Where is the best place to start from.?

[py rookie]

hi there just starting my first job tiling,ive been asked to tile my friends bathroom walls,he has a window which is centre,/is that the best place to start?
thanks

 

[kilty55]

Re: Bathroom floor and wall tiling

hi rookie,yes centre your window and check how your cuts land,i always centre the window as long as its possibl of course,,what tiles and addy are you using?

 

[py rookie]

Re: Bathroom floor and wall tiling

dont kknow what tiles yet,i was gonna use tubbed addy

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Re: Bathroom floor and wall tiling

dont kknow what tiles yet,i was gonna use tubbed addy

Hi rookie, I would check tile size weight etc. Also what are the walls? (plaster? plasterboard?) Tubbed adhesive has limited use imo.

 

[kilty55]

Re: Bathroom floor and wall tiling

tubbed adhesive has it limits py,unless you have a perfectly flat wall and are using a small ceramic tile then its not the best one to use,the trouble is you cant use it to pack out behind your tiles to cope with uneven surfaces its also not suitable for larger tiles as it needs air contact to fully dry i would only say its useful for small kitchen splashbacks to be honest

if you buy a flexible bagged cement based addy then this will cope with most problems you might encounter plus it dries chemically so if your going to use a large tile tile you wont have any issues with waiting days and days for it to set,ask as many questions as you need mate this is the place for it were all here to learn

 

[doug boardley]

start good habits early py rookie, ditch the tubbed stuff

 

[py rookie]

thank you for the info,also im doing his kitchen walls and he wants a brick bond finish 6 x 3 tile,where do i start,the middle?

 

[doug boardley]

thank you for the info,also im doing his kitchen walls and he wants a brick bond finish 6 x 3 tile,where do i start,the middle?

If there's a cooker hood, I take a plumb line down from the centre of the gap and then work out towards the corners

 

[kilty55]

centre the cooker/hob

 

[TheWrightTiler]

centre the cooker/hob

likewise, centre the hob

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

<removed> I will try and talk you through setting out !

 

[DHTiling]

<removed> I will try and talk you through setting out !

You can of course do that in this thread so other members can gain from it..

 

[Dan]

I've removed the offer. Please simply use the forum to provide advice. We'd have nothing to chat about if we all simply offered to call one another.

Thanks.

 

[py rookie]

thanks aint started yet,will let you know when i start thanks