Floor or wall first??

[j_superstar]

Probably apparent from the title!! I'm going to be tiling both the floor and the wall in a room where the wall tiling will meet the floor. Is it best to tile the wall or floor first.....my concencus would be to do the wall first but please correct me if I'm wrong!! Cheers.

[Dave]

You can do it either way..........do you have matching wall and floor tiles.......

[doug boardley]

if you do floor first, not that it matters, but be sure to cover it well before doing walls, I use card on a roll it doesn't scratch floor tiles or grout and afterwards just roll it up and bin it!

[tile55]

My personal preference is normally the floor first.
The finish you will get when the floor tiles meet the wall tiles will be better, and then you just run a silicon seal along the bottom.

[Dave]

My personal preference is normally the floor first.
The finish you will get when the floor tiles meet the wall tiles will be better, and then you just run a silicon seal along the bottom.

Once you have siliconed..you can't tell which way it is done.......so either way is OK...

It's just a preference thing IMO....

[doug boardley]

if floor and wall tiles are running through together though it's best to do floor first so that your wall tiles on all four sides can marry up with your floor tiles imo

[BrianMcBride]

either way is ok. however for me I will always start with the floor layout first (get the right layout that looks good) then hit the wall second. Just make sure the grout lines meet if you are using the same tiles for the floor as the walls.

[Rob Z]

Another vote for floors first (usually).

[j_superstar]

Cheers for everyone's responses, the tiles don't match they are completely different!! think i'll probably go for the wall first purely down to the fact that if i drop any wall tiles they won't smash my newly laid floor!!! Thanks for everyone's input appreciate it

[medlar]

its a personal choice mate

[Fekin]

My personal preference is normally the floor first.
The finish you will get when the floor tiles meet the wall tiles will be better.

How is the finish better doing the floor first tile55 ?

[david campbell]

i must be strange i'd do the walls leaving the bottom tile of then putting it on last(depends the teacher though)am i the only one who uses this strange practice???????????

[graham31]

Any i've done i've started with the walls incase i have any wee accidents dropping tiles or addy on the newly laid floor.(not that this happens but it only takes once)
But if i need to match the walls and floors i do the floor 1st.

Have i just contradicted myself their? mmmm

[david campbell]

doesn't sound like you have had any mad customers wanting it all to tie in,come to think of it cant remember last time any customer has asked for that! does it still happen??????

[daveshack]

[daveshack]

Exactly what i do usually, plus cutting wall tile to the floor tile will cover any expansion gap required...

[doug boardley]

How is the finish better doing the floor first tile55 ?

Is it 'cos you can hide perimeter joint under the wall tiles?

[bathroomboy]

i must be strange i'd do the walls leaving the bottom tile of then putting it on last(depends the teacher though)am i the only one who uses this strange practice???????????

I do exactly the same other wise floor will be full of dirt and addy,and another reason less chance of damage to the floor, only takes a dropped tile for disaster.

[pjc]

I do exactly the same other wise floor will be full of dirt and addy,and another reason less chance of damage to the floor, only takes a dropped tile for disaster.

thats me as well i also think it makes a better finish in some situations :Pete

[tile55]

How is the finish better doing the floor first tile55 ?

After laying floor tiles first, your floor should be nice and level to give a perfect base to lay the wall tiles on.
How many floor substrates do you know which are completely level, plus I find that it gives a better seal for water ingress.

As said before, it's more of a personal thing more than anything else, but through experiance I have settled on this method.

[doug boardley]

to be honest, it all depends what mood I'm in, if I feel like doing walls first I will, and vice versa!, if matching up isn't an issue, I've not really found any outweighing advantages either way!

[tile55]

What do you guys do if there are already tiles or lino on the floor, (Bathroomboy graham31),
does that mean that the original floor will get damaged, care and attention to the clients property is paramount to me, so floor will be covered, work tops in kitchen would be covered and also stairs are covered if I'm working in a bathroom upstairs.

Not having a go at anyone, but you have to be carefull doing what we do, mind fingers, hands, backs and knees.

Be good, be lucky............

[bobbin]

Floor first for me, always been that way, and it works fine for me.

Either way, it's the end result that matters, not how we get there.

[hps1]

i must be strange i'd do the walls leaving the bottom tile of then putting it on last(depends the teacher though)am i the only one who uses this strange practice???????????

i agree with you david, i must be strange too

[div]

am the same walls 1st leaving bottom course off then floor then last course......must b just us guys north of the border

[doug boardley]

I did it that way for years but Dave said about tiling battenless so i gave it a whirl and it's a helluva lot quicker!

[pjc]

am the same walls 1st leaving bottom course off then floor then last course......must b just us guys north of the border

us down south 2 mate most of the guys i know do the same :Pete

[graham31]

What do you guys do if there are already tiles or lino on the floor, (Bathroomboy graham31),
does that mean that the original floor will get damaged, care and attention to the clients property is paramount to me, so floor will be covered, work tops in kitchen would be covered and also stairs are covered if I'm working in a bathroom upstairs.

Not having a go at anyone, but you have to be careful doing what we do, mind fingers, hands, backs and knees.

Be good, be lucky............

Mr tile55 that wasn't the question the original post was opinion asking walls or floor 1st.

But to answer yours if their tiles or vinyl or any other property of the client that could possibly get damaged then it's moved or cover up and OBVIOUSLEY care and attention is paramount.So far nothing has been damaged so must be doing something right.

[atec]

walls 1st for me,

[smokey1234x]

i must be strange i'd do the walls leaving the bottom tile of then putting it on last(depends the teacher though)am i the only one who uses this strange practice???????????

i also use this way
if doin a bathroom i would tile walls stop at 4oclock on the first day and tile the floor ,b4 the bottom tile is placed on the wall