wall or floor first?

[Tony73]

Have noticed some tilers do walls first and floor after( floor tile against wall tile). I allways do wall tile on top of floor tile. is there any difference?

 

[charlie1]

Wall first, why tile floor then wait to tile wall?

 

[John Benton]

I always do walls first where possible. What if you damage the floor once complete when fixing to walls?

 

[Tony73]

you even do same way in wet room?

 

[Ian]

Normally do walls first leaving out bottom cut, then do floor and put in last cut on top. I don't like walking around on a newly laid floor, if the walls take 3 days to do, that's 24 hours of unnecessary footfall on adhesive that will not have cured to full strength.


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[doug boardley]

If grout lines are to match up, I do floors first so I can follow the plan view up the walls. This , obviously only works with square tiles.

 

[Tony73]

Normally do walls first leaving out bottom cut, then do floor and put in last cut on top. I don't like walking around on a newly laid floor, if the walls take 3 days to do, that's 24 hours of unnecessary footfall on adhesive that will not have cured to full strength.


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some times i do same way, but allways wall tile sits on top of floor tile (less chance any water get through)

 

[Ian]

some times i do same way, but allways wall tile sits on top of floor tile (less chance any water get through)

Yeah, I like the wall tiles to sit ontop of the floor as well.


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[White Room]

If grout lines are to match up, I do floors first so I can follow the plan view up the walls. This , obviously only works with square tiles.

Same as Doug....

 

[John Benton]

Has anyone who fixes the floor tiles first ever damaged or any other trade been in and damaged prior or during the fixing of wall tiles?

 

[White Room]

Allways cover the floor tiles with a dense carboard on a roll...

 

[doug boardley]

I've never damaged any or known any other trades do so John.

 

[doug boardley]

my turn to say, "same as Mark"

 

[Tony73]

Has anyone who fixes the floor tiles first ever damaged or any other trade been in and damaged prior or during the fixing of wall tiles?

never in 10 years. and i strongly believe that wall tile should sit on floor tile as it's better seal etc. But wanted to hear from pro tilers

 

[John Benton]

never in 10 years. and i strongly believe that wall tile should sit on floor tile as it's better seal etc. But wanted to hear from pro tilers

I ask that because I had a plumber come in and fit a boiler on a kitchen floor I had tiled a while ago. He let brick dust, water, solder etc go all over floor despite reminding him before he arrived to cover the floor. Fortunately they were porcelain and I had sealed the grout, so there was no discolouration or staining. He was supposed to fit the boiler prior to tiling but he didn't turn up until a few days later. :yes: