Tiling Half a Wall Set out

[DavieA]

Im tiling a bathroom, the woman wants the tiles going half way up the walls so what im wondering is the correct method still to have equal cuts on bottom and top then trim or start with a full tile at the top and work down so u only have a cut at the bottom??

All helps appreciated

Cheers Guys

[Dave]

Full tile at the top....Always....finishing with a cut tile with halfway tiling will look crap...........try to adjust the height of the finished tiling to get a nice sized cut at the floor / bath etc.........but not always possible.........

[DavieA]

Thought as much but thought id ask the pros, cheers

[Fekin]

Yeah, I'd tile down from the max height they want it tiled to and have a cut tile at the floor.

[Turkish]

Agree with above! Of course!

Turkish

[Enzman]

would that mean if you start from the top and work your way down. would you place your first tile on the top or would you run a batton on the bottom and start from ther only leaving the cuts on bottom when you remove the batton?

[Dave]

Drop your first row down to the floor, then each consecutive row work back up to the datum line from the bottom tile ......much easier.....

[cmdceramics]

use trim and a full tile at the top. much neater finish. start at the top and work down. forget about batterns they just slow you down



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[bishbosh77]

Hi Dave
I have always used batterns when tiling walls, it would as you say be much faster to tile without them. Do you draw the datum line all round the room? and how do you stop the tiles slipping as you work from the top down?

Cheers

[Dave]

Start with your first row from the line down to the floor.....then just work from the bottom up in consecutive rows.....one row at a time if you see what i mean.........
Easy once you have done it.......