Wall or Floor - Which comes first?

[Tregah]

Evening all,

I'm doing a bathroom refit. Stripped it bare, re-studded due to previous owners bodge job and all the studwork had become rotten. - Plumbed everything ready for fit. Reboarded the Walls with cement board and taped all joints with silicon in the corners. The floors are clean and pva'd ready for the off.

My question is, which should done first, Floor or walls? Or is it a personnal choice?

And finally are there any top tips for tiling the bathroom?

Many thanks in advance

Graham

 

[Gazzer]

Oh please not PVA !

 

[Gazzer]

http://www.tilersforums.com/tile-adhesive-grout-substrate-preparation/2511-p-v-versus-primers.html

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Sorry Graham PVA is a swear word on here.:yikes:

 

[Tregah]

I did that because its a dusty concrete floor that will be therma boarded ready for heating wire then tiled. So its only to be used as a sealant. Otherwise, why no PVA?

Graham

 

[Tregah]

Understood Phil. Won't happen again

 

[joshtiler]

Hi Graham, I soon learnt not to use the pva word either!!! I always tile the Walls first simply to avoid splashing any adhesive or grout on a nice new tiled floor!!! Also if you drop a tool or tile on it you risk chipping a tile!!! Suppose it comes down to personal choice though. Hope that helps. Josh

 

[Tregah]

Josh,

Agree with you, good to have the nod to confirm my thoughts.

Many thanks

Graham

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

No problem Graham ,if you are picking up joints with floor and wall tiles, it can be easier to tile the floor first, providing you have set out both walls and floor to ensure good cuts to all areas. It is possible to do this and tile the walls first, but you need to be spot on with your square. Good luck.

 

[Tregah]

Phil,

Very good point, spanner in the works:mad2: as I do have a thing for straight lines/joints!!!

Remembered and logged

 

[Bubblecraft]

Walls first for me

 

[Andy Tiler]

walls first for me to and drop the bottom row of cuts in last on the walls.

 

[NZ_Tiler]

If the wall and floor tiles are the same size, you should line up the grout joints. Tiling the floor first makes this the easiest way to be sure the joints line up.
When setting out take some time to check that you wont end up with slithers of tiles. ie in corners, against door frames, windows etc... Try and keep it symmetrical with large cuts.

 

[Lodger]

I normally tile the floor first. This is mainly so I can get a better finish on the floor wall joint. Most of the floor tiles I have laid are always larger then the wall tiles so not able to line up grout lines. I just seem to get a better finish laying the floor first then scribing the bottom row of the wall tiles as I do with the top row of the tiles to the ceiling. Always good to tile the walls first as there is always a chance you may damage floor tiles and contaminate the grout on the floor.

 

[Stef]

I always try & tile the floor 1st, strike a line on the wall, cut bottoms then tile up from there,

If we dont have time though batten the walls at the 1st row then drop the bottom row down after the floor has been tiled.