Help!: Floor tiles under wall tiles???

[roy8754]

Need some advise please. I'm about to start tiling my bathroom all walls and floor. My question is, would i put the floor tiles under the wall tiles, or finish all the walls then butt the floor tiles to the wall tiles. Many thanks. Roy.

[Droopy]

Either way is fine.

I prefer to tile all the walls first.
Others leave out the bottom cuts untill the floor is done
And other do the floor first, but they are mental

If you put a bead of silicone around where both meet, as you should, you wont know which way it has been done , anyway.

[pjc]

put the floor tiles under the wall tiles :Pete

[garythetiler]

Originally Posted by pjc

put the floor tiles under the wall tiles :Pete

i agree

[grumpygrouter]

I do walls first then floors. Don't see what difference it make though, personally.

[Sir Ramic]

Floor 1st for me

walls 1st (to the floor ) then ply and tile the floor
wood expands and contracts and"could " put presher on the wall tiles , loosening them in time

[Grace'sDad]

Originally Posted by pjtiler

walls 1st (to the floor ) then ply and tile the floor
wood expands and contracts and"could " put presher on the wall tiles , loosening them in time

Wood expands and contracts laterally WAY more than vertically! If the floor swelled enough to pop off the wall tiles - i think the wall tiles would be the smallest problem

I always tile walls first, leaving off the bottom row. Tile the floor nice and tight (not too tight, mind!) to the wall and then drop the last row of wall tiles down to the floor (using a 1mm spacer on the floor) and silicone where the wall meets the floor - thus allowing for slight expansion & contraction

Originally Posted by Grace'sDad

Wood expands and contracts laterally WAY more than vertically! If the floor swelled enough to pop off the wall tiles - i think the wall tiles would be the smallest problem

I always tile walls first, leaving off the bottom row. Tile the floor nice and tight (not too tight, mind!) to the wall and then drop the last row of wall tiles down to the floor (using a 1mm spacer on the floor) and silicone where the wall meets the floor - thus allowing for slight expansion & contraction

if it works for you bud fine
seems like your making extra work to me
but wot the f£ck do i know

[Dave]

NO 2 tilers will work the same way........both ways are correct as long as you leave expansion room and then silicone the joint , then no probs......

[MICK the Tiler]

It can be done both ways,but here's something to keep in mind. If the floor tile is laid first and the wall tile comes down over it the floor tile acts like a flashing with the wall tile on top to redirect water away from the joint.

If you lay the walls first then cut the floor to the walls even though it is siliconed the integrity of the joint is compromised and over time water will enter the horizontal joint and move under the floor tiles.

Obviously it isn't critical in open floor areas that don't see a lot of moisture, but in the confines of a shower recess it is critical for the water to be deflected away from the joint.

Here's another example, You wouldn't dream of tiling the walls first then installing a shower tray pushed up to the tiles? then say the silicone will hide any joint and it should be fine. Water will indeed find its way between the tray and the tile. Your tiling is no different.

Down here the Australian standard states that wall tiles must come over the top of the floor tiles for the very reasons that I state above.

If you are in doubt as to what you think is the correct method you should consult a copy of your local british standards.