Cutting round Toilets and Sinks

[d noulton]

not sure you can buy online . I believe draughtsman use them they are also used for making sadles obviously a longer version .they are about 18mm sq will bend to any shape you just offer it up to the toilet and press to shape required then mark onto tile cost about 4£ so worth trying

 

[Danny@ Diamond]

Hi all i use my stop bar from my Rubi cutter but a cut off of trim would do the same job.

I start by dry laying the tiles around sink and toilet , i then flip the tile and offer it against the object allowing me to get a mark on the tile as a starting point. I then hold my pencil on the mark and holding the bar against it paralell to the tile and the end touching the toilet or sink i run it around the object keeping it straight at all times.

Works perfect everytime and saves loads of time cutting templates. Takes a bit of time to perfect but once you get the hang of it its brilliant

 

[CON5933]

I must admit I just take em out and re fit later... but, if i come up against something i can't remove i use the paper method. ..

This works tho.,,,,, dry lay all your 'complete' tiles upto the pan, pedastal, door frame, bath, dog etc now, imagine your'e in front of the wc, ... place the tiles to be cut on top of the tiles around the wc . Now , think of a 'school compass' you know the one with a pencil in the end, get the largest one you can find or make one with some dowelling and a wing nut & bolt and a china marker.
Transfer the measurement of the tile (150x150) etc so the end of the compass is 150mm away from the marker...place the non marking end against the wc and the marker on the tile...make sure you keep it straight to the tile..scribe away & cut them off....

 

[Raja]

Could someone give me the best way to get the perfect cuts around the toilet and the sink. I have heard people talking about using paper and drawing atemplate. Could someone tell me how this is done? Many Thanks.

When ever i did them always removed toilet or sink where ever possible

 

[bigdaz]

I work with Uri Geller and he just bends the tile around when i ask him, mind you i do all the graft the lazy sod.

well I work with neo and the tile just bends round the pan, as long as you remember - there is no tile
other than that its the paper method for me

 

[rob]

More times than not the customer will not want the hastle of taking the toilet out to tile under. Next time you pull some lino up from a job, keep some for making templates for cutting around such things. As suggested above, cut the lino to the same size as tile and then shape the lino to the curve. I lay all the tiles arround the area (except the ones that require cutting) then the lino will fit exactley where the tile should once done.
Hope this helps, works very well :yes: