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    setting out chequered pattern

    Hi guys I've landed my first tiling job since going out on my own and just want a bit of advice. My customer wants a chequered blue and white pattern around 3 sides of her bath should i treat this as a wrap aroud pattern as you would a brick effect using the cut offs from the corner to start the...
  2. E

    Setting out wall-bottom tile should be minimum size of...?

    Hi all. Hope someone can help. I am fixing 600x300 tile in landscape way on a shower wall. When setting out I have read that the bottom wall tile should never be a whole one, so that you can compensate for the floor being out. Is this correct? So, how high do you guys set your datum line...
    • essexsi
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    • out setting setting out should size tile tilers usa wall
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    setting out border on floor

    Hi folks, I have a job coming up that requires a border around the perimeter of a kitchen/ diner, then the main floor done on a diamond pattern. The border will be half a tile one next to each other, then a bit of a tram line before the diamond. I've not done this before, so, would you mark...
    • Brindle
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    • border floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    should i have done anything different setting out/getting levels?

    hiya all, been a busy couple of days, managed to slip in this splashback while the plumber sorts out my other job. other than the rubbish walls that the 'plasterer' left-suggested bin the plasterer next time and use backer board. what i wanted to know is could i have set out differently? this...
  6. V

    Can someone help with this setting out??

    Hi Im after some opinions on the setting out Ive done in my bathroom. I had a sample tile so I drew the layout onto the wall (both to help with the setting out and the number of tiles required). My main questions are have I set the tiles out around the window OK and the large wall behind the...
  7. H

    tiling bathroom - setting out floor

    hi all, First of many posts I think :) I'm just about to begin tiling my bathroom with ceramic tiles on wall and floor. Wall will have rectangular tiles 45cm high, 31.6cm wide. Floor will have tiles 31.6cm square.The wall will be tiled in portrait. Grout will be 3mm. Aim is to have the grout...
    • helix
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    • bathroom floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers tiling usa
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Bathroom Tiling Advice
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    Setting Out

    Hi again, After lots of good advice given here, I am now actually starting tiling tomorrow, after 2 days prep. Just wondered if someone could give me an idiots guide to setting-out a floor to a L shaped room. Si
  10. M

    setting out

    apprentice here, i was wondering if someone could explain why it is neccesary, when setting out your daytum line around a room, to find your highest point of the floor???? or is it the lowest point??? what is the purpose of this? its something that i just don't understand :incazzato:hope you...
  11. K

    Setting out a large floor

    Hi all, I have done quite a few bathrooms and kitchens etc, But im due to do a 40m2 floor that runs from a utility room through a kitchen and into a consevatory, Are there any tips for laying out a large floor through 3 rooms? they not otaly sure on tiles yet but proberly going to be large...
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    Lasers for setting out..

    Hi folks, up to now with my setting out I've been getting on fine with staffs, alu straight edge, a large square and a very basic laser to project the odd straight line. I have a large job coming up (90m2 Trav brick pattern), going into several rooms and think I could benefit from a better...
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    Helping DIY tilers setting out!!!

    I have been laying a limestone floor this week for a really nice couple who i have down loads of work for on various properties they own. And on Thursday the guy asked me if he could have ago at tiling, he had a small bathroom wall to do, so i set it all out for him showed him how to cut, and...
    • enduro
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    • bathroom diy do it yourself find a tiler floor helping kitchen out setting setting out tiler tilers tilers directory usa walls and floor
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Watch this setting out rubbish !

    :lol::lol::lol::lol: Dry lay into adjoining rooms :lol::lol::lol::lol: YouTube - Setting tile into adjoining rooms
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    Setting out

    Hi Guy's/Gal's I'm after a wee bit of help in regard to setting out, I'd appreciate your advice or if you could direct me to a thread. I am tiling a 2mtr by 2mtr room using 12"X18" 8mm ceramic tiles and intend laying them 'panoramic' in a brick style (if that makes sense!!) This will be...
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    setting out when bath in centre of room

    sealed my tiles today and going to start laying tmw...had a little trouble setting out...on this job as you walk through the door aobut 1 metre in front the bath is standing almost in the centre of the room against the back wall...i was wondering how i would get a straight line from the centre...
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    Setting out - How does this sound?

    Gents, I found this article while searching for information on 'setting out'. Laying Floor Tiles: Laying a variety of different floor tiles on to differing surfaces, tools, floor tiling tools What do you think? I may go with this approach but thought it might make things easier to fix...
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    setting out

    Correct me if i am wrong but shouldnt i start tiling by the shower tray?Was due to start a new job tom but have just had a phone call to say that the plumber has pulled the wall away by the shower tray and it needs repairing.Builder is saying can i start in another area? Im saying no cos that...
  22. T

    Room setting out...

    Hi guys and girls... I'd appreciate some input from y'all about the following room and how to set out. Please refer to the picture I have attached to this post. If you look at wall A...It bows inward sort of concave if you will. Wall B is impossibly contoured at the bottom where the wall...
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    setting out adjoining room and general help!

    Hi Guys great forum. I got a few questions for you experts, I'm have never tiled but want to tackle this as my first project into a career tiling and paying 2k for a course. I am going to tile my kitchen and adjoining room (l-shape with doorway between), kitchen is 7ft by 4ft tile area and...
    • bobski
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    • general help out room setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    setting out - dry laying

    I've got 28m2 of flooring to do most is a kitchen-dining area but with adjoining utility room, hall way, cupboard & downstairs toilet. Can anyone give any tips on setting out and if I should dry lay the whole area in one go before fixing.
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    setting out advice(floor)

    hi again guys looking for advice on how to set out when the customer wants to the floor of three adjoining rooms as one continuous floor all advice and pics apprecciated!:thumbsup: jay.
    • Jason35
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    • floor floor tiling out setting setting out tilers usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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