marking your cuts

[charlie1]

I mark each end by eye, also mark next tile from last, if that makes sense. No wonder my cuts never fit, I can't even explain the way I mark them.:lol:

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

 

[John Benton]

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

Charlie1 - If it looks right, it is right :lol:

 

[charlie1]

Charlie1 - If it looks right, it is right :lol:

agree, logic can sometimes overcomplicate a situation but that's just the way my mind works i suppose

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I mark and flip tile and then mark the opposite cut. I then mark the next tile from the corresponding mark from the previous tile. This way i only have to make one measurement per tile apart from first and last tile on row.

Snap John, I think you explain it better than me. But as above mostly, very rarely use a tape.

 

[John Benton]

agree, logic can sometimes overcomplicate a situation but that's just the way my mind works i suppose

Nothing better than the human eye, better than any machine

 

[John Benton]

Snap John, I think you explain it better than me. But as above mostly, very rarely use a tape.

Just saves my knees Phil, I only have to get up on the trestle 1/2 as many times

 

[The D]

up side down and opposite sides so when you cut the tile and turn it around the cut side is in the right place

 

[DHTiling]

what do you mean rake Dave? I mark tile once, then take back to cutter then cut, i don't double mark when doing a cut next to a wall that i have tiled, if i need to double mark then i know I've messed up the previous wall

Some old houses , the walls could be megga out of plumb , so point to point marking is required , not all jobs are 100 % plumb and square , welcome to the real world of tiling.

 

[Ian]

up side down and opposite sides so when you cut the tile and turn it around the cut side is in the right place

It's funny really, that's the way I was taught but, I prefer to use a tape.

 

[DHTiling]

There is a phrase , " no two tilers work the same way " , so take what you can from advice and then work the way that works for you.

 

[charlie1]

Some old houses , the walls could be megga out of plumb , so point to point marking is required , not all jobs are 100 % plumb and square , welcome to the real world of tiling.

no need for the welcome, been here for a while. If the wall is out of plumb then i will always look for a solution to correct this, especially if tiling an external mitre then its a must! Having said that, if the only solution is to tile then mark tile then flip and mark ( point to point)

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Measure once, cut twice Phil?

:lol: my excuse is I am old John, you can tell by the way there are always 5 replies before mine.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Well i never measure look and Nip :indian_brave:

 

[DHTiling]

no need for the welcome, been here for a while. If the wall is out of plumb then i will always look for a solution to correct this, especially if tiling an external mitre then its a must! Having said that, if the only solution is to tile then mark tile then flip and mark ( point to point)

120 yr old house , quadrant shower in one corner of bathroom , no other tiling , walls out of plumb by 6 inches but flat , how do you plumb shower walls. ?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

No Mark, but a keen eye can be as accurate as a theodolite or a dumpy level, I have proved it on site many times.