Cutting round the bowl.

[Hawkofeagles]

Could someone please tell the the best way to cut a tile to shape to fit around the toilet. How do you mark it and cut it...

[Abstract tiling]

Could someone please tell the the best way to cut a tile to shape to fit around the toilet. How do you mark it and cut it...

make a template a piece of card or paper maybe this would help, otherwise take toilet out re-fit toilet you could also charge for this ,hope this helps

[doug boardley]

I keep a roll of card in my van, the type used as temp floor covering after tiling. I cut a piece same size as a tile and using pencil/stanley knife, scribe out a template and then transfer it onto a tile

[hillhead]

I just use a tape measure and a good profile gauge and works great every time.Oh and 4H pencil,lol.

[Sir Ramic]

Just offer the tile up to the pan, make a few marks, cut, offer up and cut again until it fits....rarely have to use more than one tile.

[doug boardley]

I just use a tape measure and a good profile gauge and works great every time.Oh and 4H pencil,lol.

and it looks well on your job of the month too Joe, ( all that scribing!)

[diamondtiling]

Just offer the tile up to the pan, make a few marks, cut, offer up and cut again until it fits....rarely have to use more than one tile.

that is for us tilers that are long in the tooth and know how to do it, Doug's idea would be best suited to you , get the template system sorted and then move on to more complicated systems,

[hillhead]

and it looks well on your job of the month too Joe, ( all that scribing!)

Cheers Doug,the gauge is priceless !! hope you have one?

[Alpha Omega]

I use a flexible gauge rule meant for technical drawing,

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[Hawkofeagles]

I use a flexible gauge rule meant for technical drawing,

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What a fantastic idea. Thanks for all your replies I know have a few methods to practice with as I normally take the bowl and basin out of the room but this customer dosen't want me to do that on this occasion.

[trevortine]

I never cut round them, always take them out, far better finish.

[beanz]

I use lining paper to make my stencil's.

[whitebeam]

I never cut round them, always take them out, far better finish.

Then with the hight difference everything will have to be adjusted, including your public liability

[diamondtiling]

Then with the hight difference everything will have to be adjusted, including your public liability

Whitebeam can you elaborate as to what the height difference might be? 15 mm? 20 mm ? its not difficult, you just buy an eliptical push on feed into the waste, cost? £2.95, sometimes I really have to question some of the trusted advisors reponses.

[LM Ceramics]

i tend to take out the sanitary but i also do plumbing now so i take them out before. i use the same method as sir ramic i tiled so many bathroom floors before with the potware in ive got used to it and i can cut really well round a toilet but it does look better when the stuff is taken out

as for the height difference a offset connector will sort that out

[whitebeam]

It is if you don't do plumbing and it's so easy when the screws that fit the sink to the wall then don't fit, then theres the toilet to be raised and the public liability question to be paid for.
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sometimes I really have to question some of the trusted advisors reponses.
As in what just mine or others.

[diamondtiling]

Then re-drill the screws for the sink, re- drill for the loo, fit an eliptical waste and bish bosh all done, dead easy, all the time.

[whitebeam]

Whitebeam can you elaborate as to what the height difference might be? 15 mm? 20 mm ? its not difficult, you just buy an eliptical push on feed into the waste, cost? £2.95, sometimes I really have to question some of the trusted advisors reponses.

As in what just mine or others.

It is if you don't do plumbing and it's so easy when the screws that fit the sink to the wall then don't fit, then theres the toilet to be raised and the public liability question to be paid for.


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[diamondtiling]

sorry whitebeam, these are normal everyday jobs that a tiler will come across, If you cant do them then learn how to. That way you do not have to turn work away because you cant re-fit a loo.

[STINGRAY30]

Just offer the tile up to the pan, make a few marks, cut, offer up and cut again until it fits....rarely have to use more than one tile.

thats the way i was taught during my nvq course.