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    How to set out for an off centre window using bevelled metro tiles

    Hello, I am looking for some advice on how to set out my tiles. I think I have a solution but looking for second opinions/better solutions. I have a window off centre in my bathroom which I am wall tiling with bevelled metro tiles. If I centre from the window I get uneven cuts at each end and...
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    Corner set out

    What's your tiling question? Pictures can be added. Tiling into a corner. Full tile next to a cut tile or 2 cut tiles next to each other to form the corner with 2 full tiles together above ? I have seen pics online of both. Is there a right way ?
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    Advice Needed for shower set out please.

    Hi After a bit of advice from the pro's on how to layout new shower tiling project? We have 500x200 ceramic tiles. My thought was to have a full tile centred plus 2 x 445 cuts (2mm grout lines) either side on the front wall (1395) running vertically (not brick pattern). Each side wall is...
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    Herringbone feature wall set out

    Hello, I’m thinking of Tiling the bath wall in my bathroom as a feature in herringbone 45 using 200 x 100 porcelain tiles. The witdth of my bath is the same with as the wall. The wall is flat and has been plastered. Looking for any advice on, -Where to start? As in work up from the bath or...
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    Setting Out Please help me set out

    Hello, Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile. Any...
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    Set out

    Been setting out my mum's bathroom and having a bit of a mare with the focal point which is the window. If I centre the window no matter of I start with a full tile or half tile (or even a quarter tile) im left with a small cut somewhere. The best compromise is a small cut sound the window...
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    Herringbone Floor Tiling Set Out

    hi guys, im finnishing a hallway on sat and will be measuring up for the living room, i would appreciate a few tips as ive been told its hard to set out thanks
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    Set Out Thoughts- again!

    Good Evening All. Firstly apologies for the quality of the pics and for some crazy reason I initially posted this in For Sale and Wanted. I have 2 set out options on the 3 bi folding doors. 1 - Centre wall to wall and it centres on the 3 bi folding doors but bare in mind to the side of the 5...
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    Set Out Thoughts

    Good Evening All Apologies for the poor quality of the pics Im told I should have taken it out of its cover Where the 3 bi folder doors are I have 2 options 1- Set out wall to wall and centre on the middle door but bare in mind the wall either side of the main 5 bi door are about a metre long...
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    Floor set out pics?

    Evening All. Another flowing through rooms floor. Going in tomorrow to start and the customer prefers the set out where in the kitchen(large glass doors) there is a full tile to the left of the wall when the grout line is centered on the glass doors but it leaves a 70mm slither down the right...
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    Pictures and set out 2

    All up and working know. Cheers Dan. Thoughts on the set out for the glass room. The tiles have been centred on a 20ft glass front entrance which then then runs through the hallway. Any thoughts on wether to centre on the vertical post in the glass room or run the grout lines through from...
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    Pictures and set out?

    Good Evening. Is there any issues uploading photos as I am not been allowed to. Cheers Kevin
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    How to Set Out Around Bath With Shower

    Hi Having a go at wall tiling for the first time but need a pointer before I start. Could someone please give me an idea of how to set out tiles around a bath that also has a thermostatic shower at one end. The shower unit has two pipe tails which have to be tiled around. Do I start at the...
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    How many set out like this

    How many off you set out like this then??? YouTube - How to Tile a Bathroom Wall - The Home Depot I as for one couldnt afford all the chalk he used :lol::lol:
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    How do i set out these tiles??

    Hi all, Going to tile my mates kitchen floor next week,and he wants them layed as in the attached picture. Just wondering do I make two guage rods, one marked with three tiles,the other marked two tiles,and set out from there. Also do you think I should find the centre then work from here,I...
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    Help not sure how to set out one wall with 2 areas and different tiles for both

    I am a new tiler and have potentially got my first job. However, it isn't straight forward or doesn't seem to be to me. The job in the bathroom is the problem as one wall has a shower cubicle on it and this needs to be tiled in different tiles to the remaining wall. Not sure how to set out...
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    Tiling Half a Wall Set out

    Im tiling a bathroom, the woman wants the tiles going half way up the walls so what im wondering is the correct method still to have equal cuts on bottom and top then trim or start with a full tile at the top and work down so u only have a cut at the bottom?? All helps appreciated Cheers Guys
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    How do you set out a full bathroom ?

    Guys - Bathroom walls ? just out of curiosity - what methods do people use to set out ? How do they decide where to put their first course of tiles ? I have my own method & know it works. This discussion may enlighten a few of the new guys out there :lightbulb:

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