walls or floor first

[connors12345]

as above what order do you all think is best
thanks

[charlie1]

Walls then floors for me, or walls minus bottom row then floor then bottom row of wall.

[grumpygrouter]

I always try to do walls first. You don't have to worry about dropping stuff or making a mess of your new floor that way.

[bobbin]

Have we not already had this thread discussion? Or is that just me

[medlar]

walls first for me

think this was a thread title about 2 weeks ago

[dangerSteve]

If your grout lines need to line up from wall to floor then I would do the floor first, this makes the walls a peice of cake to line up perfectly, with little effort. Also if you lay them level you can tile straight off the floor no battens needed, just make sure you have a good cover up first.... thats why god gave us dust-sheets!!

Stevo

[doug boardley]

walls first apart frm bottom course,then floor leaving an expansion gap to perimeter,grout floor and cover up with cardboard ( I find this way stops floor joints getting filled up with crap), then bottom course of wall tiles and grout walls, hey presto!

[pjc]

i always tiled and grouted the walls first leaving the bottom row out then tiled and grouted the floor then the bottom row of the walls if pos :Pete

[doug boardley]

i always tiled and grouted the walls first leaving the bottom row out then tiled and grouted the floor then the bottom row of the walls if pos :Pete

do you not find bottom course looks "patched in"? when I've done it that way I've struggled to get a smooth joint where new grout meets old. imo

[woodie]

hi buddy allways do the walls first else you'll end up with a mighty mesh on your lovely floor. all the best Mike

[pjc]

do you not find bottom course looks "patched in"? when I've done it that way I've struggled to get a smooth joint where new grout meets old. imo

never had a problem in 27 years lol

[doug boardley]

never had a problem in 27 years lol

been in it as long as me then!lol

[bobbin]

I have always done the floor first and then the walls, I have huge dust sheets that cover the floor to stop crap getting in between the tiles. Then tile the walls and grout the walls. Prefer this to get the wall tiles meeting nice against the floor tiles. Then grout the floor.

Just the way I like to do it, not saying it's right or wrong, just the way I like it

[BDS]

I Tile walls first from battons up leaving bottom row out,then put floor down and grout.cover up well with what ever keeps it clean and protected and then put last/bottom row of wall tiles in then grout the full walls in one go thats how i do them but people have different methods its what ever you find best,horses for courses and all that

[Oli]

Walls fist 9 times out of 10 for me

[Taz8130]

I always try to do walls first. You don't have to worry about dropping stuff or making a mess of your new floor that way.

Ditto !!