rubi batten holder or tiletracker

[Handyeire]

Mate get yourself a decent laser
And wooden battens
The rubi battens are absolute
****
Tile tracker is just a gimmick
Tile whatever way suits you
If you prefer battens use battens
If you prefer to tile off a line do it that way
Screw battens into gyproc or masonry nails into brick
It really is that simple,if you can leave a finish the way you are doing it why do you want to waste money on bits of metal?

I'm getting the dewalt dw088k in a few weeks. The reason why I'm wanting a rubi or tile tracker is that most of the work I'm getting now is in old Irish houses or cottages made with stone and plastered over and when I bang a masonry nail in, its bouncing off or when I do eventually get them in, most times it ain't in properly. Its a pain in the hole most times. A y new houses I do, masonry nails go in not a problem and I get a true level all around the room with my battens but different story altogether in these older houses.

 

[Handyeire]

A datum line is a level line marked around the room, I use a laser now but used to use a level to draw the line around, as long as your datum meets up your tiles will.
You can also use the datum to check your ceiling levels and floor levels, using this method you can land a full tile over a door casing, shower tray or bath(if there level) under or over a window starting from the other side of the room.
Have used it to meet up a 6x6 tile over 300sqm over 4 rooms with 2 of us doing the job and was bang on.
Everyone has there own way of doing things and as long as you give a first class finish and your customer is happy then stick to it.
Just know what works for me...

I thought that's what you meant and its how I've always did it but like I mention in previous post, these older houses are a nightmare to get battens set properly.

 

[Andy Allen]

So when you cut floor into wall how do you finish the cut?grey grout?its astetically a million times better to cut into a floor

I Always Silicon where floor meets wall...

 

[Andy Allen]

Imo alot depends on the tile. A lot of adhesives will hold a tile in place so you can datum half way up the wall and work down alot quicker than batton.
Heavy tiles work of the floor or batton either way its a pain in the arse..lol

 

[widler]

I Always Silicon where floor meets wall...

I'm lost at what dash means ?
Does he mean if your tiling the floor, leave bottom tile off the wall, tile floor(assuming the floor is going to be tiled last) then put the wall tile in cos it looks better ???
I don't get it , what's the difference ? Why does it look pants, when it's grouted and siliconed I can't tell either way [emoji15]

 

[stephenoneill]

Use a laser :mark from the bottom of the second tile from the floor.use a 2meter aluminium straight edge and use the boxs of tiles to support the straight edge simples

 

[Dash J]

I'm lost at what dash means ?
Does he mean if your tiling the floor, leave bottom tile off the wall, tile floor(assuming the floor is going to be tiled last) then put the wall tile in cos it looks better ???
I don't get it , what's the difference ? Why does it look pants, when it's grouted and siliconed I can't tell either way [emoji15]

you can definitely tell the difference wilder,cutting into a tiled floor is a better finish I stand by that

 

[widler]

you can definitely tell the difference wilder,cutting into a tiled floor is a better finish I stand by that

I don't see it myself dash( it looking any better) but like I've always said,everyone works different ,as long as it looks right when finished , you can start in the top left hand corner with a half a tile and work your way down as long as it look right at the end [emoji41][emoji106]

 

[Ian]

If there's a bead of Silicon between wall and floor (as there should be), you can't tell if it wall tiled down to floor or floor tiled up to wall.

 

[Dash J]

That's assuming all tilers do Silicon
I know loads who dont

 

[Andy Allen]

Bit like if you tile a wall facing you and cut the two side walls into it....yes it looks better to begin with but once siliconed you can't tell the difference..

 

[Spare Tool]

I'm getting the dewalt dw088k in a few weeks. The reason why I'm wanting a rubi or tile tracker is that most of the work I'm getting now is in old Irish houses or cottages made with stone and plastered over and when I bang a masonry nail in, its bouncing off or when I do eventually get them in, most times it ain't in properly. Its a pain in the hole most times. A y new houses I do, masonry nails go in not a problem and I get a true level all around the room with my battens but different story altogether in these older houses.

Would it not be easier to spend half a day dot and dabbing plasterboard around the room and making them old walls nice and flat and square and easier to tile on, marking up easier, screwing battens into plaster board easier, tiling easier, finish job spot on, just a thought...

 

[Handyeire]

Would it not be easier to spend half a day dot and dabbing plasterboard around the room and making them old walls nice and flat and square and easier to tile on, marking up easier, screwing battens into plaster board easier, tiling easier, finish job spot on, just a thought...

If I mentioned that to customers, they'd run a mile. Us Irish are a funny aul bunch and they would think I'm trying to get more money out of them for more work.

 

[Handyeire]

That's assuming all tilers do Silicon
I know loads who dont

I don't and have never had any problems not siliconing. Ive also never seen it done here in Ireland on any bigger jobs I've been on.

 

[Andy Allen]

I don't and have never had any problems not siliconing. Ive also never seen it done here in Ireland on any bigger jobs I've been on.

So if you were tiling a wooden floor in a bathroom you wouldn't Silicon where the floor meets the wall?