Help to settle an argument - which first

[kimboslash]

If you do the walls first, you have to measure and mark the floor attempting to work out EXACTLY where each joint will line up for each opposing wall.

If you do the floor first you already have all the joint lines to match up on each separate wall.

Hope that makes sense!

 

[Dash J]

Gotcha,I have always just set out properly and done the walls first 🙂

 

[Rich Midge]

Generally walls first for me but I leave off the bottom cut, then floor, then put in the cuts. Don't like working on top of a finished floor so avoid it necessary.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

If you are attempting to joint bond all 4 walls and floor, and assuming the wall and floor joints are going to be the same width, then it may be a case of doing 2 walls then the floor then the other 2 walls.
Nowt worse than seeing the joints not match up by a few millimetres!

 

[Stef]

I would do the floor 1st then plumb my walls up off the grout lines.
As TJ says nothing worse than a mm or 2 out on the joins.

 

[Old Mod]

If you are attempting to joint bond all 4 walls and floor, and assuming the wall and floor joints are going to be the same width, then it may be a case of doing 2 walls then the floor then the other 2 walls.
Nowt worse than seeing the joints not match up by a few millimetres!

totally agree John, that's the way I've always done it. Foolproof method for me.

 

[ttt tiling]

Usually do walls first , but then usually think , should really do floor first , foolproof!