Tiling bathroom full tile around bath

[marksim]

Hey I have a bathroom to tile, I am going to set the tiles out so I tile full tile around the baht as the cuts work out well to the ceiling and floor. I want to ask when I get to the end of the bath is it a case of entending a level line from the bottom of the last tile. Extend this line all the way around the room and but tiling battens around. I am going to tile from the centre of each wall out to get equal cuts either side. Thanks for any advice.


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[marksim]

Also the tiles are 400mm by 250mm are these best tiled verticaly with them having a heigt of 400m of horizontal with a height of 250mm. Thanks for any advice

 

[Mike]

i never start with a full tile on the bath as they're rarely dead level and are often 'bowed' slightly but if you do manage to tile it like that i would drop down another tile before affixing battens to the wall so as less working 'downwards'

 

[White Room]

I allways cut to the top of the bath, as said above..

 

[craigdon]

Which ever way you lay them, horizontally or vertically, is nothing but personal choice. I also never tile off the bath because they are very rarely level, straight and could leave you with some large gaps.

 

[marksim]

i never start with a full tile on the bath as they're rarely dead level and are often 'bowed' slightly but if you do manage to tile it like that i would drop down another tile before affixing battens to the wall so as less working 'downwards'

Thanks so if I do as you say then do a level line all the way around the room and attach battens it should all marry up as the joints meet at the corners?

 

[Mike]

I only 'batten' one wall at a time, one end of the batten will be tight up underneath the tile on the previous wall. for the 4th wall the batten or line will go from under the tiles on the first and 3rd wall. i hope you understand what i mean

 

[craigdon]

It should, but do keep a check of the level as you tile and make any adjustments to keep it level as you go.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

A datum line is a must imo, if you do a forum search you may find some good advice re. setting out using a staff, gauge stick or the like, using this method you can plan where your cuts will fall. Good luck

 

[marksim]

ok thank you is tiling with a full tile around the bath a realy bad idea then ? Even if the baths level and I get that row on level?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

If your bath is level (which is rare) and it gives you good size cuts to ceiling, floor, cill, soffit etc. Go for it, but do check before you start, (never fix your first tile, until you know where your last one will go).

 

[Gall.B]

i never start with a full tile on the bath as they're rarely dead level and are often 'bowed' slightly but if you do manage to tile it like that i would drop down another tile before affixing battens to the wall so as less working 'downwards'

Totaly agree with Mike, also fuill the bath with water before tiling down to it and leave over night.
Hope you are using powder addy with a tile that size