setting out time dry lay?

[2020Tiling]

I seem to be spending a lot of time setting out floors, wondering if theres a quick way ? after prepping i normally dry line a few rows then tweek them to get the best line .. this could lead me to dry lay most of the floor so it doesnt look off angle . how do you lot find the correct line if the rooms not square ?

 

[Andy Allen]

i look at a room and see which wall will follow your eyeline, i then square everthing off that wall using a long stright edge..

 

[2020Tiling]

what if theres no walls to come off, i mean if the kitchen has units fitted all round

 

[White Room]

Put your level against the kitchen unit doors reaching to the floor and pencil mark, I would start from the longest set of units but like everythink play it by your eye, if it don't look right, it aint..

 

[Andy Allen]

i tend to stand in door ways , and eye up whats going to look the strightest line, if its a long set of kitchen units , take that as being stright, work your tiles out from that line and away you go..

 

[doug boardley]

as 'beam and andy for me, square off the longest wall usually.

 

[Spud]

my advice is carry on spending plenty of time setting out, you would be mad to try and rush it ,after a while it becomes less of an issue as experience tells you where the best place to start but for now take your time use your guage stick

 

[jay]

my advice is carry on spending plenty of time setting out, you would be mad to try and rush it ,after a while it becomes less of an issue as experience tells you where the best place to start but for now take your time use your guage stick

spot on

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Use a tile staff !!!
Dry laying is complete madness !!

 

[macten]

Drylaying has its place ie a small bathroom floor
Anything else then square off a long straight wall and staff out.

 

[Andy Tiler]

As garythetiler dont rush.the setting out has got to be right,speed comes with experiance.

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

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[The D]

Use a tile staff !!!
Dry laying is complete madness !!

if it is a small floor i dry lay the lot and then use a good rapid set like Webber SPF or Variset XP it is not madness in some situations it actually saves time.

 

[The D]

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[jay]

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Either missing two fingers or he might be referring to a way of achieving a square line off a line