Newbie needs advice

[AlexP]

Hi nice to meet you all!

I am in the process of setting up as a tiler and my first job is my mates kitchen floor. It is a rectangular room leading from a laminate floored hall and an open archway. 2 quick questions...


1. Is my setting out focal point the centre of the room itself or the centre of the archway?
2. What is the best trim or threshold for the cut tiles in the archway?

Thanks

 

[Rich]

Hello mate and welcome to the forum.

First of all best of luck with the new business. Regarding the floor, its very hard to say without seeing the room as every room is different. Pics might help? My advise would be to spend some time setting out, try as many different ways as possible and see which would look better in that room.

 

[suave]

:welcome:

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF, as Rich said, post a couple of pics if you can and this will give us a better idea of what you are looking at and enable us to advise.

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome..

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Hi and:welcome:

 

[Andy Allen]

:welcome:to the forum

 

[AlexP]

Thanks all, my mate is away on holiday at the mo so I will and post some pictures when he gets back

 

[Gazzer]

Setting out can be a compromise, There is no "must do" rule. Setting out from one focal point may mean small cuts in another focal point.
Try and make sure that small cuts are minimised or not there at all. Dont fall into the full tile from a corner trick !
As said above, we really need to see the layout of the room before giving opinions.

 

[appletiler]

hi
the centre of the room is your setting out point and doesnt have to be your focul point.the archway is unlikly to be inline with back door . i would concentrate on getting a good full tile or cut at threshhold of hall to kitchen and work your way out through back door.
there is a threshold bar cold tile to laminate, dont settle for any other as the hight diffrence may put pressure on tile edge. costs about £6 FOR BRASS.