ahhh sorry didn't read your first question correctly my old chum. I only ever use a tape messure to messure cuts when there in a too tigh place to see my marking well enough.
Reason for my question was that another tiler was working at the same house as me today - diff room. He was measuring all his cuts with a tape measure. Didn't say anything, just let him get on with it.🙂
If a big room, then measure the top row and the bottom row to see how much the walls are out. If fairly equal, set the rubi and bang them cuts out. Good if no skirting boards are down.
With walls, pretty much the same thing, except you can check with a spirit first.
Yes.
If ceiling or corner is a bit on the wavy side then remember to use the last mark on your tile and copy across to the next. So on you second tile you only measure one side and so on - That way all the tiles match exactly from L/R or R/L.
Measure a job lot like this in one go, then take to tile cutter, saves toing & froing
Hope this makes sense 🙂
Use a ruler now and again, tape just to work out square metrerage of a room, use reverse tile method for cuts and the repetative guide bar for walls that are not so far out, cut a few at once