Order of work

[FreeD]

Hi all.

Just landed myself a couple of bathrooms and kitchen to be retiled. In both bathrooms the old suites and tiles are going to be ripped out and replaced floor and wall. Kitchen units and floor coverings also ripped out and replaced.

I take it its best to tile the whole floor before the new bathroom suite is installed?

And to work along side the plumber when tiling the walls?

And for the kitchen its best for the units to all be installed before the floor and splashback is tiled?

Thanks

Aaron

[woodie]

hello mate as for the bathroom get the bath fitted and do your work china goes in afterwards, kitchen the floor is up to you and the customer walls after units fitted my own kitchen floor i tiled wall to wall, all the best,Mike

[Rav daniels]

Hi mate, same as woodie on the bathroom
with kitchen i prefer it when everthing is installed, leaving kickboards off at the bottom(if any) and then tiling alittle under, then adjusting the kickboards and dropping them back on to tiles, makes the job alot neater, and saves time with the unneeded tiling, also you can tile straight off the work tops( as long as they are nice and plumb, and you get decent cuts at the top) hope this helps, all the best

[Spirit]

I prefer to tile the whole floor then fit the units on top. Particularly when UFCH is used, the extra height could cause a problem with appliances if the units are fitted before tiling.

I also like to think that my lovely tiled floors will last longer than a few MDF boxes so it is easier to alter the kitchen layout if the whole floor is tiled.

That said, I don't mind either way, a lot depends on the client and kitchen fitter.

[FreeD]

The kitchen you mention about appliances if i have to tile upto them e.g a dishwasher do i just tile upto the edge? or remove first?

thanks

[Dave]

If it is free standing then tile under........if integrated then tile upto......

[FreeD]

Thanks All

Just found another thread on this subject:

Kitchen appliances

thanks all i'll inform customer of options and let her make the decision

[Spirit]

The trouble with tiling up to an appliance is that the fitter will curse you, particularly if it goes wrong in the future. When the appliance is pushed back into the hole, it will drop down behind the tiles, making it difficult to get to the adjusters on the legs. If the appliance needs to be removed for maintenance, the legs have to be lowered again and then it has to be lifted over the lip of the tiles. The clever installers, after having a little swear, stick a piece of 1/2" ply on the floor to bring it level to the tiles.