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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.- suave
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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...- N!ck
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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...- davemul
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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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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...- 2020Tiling
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Setting mosaic onto cement slabs
I need to set a mosaic onto cement paving slabs for use in a garden, 1.7m circle with square off set. this is a brand new set of slabs. I'll need to level off the surface of the slabs with a layer of cement, the mosaic will be done direct onto the surface and I'll be using 5mm thick marble...- Musivarius
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Setting out problem
The attachment shows a wall I need to tile with 150mm square ceramic tiles. I have made a gauge stick and tried marking out the verticals and horizontals but cannot decide where to start this wall because the window being offset makes it look odd however I arrange cuts. The dimensions are in...- garfield59
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Hall Setting out
What do you think guys? This is for a hall we've gotta do. Tiles are 600x600 Compac Quartz. The hall has all sorts of twists and turns, you can see in the bottom half of the pic I played with 400x400's but discounted that idea. Any ideas how the setting out could be improved?- Colour Republic
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How to cut mosaic tiles? & setting out question
Hi all, two for one today! What is the preferred method to cut mosaic tiles? They are tumbled marble. Each mosaic tile is 3cm x 3cm on a mesh backing I have a big clinker manual tile cutter and some ebauer wet blade cutter also, bit unsure with setting out this particular circumstance.. To...- davemul
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opus pattern setting out/grout lines
I'v got a opus pattern travertine floor to do, which includes going around a island. I was wondering what is the best way to go about setting this out. Also when i dry laid the pattern out with a 3mm spacer some of the tiles ended up with a 10mm gap and some had non, would i be better off going...- poynton phil
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Setting out brick bond - narrow window pier causing problems
I am brick bonding 250mm (length) x 200mm (height) ceramic tiles. I am trying to figure out how to layout the wall shown in pic below, the larger wall which is where the bath is located (to the left of the pic) has a near perfect pattern (i.e ending in either a full tile or half tile). If I...- ljmountain
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Low height walls - setting out help?
Hi guys, me again! sorry :mad2: I need a bit of concrete advice on setting out my bathroom walls for tiling. The bathroom is in an old cottage so LOOOW ceilings. Wall height after floor is tiled will be about 2 metres MAX (size of room is about 3m by 2.5) Being a old cottage, all the...- davemul
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rapid setting grout
I am taking on a shop floor 80m2. The shop owner wants it done in two days ready to walk on (3man team i think). He insisted on tiling on top of tiles which is a no no but he insisted he can't afford the store to be closed any longer then 2days. I dont think we will get it done in that time...- newton&stockley
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original style setting out in hall
hi all , i`ve done quite a few original style floors over the years and now have another lined up and need a bit of advice .usually on setting out i try not to have any cutting on the main pattern or the border , with the only cutting from the outside of the border to the wall . with the job i...- bluesky
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Setting out
I have a bath wall that is 1.9 mtrs wide. The bath that I have fitted is 1500 long and the taps are on the long side in the centre. My question is would you centre on the wall or centre on the tap. I have done a rough check and if I centre on the tap, at the shower end I have nearly a full tile...- waterfd
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grout lines setting out help
Hi all, I have a bathroom walls and floor to start with 30x30 porcelains. Customer is very hard to work for and notorious with the local tradesman round our way for picking holes and not paying. They want all wall and floor grout lines to follow through, the room is rectangular but out in the...- Slowly Learning
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Brickbond setting out on boxing-in?
After something of a hiatus, my tiling project (bathroom and toilet) is back on, and I've made a start by actually putting some tiles on the toilet wall! To be honest I was putting it off... felt like a painter putting that first brush-stroke on the canvas... Anyway I've started on one wall of...- Gross Loydman
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British Standard for setting out walls/ external corners?
Hey folks, anyone know if Bristish standards state setting out method for setting out of wall tiles at external corners? I tend to set out in such a way that once fixed the apex of the tiled corner will be plumb (rather than having tapered cuts) I think this is better than having an out of...- tfs
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Rapid setting Adhesive
I am using bal ptb which says can be grouted after 3 hrs. Does this mean that I can walk on the tiles after 3 hrs so that I can do the edge cuts?- Ajax123
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Setting out travertine mosaics.
I've got my first mosaics job on Monday. Kitchen splashback with 3 sockets. How would you go about setting out? Centre lines and then adjust accordingly? my worry is being left with tiny cuts around sockets or internal corners that are not square.- FreeD
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