Diagonal Tiles on Floor

[m4ubs]

I will be laying some porcelain floor tiles for a friend 33cm x 33cm. We haven't decided if were going to do it diagonally or straight line yet. I might do it diagonally as it looks better and coz i aint done a diagonal layout yet. I usually do a dry a lay and make a cross to get an idea of cuts and then adjust accordingly. I plan to do the same when i do it diagonally. Is there anything else i need to be aware of ?

 

[enduro]

Go to Pro Tiling Tools, Professional tiling tools, Rubi tile cutters, Tiling trowels & more... and buy a profile gauge for diagonal floor tiles, its a rubi one and its orange, really makes marking edge tiles easy, and make sure your tile cutter cuts them diagonally otherwise lots of wet cutting.

 

[GazTech]

All floors are diagonal..............just depends how you look at them !!

 

[m4ubs]

GAZ ur a smart ar*e, lol....want it to be diagonal when you look at it as u walk into the room.....and also forgot to mention its a kitchen and it leads into another small room. So do you continue the pattern or not ? If i continue im bound to end up with some awkward cuts arent i ?

 

[GazTech]

yea sorry mate always tried to avoid diagonals if I could,just take your time marking out youll be fine

 

[DHTiling]

yo m4ubs mate. Try cutting tiles in half and using these as a border effect around the perimeter of the room and then cut the diamond pattern to this, makes it easier to mark the tiles and looks good aswell. Gives it a sort of picture frame effect...

 

[m4ubs]

you know what that was exactly what i was thinking, i just saw it on the net and it looked well nice....thnx guys

 

[IvegotsTILE]

I just finished 23sqm,kitchen into dining room,really took my time setting out so you walked into the kitchen with a tile in middle of doorway and the dining room had like dh said a half diamond border around it.
Looked mint but took quite alot longer doing all the filling in cuts because you can't just offer the tile up as usual,I used the angle finder by ruby made life much easier,
Good luck with it mate

 

[enduro]

Yeah mine is always limp, just put it down to age and use...ooh and my profile gauge

 

[David - Tradetiler]

Bang it with a big hammer!

 

[CJ]

Mines not limp..............orange and stiff, even after a few years use

 

[ktiling]

all ur cuts wil b harder 2 do, ul have 2 tape them and they take alot more time 2 work out which way 2 mark them. eg goin around a door frame.