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    Question on setting out

    Ok I am laying 300x600 high polished porcelin around a bath..the bath width is 760mm...usual length is 1700mm so only going to bath width and length..where would you start on the 760 wall..use a full tile leaving a cut of 158ish..she's undecided on brick bond yet but if not I'm not sure a cut of...
    • ian158
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    Setting out round windows

    Hi. Just started a bathroom. I'm after a bit of advise if possible regarding setting out. I've centred the window which is on the far wall as you walk in, it sits slightly towards the right of centre but is still the focal point. Having tried starting full tile and half tile both give me...
    • rj1884
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    • aus out setting setting out tilers usa
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    Setting out brick bond from natural centre point causes thin cuts

    Hi, I was looking for a bit of advice i have read various posts on here regarding brick bond layouts and several say to avoid having slithers everywhere. I was wondering what constitutes a slither!! I have mocked a layout up on my PC (See below) and using a desirable starting point centred to...
    • SlippySlipster
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    • aus bond brick brick bond centre cuts natural out setting setting out thin tilers usa
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    setting out

    Hi I am embarking on my first bath room and just wondering about setting out. I understand the general principles but was just wondering about tiling a narrow return wall at the end of bath. could I get away with full tile and cut in the corner or would it be advisable to centre and cut 2 tiles...
    • morris
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    • aus out setting setting out tilers usa
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  5. B

    setting out advice for a beginner

    Hi All. Im about to attempt to tile my bathroom floor and unfortunately im falling at the first hurdle of the setting out. The room is rectangular - 1.85*2.5, with the bath on the left wall going the length of the room as you walk through the door, the sink in the far left corner and toilet...
    • Burnz0
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    • advice aus beginner out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Wall tiling Setting out Advice needed

    I'v attached a picture of a wall I'm tiling that includes my en-suite door, looking at it from left to write the widt is 940mm to the door, the door opening is 740mm and the other side of the door is 960mm, my tile widtht is 275mm, basically my question is to ensure i dont have really small cuts...
    • PMM9BRO
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    • advice aus needed out setting setting out tilers tiling usa wall wall tiling
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  7. C

    advice for setting out?

    Hi I am new to tiling. I would like to get some guidance for setting out . My first project is a a single wall in a cloakroom with a central window. I will need to tile around sink waste and soil pipe. Any good videos for setting out and dealing with out of true wall and window reveals? casioman.
    • casioman
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    • advice aus out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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    Tile setting out advice required please

    I'm about to start tiling my bathroom project. Tiles are 600 x 300 porcelain to be laid 'landscape' and in vertical columns (NOT brick bond). There is a also a narrow band of marble mosaic that will be about 2/3 of the way up the wall. I've spent a few hours today assessing the setting out...
    • Chris_911
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    • advice aus out please required setting setting out tile tile setting tilers usa
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    Cutting "Envelope" and setting out for diagonal on wet dec

    Hi guys, any and all advice with my first envelope laying would be greatly appreciated and typically it would be diagonal set. I have watched a couple of youtube vids Impey etc, to see whats meant by envelope and I've read some posts re snap and rub with stone as apposed to wet cut but the...
    • derekdickinson
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    • aus cutting out setting setting out tilers usa wet
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  10. C

    Brickbond floor setting out

    I am starting my aunties kitchen floor on sat and need sone advice, its a galley kitchen shape and only has 1 wall were i can measure off would i be able to measure off the kick boards to find centre of the floor and do i go with the biggest measurement to avoid any deviance?
    • Coppy
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    • aus bond brick brickbond fashion floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Setting out a floor

    So I'm finally about to tile my bathroom floor, (43.5 x 43.5 ceramic) and have a dilemma, previously I've always managed to set tiles out so that they're fairly central as you walk through the doorway, if the tiles weren't even running along the walls either side it didn't matter as they were...
    • Tresco
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    • aus floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
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  12. N

    Setting out mosaics

    Hi guys I am fairly new to the tiling game. Have been tiling for about 1 1/2 now and yet to do a job and yet to do a job with alot of mosaics execpt for border work. I was wondering how you go about setting out your starting point if a large are was to be tiled with mosaics so you know how your...
    • Nico9387
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    • aus mosaic mosaic tiling mosaics out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  13. D

    Setting out, room not square

    Hi, I have measured from the kickerboard to opposite wall(in two places) it is out by approx 2cm. Should I make a parallel line from the wall? Or will this cause the tiles to look off near to the kickerboard. Have also tried from wall to wall, at it is slightly out as well. The kickerboard...
  14. I

    2 Setting Out Questions = move centre line and off set brick bond

    Hi All, Been absorbing all you advice and tips on here.... top work guys! I am currently tiling my bathroom in 600 x 300 porcelain floor to ceiling and have two questions which affect two different walls Question 1 - I have sink which is 600 wide and I have already stuck the tile behind it...
    • itidiot
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    • bond brick brick bond centre line off out questions set setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. N

    setting out question.

    was reading an old thread and in it a lot of tilers said that instead of using battens they cut the first row of tiles in and tile up the way. How do you set out if your doing this? Been thinking about it and have a general idea of my own but am keen for some answers from the pro's. Thanks in...
  16. S

    setting out

    guys quick question, one bathroom wall, bath then sink then wc all quite close to eachother,would you centre the wall or a was thinking centre between the sink and wc,comments appreciated:thumbsup:ps i would be cutting round the sink and cistern.
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    Quick intro and a couple of qs (primer G and setting out)

    Evening, Quick intro; Ive been lurking on the forum for a few weeks in prep for a job I am doing on my kitchen tomorrow. Im an engineer by trade but have a couple of tiling projects under my belt ( full bathroom including tiled bath panel, and my mams kitchen). Having gained a lot of info from...
  18. D

    Setting out the concealed toilet frame....

    Guys, quick one... should I continue the brick bond patten on the back of the toilet frame? or should I centralise the flush button and ignore whats going on, on the wall behind? the top of the boxing in and the left side will be done in mosaic if that helps heres a few pics of what I mean...
  19. J

    Setting out a 4 tile opus pattern

    Hello Ive noted on another thread that I want to do this pattern on my kitchen floor. Ive had a little think about it and have come to the conclusion its going to be a right pain to set out without getting thin cuts whatever I do. Is there any advice that you can give to the best way of...
    • John the tile
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    • opus out pattern setting setting out tile tilers usa
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    setting out time dry lay?

    I seem to be spending a lot of time setting out floors, wondering if theres a quick way ? after prepping i normally dry line a few rows then tweek them to get the best line .. this could lead me to dry lay most of the floor so it doesnt look off angle . how do you lot find the correct line if...
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