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  1. acaciaguy

    Setting out conundrum

    So I have a bathroom to do in 100 x 200 metros. Lucky me. Taps are on long side of bath next to wall. Taps are and bath are centred to wall. I generally like to use the taps as the centre. Tiles are to be fitted brick bond. Using the taps as centre means that I end up with a 25mm cut in reach...
  2. dg-1984

    Setting out - small toilet en suite tiling prep

    Hi all, please see attached picture of where the toilet is located on the wall that's straight In front of the door. In the picture you can see the centre line drawn on the wall that I was going to have a grout line and use this as my starting point. My issue is as you can see the toilet is not...
    • dg-1984
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    • canada out prep setting setting out small tilers tiling toilet
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  3. M

    Setting Out Setting out above bathtub.

    Hi everyone, apologies if this has already been covered before. I'm going to start doing my cousins bathroom at the weekend, (I'm not a professional but I'd like to be in the future, I just enjoy tiling) got everything covered so far so just thinking about setting out. What are the general rules...
    • M83T
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    • bathtub out setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  5. K

    Help ... 2 different tiles joint don’t line up (assumed both 30x60 but not)

    Hi, I bough two types of tiles, one of them being 300x600 rectified split face for a future wall, and the rest 300x600 marble. Only after laying few raws of the split face and one of the marble on one wall, I found out a day after that the joints don’t line up at an internal corner - I know...
    • Kcoh
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    • canada don't help joint joints line not setting out tile tiles
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  6. S

    Cathedral opus setting out

    morning all, I’m laying my first opus floor and was wondering what’s the best way to set out? I’m sure there’s a method that’s simple but I’m scratching my head a bit! Any help gratefully received!
  7. A

    What/How would you do it

    Ive bought these beveled edged tiles and setting out leaves me with a problem. As pictured ive set the tiles out this way to minimise the cuts, I have 1 full tile at the base of the picture then i was going to 2 halves then 1 full ect ect but its left me with a long cut ( in yellow ) and if i...
  9. acaciaguy

    Kitchen Splash back with metros - setting out for trim

    Hello all, I have a job this week doing a kitchen splash back and window reveal. The wall behind hob has a boxed in section which means extra cutting. I had originally planned and customer agreed that they wanted mitred externals. They have now changed their mind and want to use white round...
    • acaciaguy
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    • back bathroom canada clips kitchen lash lash clips metro metro tiles metros out setting setting out spacer tile wedges tilers trim wedges
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  10. Stevev

    Setting out a floor..........

    Setting my floor out, is it worth dry laying g and doing all my cuts then doing the adhesive or do cuts for half the room and then adhesive. It's a 4m squared porch. What do u prefer
    • Stevev
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    • canada floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  11. C

    Setting out for window

    Evening, hope all is well. Im Looking for a bit of advice regarding setting out on the window wall. Which ever way I play around with it I seem to have a sliver either at the window or both ends. I've attached a photo of the wall and a diagram with the measurements. It would be nice to know...
    • Chwrlie
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    • canada out setting setting out tilers window
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. E

    Setting Out Setting out hand holding

    I’m going to start my bathroom refit this weekend and just want to check my plan is sensible. I’m using 300x500mm ceramic tiles, floor to ceiling, no border. The wall tiles are mainly pale, the floor tiles are dark and I was planning on creating a 100mm dark tile upstand all around. The room...
    • earlm
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    • out setting setting out tilers
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    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  14. L

    Setting Out Setting out advice please!

    Hi guys, I finally have some walls and levels to work off for setting out. Here's the wall I am finding a bit tricky: Sorry for the squiffy angle, it's a small room. Here's a plan with dimensions: Tiles are 500 x 200, laid stacked, long side horizontal. 2 mm grout joints. I'm fairly...
    • LEH
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    • advice out please setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  15. R

    Setting out bathroom

    Hi, I'm struggling to decide between these floor layouts. I've gone for staggered patterns so I can avoid intersecting with the grout lines on the walls. The floor tiles are 900mm x 450mm with 3mm grout line. The floor is 2460 wide by 2270mm long , the bath is 800mm wide by 1800mm long...
    • Russ
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    • bathroom floor out setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  17. J

    Setting Out Setting out to tile a splashback

    As the title. I have my daughters kitchen splashback to tile. In the examples Ive seen the worktops seem to be taken as level and full tiles (metro) form the bottom layer. My question is how do you address if the worktop is not level? Do you mark a line about half a metro up and cut the bottom...
    • john56897452
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    • clips lash lash clips out setting setting out spacer splashback tile tile wedges tilers wedges
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: DIY Tiling Forum
  18. J

    Setting out Herringbone pattern

    Never done a herringbone pattern before. What to watch out for please boyos? Ta, Jim.
    • Jimbobble
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    • canada herringbone out pattern setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  19. J

    URGENT! need advice TODAY, horizontal staring point (see drawing)

    I need opinions on where to start tiling. I'm doing a standard running bond with 300X600 tiles, so like oversized subway tiling. *Green tiles - cut tiles White tiles - full (uncut) tiles I want the tiles centered on the window and a full tile where the wall meets the ceiling. This doesn't...
    • jimbob
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    • advice bond canada pattern setting out today urgent wall
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  21. C

    Setting out French pattern

    Hi, I have been asked to tile a friends floor in a French pattern. They have a small shower room that leads through to a larger utility room by way of a door they would like the floor to flow through. How would the pattern Change the way you set out ? Would you start with the larger room ...
  22. P

    Bathroom setting out

    Hello everyone this is my first post I'll try not to waffle. Im in the middle of a house renovation and I'm just about to tile my bathroom. However I have a setting out problem with regard to the height. I'm using 300x 600 tiles and 3mm grout lines. If I set the tiles so they're almost...
    • Paul Lewis
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    • bathroom out setting setting out tilers
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
  23. A

    Tilers decision - easy and fast or difficult and slow?

    I have enjoyed a vast difference in tiling work this year. I am just finishing a wet room - couple of days fixing simple Topps Marfil ceramics 500x200 in brickbond (plus glass mosaic border). Room completed in 2 days plus grouting and finishing tomorrow. Its been nice to find something that...
    • andy8758
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    • canada easy find a tiler problems setting out tiler tilers tilers directory
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  25. C

    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...
    • Cabnero
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    • bathroom canada out set set out setting out
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  26. C

    Tiling around doorways

    Hi guys. I was just winding what you do when tiling around a doorway. Do you tile up to the architrave leaving a 2mm grout line, (or whatever, 3mm 5mm). Or do you tile then get a chippy to rebate the architrave if that's possible. Has anyone done any funky jobs where architrave wasn't...
    • Cabnero
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    • canada setting out tiling
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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