Bathroom Wall and Floor Tiling Order Question

[genassist]

Hello All,

I'm a tiling newbie - so apologies for asking maybe a silly question - I am tiling my bathroom at the moment, both walls and floor, and thinking of where the wall and floor meet. Which is best to lay first - wall or floor tiles? i.e. is it best to have the wall tiles on top of the floor tiles, or the floor tiles going upto the wall tiles?

Thanks in advance...

 

[medlar]

its a personal preference thing mate,me personally i would mark walls and floor,then tile the walls first,saves on the mess of addy and grout dropping onto the floor if ya tiled the floor first,although i know a few tilers who do the floor first then just tape and sheet the floor up.Go for what you think is your best option,as opinions on this subject will always differ

 

[Daveyboy]

Hi gena..agree with medlar on this one, pretty much a personal choice and how good you are at cuts..normally, I tile the walls but leave the bottom row out, then I tile the floor, then the bottom row of the wall tiles down onto the floor tiles..this leaves a neat finish. If the wall and floor tiles are the same size and I want to line up the grout lines, I tend to tile two adjacent walls, then the floor, then tile the other two walls using the floor grout lines as my vertical lines..I find this helps as most bathrooms aren't square...

 

[Fred]

Hi gena..agree with medlar on this one, pretty much a personal choice and how good you are at cuts..normally, I tile the walls but leave the bottom row out, then I tile the floor, then the bottom row of the wall tiles down onto the floor tiles..this leaves a neat finish. If the wall and floor tiles are the same size and I want to line up the grout lines, I tend to tile two adjacent walls, then the floor, then tile the other two walls using the floor grout lines as my vertical lines..I find this helps as most bathrooms aren't square...

Thats answered my long-thinking question on this topic, nice one

 

[brian c]

personal choice as the silicone will hide where the tiles meet and to the untrained eye you wouldnt know the difference.imo