center top of the side bar

A method for enabling a tile setter to align and center fascia material such as wall tile without assistance using inexpensive long setting cements comprising the following steps:

• providing a tile supporting device with a support member;
• affixing the tile supporting device on a wall by using arms attached and inside the support member;
• centering the tile supporting device by using a calibration on the arms located inside the support member;
• aligning the support member by using spirit levels affixed to the support member;
• and
• affixing the support member to the wall through the biasing of the extended arms and by using push pins.