Wetroom tray envelope cut setting out challenge

[Dan]

Oi lay off him. He's my guru.

 

[Old Mod]

But you're my guru.

Oi lay off him. He's my guru.

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Kill me someone!!! Pleeeeeease!

 

[SB4U]

Guys. I've cut the tiles and laid them out today (@3_fall you'll be interested to know that I followed your advice and went for the overhang on the surrounding tiles).

However, I've encountered a problem. I completely failed to take into account that I need a grout line between the halves of the diagonally cut tiles!

I've not cemented the tiles down yet, do you think that if I got a tile file I'd be able to shave enough off to get a grout line? Or is there another way you can suggest, that hopefully won't involve getting a table saw and cutting new tiles.

Steve

 

[Qwerty]

In short, no. You will need a wet saw or a good blade and steady hand using an angle grinder. How were you proposing on cutting out for the drain?

 

[Mr Tiler]

How you get that room so square? Lol just jokin

 

[SB4U]

Thanks @Plan Tec Tiling I'm so disappointed. I don't know why I didn't think about the grout line. What a fool. Oh well, I suppose I'd better buy a wet saw.

I was simply going to cut the corners off the half tiles for the drain using my manual cutter. I'd only laid the drain on the top for the photo.

 

[Old Mod]

Looks good @SB4U nice job!

 

[Old Mod]

Thanks @Plan Tec Tiling I'm so disappointed. I don't know why I didn't think about the grout line. What a fool. Oh well, I suppose I'd better buy a wet saw.

I was simply going to cut the corners off the half tiles for the drain using my manual cutter. I'd only laid the drain on the top for the photo.

Steve,
Geoff ^^^^^is absolutely right that is the best way forward.
U could hire a wet cutter, maybe for even half a day, rather than the expense of buying one.
Depending on how hard the tile is u could also scribe your cut line with a mechanical cutter then using a pair of tile nippers remove the offcut.
Then tidy up the edge with a carbarundum stone.
It's fiddly work, but it can be done, depends how confident you are.

You managed the transition between the floor and tray then without too much bother?
Are u pleased with the result?

 

[SB4U]

I looked at hiring one but it seemed pretty expensive. Plus I would need to hire a transformer too. Might be just as well to buy one and sell it on ebay afterwards. Although all the ones in Screwfix etc look pretty rubbish really.

Tile isn't very hard but I did try scribing a line and nibbling it last night but the result looked pretty awful. That said, I didn't tidy the edge with a stone.

I think doing the tray as per your suggestion was definitely the best way of doing it. Obviously I've only laid the tiles in place at the moment but I like the way it looks. Hopefully (when I get the cuts done) I'll be able to get them bedded down evenly.

 

[Unused Account 1]

Do the former with mosaic ,it looks better ,and creates a feature that follows the former ,looks much better

 

[cbmltd]

If you've got a local worktop company who does granite or marble,take the tiles in and ask them to cut a couple of millimeters of each tile.should only take them a few minutes and if your nice enough or tell them your planning on getting your kitchen done they may even do it free

 

[Dan]

Hire a saw for a hour or take the tiles into topps tiles I think they do a tile cutting service still.

 

[SB4U]

As always, thank you all for your advice and support. I've ended up buying a cheapo wet saw from Wickes and cutting them again. It was actually better than I thought it might be and seems to have done the trick. They're a bit chipped on the edges but I've used a stone on them to get the worst off and I'm satisfied enough with the finish now.

Now to cut out for the drain and cement em in place. Gulp.

Thanks again.
Steve

 

[p4ulo]

Nice one @SB4U, that looks excellent, well done for persevering!!! A quick whip of grout over the lot and it'll look amazing!

 

[SB4U]

Many thanks @p4ulo mate. I'm pretty pleased with it. It took a lot of effort but I personally think these type of trays look better than mosaics.

One more question on this though... What should I use to fill between the tiles and and the edge of the drain? Grout or Silicon?