newbie needs help please

[masonchat]

hi all , i am new here , hoping to learn a lot , i am a mason by trade block/brick/stone.

i have done a few tiling jobs , i believe your trade and mine share mainly the same skill sets,

i am doing a job at the moment , kitchen was 600 square porcelain tiles which went fine.
but i am having major probs in the hall , 450 square porcelain tiles diagonal bond with 100mm*100 diamond mosaics thrown in for fun.

my problem is the hall is very off square and i can not safely Parallel off any of the walls , so what is the best way and point to start this job from, so i can get a straight line on my mosaics down the hall.

i know the cuts will vary as the hall goes on as it is so off square but i must get those mosaics straight ,

any advise much appreciated

[doug boardley]

is it a long narrow hallway, or a squarish one masonchat?

[masonchat]

its about 6m long on one side straight through. 2.1 wide

[doug boardley]

obviously I've not seen it, but from what you say I'd find the centre at both ends and ping a chalk line and work out from there to give best cuts up the skirtings

[masonchat]

should i just get the center line in the lenght and work out from that and use a square to get a starting line across ??

[masonchat]

lol great minds think alike , im worried it will look very twisted though, a nightmare of a job, it is a very very ols house that should have been knocked , it was bar the 4 main walls which were old clay and stone, which were going in every direction, there is just no way i can do a perfect job on this but if i can get the line of mosaics acceptable i wouldnt give a hoot if the cuts were off a bit , im not a magician

[doug boardley]

yep, that'd give you a good starting point