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Discuss Template for cutting floor tile around toilet in the UK Tiling Forum area at TilersForums.com.
It matters not whether you use templates or not, I feel very angry when members insinuate that fellow members are DIY. Bad Very bad insult:mad2:
get out the battery powered makitas ;-) lolI love it when everyone gets all agitated - but surely controversy is part of a good discussion?
I know that a lot of tilers use BnQ plastic templates, paper, cardboard, plastic etc. Could even be said that shows an innovative approach to a problem. All that matters is a good job at the end of the day (and a good quick job earns money). But I still dont like paper templates and think they are unprofessional.
As for nibblers - Mike - they still remain one of the quckest tools for accurate removal of small amounts of tile waste - I know there are "Sigma" tilers who can break 4mm off the edge of a tile, but I still score with a manual cutter and use nibblers to break at the score on such small cuts - about 10 times quicker than using a diamond dry/wet cutter. And what do you guys do when the electric gets cut off?
thats a big statementI cant believe everyone is talking about paper templates...........
First off, try to centre tile layout around the toilet. Make sure that at the back of the toilet you have a joint in the centre - it is a nightmare to try and fit a whole tile behind a toilet.
Second, fit the full tiles around your toilet.
Third, mark a rough guide (very rough sketch to keep your mind straight about where to nibble) of the cut you need to make.
Fourth, lay the tile exactly in an adjacent line (either with adjacent horizontal; or vertical tile) and mark the point between edge of the set tile and toilet, on your tile to be cut, so that you have a starting point.
Fifth, get a marker rod/ruler (Rubi TS lateral stops are popular for this). Place it exactly up against the toilet base, and mark the position on your marker, of the mark made on the tile to be cut. Now use the rod as a template marker - keeping it exactly at 90 degrees to the tile, move it inch by inch around the toilet base. Mark on your tile, the point on your rod that was transfered from your tile - effectively you will quickly mark the shape of the cut exactly onto the tile.
Once the tile is marked up, use a wet cutter to cut out most of the waste tile, the use nibblers to get to the exact marked line. Until you get confident with your marking, always cut too little. As you cut more away you can place your tile against the toilet, and use a pencil to fully mark the final cut.
This really works well, is so much more professional than DIY or paper templates, and wont get you laughed off the first building site you work on.
However, If the tile is bigger than the gap between the toilet and adjacent wall, either partially cut away known waste on the tile until you can get a proper marking on it, or you may need to use a short ruler to mark a straight line adjacent to the toilet, or measure distance to toilet base at 1" intervals, then transfer to tile.
This may sound complicated at first, but I haven't time to photograph this in practice - sorry.
And to all you paper templaters.... bah humbug! :lol::lol::lol:
As Bri above for me, using thin cardboard, better stil felt paper. These were done using that method.
i reckon phil had long hair and wore flares when that suite went in :lol::lol::lol:that pinky/beige bathroom suite doesnt do that good tiling youve done any justice.
like the other bathroom tho, more to my personal taste.
i reckon phil had long hair and wore flares when that suite went in :lol::lol::lol:
I cant believe everyone is talking about paper templates...........
First off, try to centre tile layout around the toilet. Make sure that at the back of the toilet you have a joint in the centre - it is a nightmare to try and fit a whole tile behind a toilet.
Second, fit the full tiles around your toilet.
Third, mark a rough guide (very rough sketch to keep your mind straight about where to nibble) of the cut you need to make.
Fourth, lay the tile exactly in an adjacent line (either with adjacent horizontal; or vertical tile) and mark the point between edge of the set tile and toilet, on your tile to be cut, so that you have a starting point.
Fifth, get a marker rod/ruler (Rubi TS lateral stops are popular for this). Place it exactly up against the toilet base, and mark the position on your marker, of the mark made on the tile to be cut. Now use the rod as a template marker - keeping it exactly at 90 degrees to the tile, move it inch by inch around the toilet base. Mark on your tile, the point on your rod that was transfered from your tile - effectively you will quickly mark the shape of the cut exactly onto the tile.
Once the tile is marked up, use a wet cutter to cut out most of the waste tile, the use nibblers to get to the exact marked line. Until you get confident with your marking, always cut too little. As you cut more away you can place your tile against the toilet, and use a pencil to fully mark the final cut.
This really works well, is so much more professional than DIY or paper templates, and wont get you laughed off the first building site you work on.
However, If the tile is bigger than the gap between the toilet and adjacent wall, either partially cut away known waste on the tile until you can get a proper marking on it, or you may need to use a short ruler to mark a straight line adjacent to the toilet, or measure distance to toilet base at 1" intervals, then transfer to tile.
This may sound complicated at first, but I haven't time to photograph this in practice - sorry.
And to all you paper templaters.... bah humbug! :lol::lol::lol:
learn forum etiquette and be nice to others rather than criticise methods you do not use... the template technique was around well before you even dreamed of being a tiler , so think before you type.I love it when everyone gets all agitated
This and your other reply about You love agitating other members is bordering in Forum Trolling and if continued is a ban'able offence.
learn forum etiquette and be nice to others rather than criticise methods you do not use... the template technique was around well before you even dreamed of being a tiler , so think before you type.
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