taper or not?

[rhyd4]

its not just the sloped celin to worry about here, it will effect the straight walls meeting it and will cause the grout lines to be lower or higher.
you need to open and close a few grout lines to get them to meet.

with this one i made sure i could get good cuts everywhere, window and bath etc, and started full tile off the 2 sloping walls and went from there.

http://www.tilersforums.com/members/rhyd4-albums-work-picture3603-dsc00427.jpg

 

[garretridge]

The way I would do it for a ceiling slope that has an angle is :
Place a straight wood batten flat, on the row of tiles below the top row, vertical, slide up to ceiling height. Make a mark on batten where it crosses the tile, transfer to tile you front of tile want to cut, make mark and add extra for grout line. Repeat other side.
You now have depth of cut for front of tile.
On the back reduce the height of the marks by the thickness of a tile.
Draw a line from each mark to other on front and back.
Use angle grinder to cut at an angle following the lines....
hey presto should fit perfectly.
If in doubt cut a little to big, then offer up.... Check and re trim until best fit is acheived
Hope this makes sense
This ceiling had an unusual slope from side to side and upwards.....

Notice, tiles tight up to ceiling

nice looking job there if i get it close to that i will be happy cheers!

 

[andy-p]

The way I would do it for a ceiling slope that has an angle is :
Place a straight wood batten flat, on the row of tiles below the top row, vertical, slide up to ceiling height. Make a mark on batten where it crosses the tile, transfer to tile you front of tile want to cut, make mark and add extra for grout line. Repeat other side.
You now have depth of cut for front of tile.
On the back reduce the height of the marks by the thickness of a tile.
Draw a line from each mark to other on front and back.
Use angle grinder to cut at an angle following the lines....
hey presto should fit perfectly.
If in doubt cut a little to big, then offer up.... Check and re trim until best fit is acheived
Hope this makes sense
This ceiling had an unusual slope from side to side and upwards.....

Notice, tiles tight up to ceiling

or you could just use an angle finder!!! rrr: :lol:

 

[Daz]

I'm not sure if these really help?????
But the ceiling slope meant that the tiles ran out by over 3mm per row, so I opened the grout lines for the borders but allowed the main tiles to just run out.

Job looked good even though these pics are rubbish .

 

[doug boardley]

you did very well to get over that sloope Capt.:smilewinkgrin:

 

[doug boardley]

or was this the type of sloped ceiling you meant?