brick bond bathroom

[vince65]

Here goes...im laying brick bond tiling in my bathroom...The first course of tiles(all full tiles)when laid out gives me a small slither at the far end.Could start with a half tile but when it comes to the second course Im gonna end up with the same prob...Any suggestions...Im a newbie when it comes to tiling but have good d i y skills...thanks fellas

[mikethetile]

try a 3/4 bond

[david campbell]

what size are the tiles?

[vince65]

33x25cm

[david campbell]

what about taking 40mm of the first tile?
would that not look ok,it would leave you starting with a 290 & 125 cut,more cuts but should look ok

[Scott]

If it doesnt work out shift the pattern down the wall until the slither has gone. Id rather have it off centre than have a slither that will always draw your eye.

[vince65]

cheers guys....what do you mean shift the pattern down the wall,the slither is 3cm and im using full tlies on the first row,cheers

[diamondtiling]

cheers guys....what do you mean shift the pattern down the wall,the slither is 3cm and im using full tlies on the first row,cheers

He means move the tiles along to get the best look, have you tried moving your first row along so that you have equal cuts at each end?

[david campbell]

cheers guys....what do you mean shift the pattern down the wall,the slither is 3cm and im using full tlies on the first row,cheers

using my idea gives you a 70mm and 235mm cut,doesn't look to bad you could always chop another 20/30mm giving you 90/100mm and 155/165mm and would still look ok

[Scott]

Vince (welcome by the way) have you worked the pattern from the centre of the wall? If so then if you have a slither it should be at BOTH ends? You only said one which makes me think your starting from one end with a full tile.....

[andy8758]

Here goes...im laying brick bond tiling in my bathroom...The first course of tiles(all full tiles)when laid out gives me a small slither at the far end.Could start with a half tile but when it comes to the second course Im gonna end up with the same prob...

Vince, standard tiling practice is to mark the centre of the wall and start the brickbond there. Centre tile or edges of 2 tiles to the centre line, and tile to each corner. That way you should end up with an even tile distribution and no slivers at the corners. However if it is a window wall, start tiling from the centre of the window to ensure even tiling around the window.

Of course it does not always work out ideally - and there may still be a wall where a small cut could be inevitable. What you need to do is pencil mark the walls using using a tile as a guide (remember to include 2mm space between tiles) before you put any up to see what problems occur when reaching corners, ceilings and other obstructions. Ultimately you may have to reach a compromise because of the room dimensions - in which case refer to the customer (you, your partner, or mother-in-law) and see what they would prefer - then you can tile confiently knowing that if it dont look right... you only did what they told you to do!

Good luck.

[vince65]

yes your right,i have a sliver each end...told you i was a newbie...any ideas...please be patient lol

[diamondtiling]

Move the middle tile to the left by half its length.

[timeless john]

Lay your tiles accross the room so you see the broken bond pattern and not straight lines.