Setting Out Please help me set out

[Fourcircles]

Hello,

Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile.

Any advice?

Cheers

 

[One Day]

My best advice: go with a straight bond.
Brick bond is really dated anyway (in my opinion)!

 

[Fourcircles]

My best advice: go with a straight bond.
Brick bond is really dated anyway (in my opinion)!

Unfortunately not an option. (Women eh!)

No way of getting around this then?

Cheers

 

[One Day]

Unfortunately not an option. (Women eh!)

No way of getting around this then?

Cheers

Sadly, no. Quite often it's unavoidable.
Your only option is a third bond rather than half.
That, or get a new woman!

 

[WetSaw]

How small is the slither? Can you cheat and make those tiles slightly longer to lose the slither? Does tiling the other walls first lose the slither?

 

[Fourcircles]

How small is the slither? Can you cheat and make those tiles slightly longer to lose the slither? Does tiling the other walls first lose the slither?

The slither is only 50mm! I suppose I could lengthen the tiles but then I'll obviously lose the centre of the window. Would this look bad?

Cheers

 

[Old Mod]

Why is that drawing making no sense to me?
I'm sorry but something's not right.
It's the window wall right? Haha
It's taller than its length?

 

[Old Mod]

And if you are going to amend your drawing, would be helpful to explore other possibilities, can I have cill height, window head height and distance between each window reveal and their adjacent corner please.
It's way too late to be deducting figures from each other when I've been doing this all day long.
Appreciate it, thank you.

 

[Fourcircles]

And if you are going to amend your drawing, would be helpful to explore other possibilities, can I have cill height, window head height and distance between each window reveal and their adjacent corner please.
It's way too late to be deducting figures from each other when I've been doing this all day long.
Appreciate it, thank you.

No, thank you for helping me!

Here's a picture of the wall itself with the measurements you asked for (I think I've included them all). If there's anything else you need, please let me know.

Thanks again.

 

[Old Mod]

Here's a picture of the wall itself with the measurements you asked for

Close, I have no reference point as to the location of the window I'm afraid.
The 1188mm width of the window could effectively be anywhere along the 1895mm of the wall.
So the measurement between the reveal of the window and their adjoins corner would really help too.
Thank you.
Sorry to be a pain, and I'll check back in the morning.

 

[Bond]

Hello,

Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile.
View attachment 91822
Any advice?

Cheers

Assuming that I am understanding the sketch correctly.
Personally faced with this , I would start with a cut tile of half the distance between window and corner, e.g. 175mm, leaving a cut of approximately 520mm at the opposite end, whilst not exactly half bond, you will achieve simitary albeit on alternate courses, between window and corners, if you get what I mean.

Hope this helps.

 

[Terry the tiler]

how does the bond on the already tiled right hand wall finish, could you continue with the offcuts? I.e if your large tile is at 400 use the 200 cut and the half bond at 100 use the 500 cut.

Does that make sense??

 

[Fourcircles]

Close, I have no reference point as to the location of the window I'm afraid.
The 1188mm width of the window could effectively be anywhere along the 1895mm of the wall.
So the measurement between the reveal of the window and their adjoins corner would really help too.
Thank you.
Sorry to be a pain, and I'll check back in the morning.

Sorry about that, if I'm understanding you correctly, this should help!

Thanks

 

[Fourcircles]

Assuming that I am understanding the sketch correctly.
Personally faced with this , I would start with a cut tile of half the distance between window and corner, e.g. 175mm, leaving a cut of approximately 520mm at the opposite end, whilst not exactly half bond, you will achieve simitary albeit on alternate courses, between window and corners, if you get what I mean.

Hope this helps.

I think this is the best option so far. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Fourcircles]

how does the bond on the already tiled right hand wall finish, could you continue with the offcuts? I.e if your large tile is at 400 use the 200 cut and the half bond at 100 use the 500 cut.

Does that make sense??

Yes, it does. I've attached a pictured of the tiled wall below. The large tile is at 535mm which only leaves 65mm. I suppose I could extend this to 100mm? Or even go to 172mm as mentioned above? What do you think?

Cheers