tiling floor

[daz1968]

where is the best place to start tiling on a floor

 

[doug boardley]

depends on the layout Daz, if it's a regular shaped floor, I find the centre and work to it so opposite sides have the same size cuts, a good tip is to work towards your doorway too!!

 

[diamondtiling]

I find the centres and work out all the cuts, once I know where the first line of full tiles will be closest to the wall I start there, put all the cuts in as I go and work to the door.
Make the floor out with a marker pen or use a guaging rod, try and make sure all cuts correspond to each other.

 

[daz1968]

I find the centres and work out all the cuts, once I know where the first line of full tiles will be closest to the wall I start there, put all the cuts in as I go and work to the door.
Make the floor out with a marker pen or use a guaging rod, try and make sure all cuts correspond to each other.

i have marked the centre of room , but was considering starting from one of the right angles and working towards the wall , filling in that quarter and repeating the process on the other right angles . does this make sense

 

[diamondtiling]

I would do row after row, maybe two at a time at most, cut as you go. what adhesive/grout are you using?

 

[albyshellshear]

i would look at the floor from the first angle i.e.doorway, if it would look better with full cuts to a certain area i would go with that so as the cut tiles are in a more hidden position, if the floor was a perfect square then maybe start in the middle and work out but always working to the doorway to make my escape........Alby

 

[doug boardley]

I agree with Dom, what i was trying to say was, find the centre and then work out where the courses start in correspondence to the centre, you can either use the centre of the tile to straddle your centre lines or place the tile edge up to your centre line (allowing for half a grout joint width).Once I've worked this out I normally start at the furthest point on the left hand side of the door and come through parallel with the door wall 2 or 3 rows deep, depending on the size of the tile and how far I can reach. easier to do than explain tho':lol:

 

[daz1968]

i would look at the floor from the first angle i.e.doorway, if it would look better with full cuts to a certain area i would go with that so as the cut tiles are in a more hidden position, if the floor was a perfect square then maybe start in the middle and work out but always working to the doorway to make my escape........Alby

iiam a plasterer by trade thats why the questions , the floor is a one off for afreind. the roomis a small kitchen 18 x 12 which is bare the units will be fitted once tiled, the room is pretty square so measured to get right angle in the centre so now ihave four sections i have guaged the cuts and are ok becuase of units and the doorway is over half a tile. iwould like to be able to complete one quarter of the room including cuts then start on the opposite quater etc till i reach the door , does this sound okay

 

[diamondtiling]

No, do a couple of rows at a time, completing box sections is not advisable

 

[daz1968]

No, do a couple of rows at a time, completing box sections is not advisable

i am not sure what you mean. do i strike my lines then with my straight edge as a guide start running rows down the center line towards the door and across the the bisecting line towards each wall!