How to cut floor tiles around shower tray

[macten]

There's been a lot of posts on here about cutting around obstacles so thought I'd post some pics of how I do it since I had a lot of these to do around the curved shower tray today.

Full tiles are down:
I place spacer to measure up to and also leave a couple of mm movement gap against obstacle.

Measure both sides:

Transfer these 2 measurements to the tile to be cut.
I then use my Jakarflex (solder wire is just as good) to replicate the curve:

Then transfer to the 2 marks on the tile made from the previous measurements:


Cut tile and it will fit every time:

[Abstract tiling]

real good idea where did you get the flex from??

[Colour Republic]

Great post, even more so because you made me google 'Jakarflex' and now I want one

So simple I can't think why I haven't seen somebody with one already, do they do a square version? that I would buy for woodwork scribbing

[Sir Ramic]

Great post, even more so because you made me goggle 'Jacarflex' and now I want one

So simple I can't think why I haven't seen somebody with one already, do they do a square version? that I would buy for woodwork scribbing

Google Jacarflex all you like but you wont get much....try Jakarflex and you will be better off

[Colour Republic]

Google Jacarflex all you like but you wont get much....try Jakarflex and you will be better off

you're wrong! it would appear all the ebay sellers are as bad at spelling as me

[Sir Ramic]

you're wrong! it would appear all the ebay sellers are as bad at spelling as me

You must have a different Ebay to me and you did say Google not Ebay ....well actually you said goggle

[Colour Republic]

You must have a different Ebay to me and you did say Google not Ebay ....well actually you said goggle

Don't know what you are talking about read my first post!

I know you'll change it back with you mod rights

[Dave]

Last edited by Colour Republic; 2 Minutes Ago at 07:19 PM.. Reason: Trying to make Sir Ramic look stupid

Does that take much doing...

[Sir Ramic]

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Does that take much doing...

[Sir Ramic]

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Does that take much doing...

You know the old saying Dave, "You dont have to be stupid to work here but if you are it helps "

[Dave]

OH!! yes...helps big time...

[whitebeam]

Tried one of them could'nt get on with it, use paper to pattern the cut

[J.R Tiling]

Great tip that gonna get me one of them