need help around windows

[conehead irelan]

need help .i nail my batten on level .do my window revals 1st stick my beads on nxt ,then lay my tiles but wen i get above the window the last tile i go 2 lay just above the bead doesnt fit so i have 2 cut it....is this the same with every1.i need help cus the ****** thing doesnt look right to me

[Sir Ramic]

Then you must be out of plumb somewhere.

Tile around window 1st and then inside reveals.

[conehead irelan]

also we i grout the walls white.an go to grout the floor grey ,u can c a bit of the gey on the whie grout,any tips

[conehead irelan]

i thought that .how do i tile around window first .will i put batten above bead .tht sounds abit trickey .will the grout lines not be the same wen i go to put the last tiles in

[Varley]

The main reason for this is that the walls are mostly all over the place around windows, so normally need a little jigging about or some good prep work beforehand to level the walls off, window reveals can be tricky, i effing hate them!

[Varley]

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[redeye1979]

i had the same problem when i done m first bathroom and i battered my head for ages, i'm still not 100% sure on how to remedy it but the last one i done was better so i either got lucky (prob) or leanred my lesson (prob not)!!

[aj ball]

centre the window check the reveals are straight if not cut the tiles all the same from the furtherest point so when you put them up you create a straight reveal because if you don't and cut on the pee when you put your trim on it will pick it up and it will look awful then back fill so the inside of the reveal becomes level with the tile best to leave over night to set depending on how much filling needs to be done it work's everytime can be a bit of a pain to do but it show's in the finish let me know how you get on good luck

[conehead irelan]

sum1 told me 2 batten out around top of window and start there an work yourway down .doesnt sound right 2 me cus id prob hav the same problem at the bottom of the window.wat bout if i plumb a batten up the side of the wall as well as level the bottom .will this help .goin 2 try this in nxt job .an wats the craic wit holes i was told 2 price each hole in2 the job price ,as well as my sq mtr price,f so how much , am i cuttin myself short in not doing this

[Varley]

an wats the craic wit holes i was told 2 price each hole in2 the job price ,as well as my sq mtr price,f so how much , am i cuttin myself short in not doing this

You certainly are mate, I always charge for drilling, even more so if it is stone as those diamond drill bits are pricey to be replacing every month or so, not to mention the extra time it takes.

[conehead irelan]

yeah i thought so how much per hole.do u have an advise about my problem

[lendini]

Would not at all batten down at all it all gets confusing.Just centre up window make sure you get good cuts either side of lower corners and top corner.keep a good level line up important.tile up sides making sure you stay square in window frame all around as when using beading you are going to have gaps otherwise.This is wher your attention to being level comes in.if you done your homework your last tile around window should meet leaving you a grout joint.If it is out be sure to tease the tiles (open or close the grout joints to get get it all perfect.If tiling near a shower window remember to angle to tiles slightly to give the window reveal a run off for the water

[lendini]

extra pricing i use is £25-00 around a window

toilet £25.00 bottom £25.00 cistern

sink £25.00 top bottom £25.00 up underneath

£5.00 per mtr for border tiles linear

£10.00 per hole cut as i use macrist bits at £60 per bit plus

diamond/brickbond at £28.00 per mtr sq

large format £28.00 per sq mtr

basic tiling £25.00

bet you lot going shred me know har har ( be good)

[conehead irelan]

any good books out there on it .i bought the stanley tile book but its ***in ****e,theres 2 much other stuff in it an not enough bout the tec side 2 tiling

[conehead irelan]

didnt understand all dat .i charge 15 euro sq mtr all over .floors an walls .do i price the window sq .i just measure the revals an price them

[redeye1979]

setting tile by michael byrne, great book (IMO)

[cam_low]

I would try and help you conehead however you seem to communicate in a weird version of english.

Nevermind, it appears others can understand you.

[conehead irelan]

its just quicker 4 me ,im a bit dislexic