step advise please

[shogun rua]

hi,

When doing steps do you do riser,,tread,riser,tread, or all the risers then the treads?

Cheers

Paul

[nybor62]

personally i do the risers first

[finlay]

I Generally do all risers first

[TT Tiling]

same as above

[deanotile]

same as above for me

[doug boardley]

and me too

[CJ]

As all of the Above

[shogun rua]

Thanks to everybody who replied, is there any tips you can share when doing steps?

Thanks

Paul

[doug boardley]

when you do your risers, make sure they are perfectly straight to avoid any overhang from the treads

[shogun rua]

when you do your risers, make sure they are perfectly straight to avoid any overhang from the treads

Hi Doug,

Thanks for the tip i did that, anymore?

Cheers

Paul

[doug boardley]

I normally string a line down the steps to make sure that when I do the risers, they are all in line and the treads just sit in perfectly

[shogun rua]

I normally string a line down the steps to make sure that when I do the risers, they are all in line and the treads just sit in perfectly

Cheers Doug

[tfs]

you could snap a string line across the centre of each step (across each step, one side to the other) and measure an equal distance form the line when fixing every tile to the risers. This will ensure that you are fitting square and parralel/straight to assist in avoiding any overhang when your steps are in bad nick.

In addition to what doug suggested

[tfs]

here is an example mate


You can use a tring or just mark out on all steps using a flat square.

Check all steps with level/ straight edge for flatness and level

Check all treads and risers for discrepancies in size and to see how square they are and to establish whether or not they all run parallel, measure each side and the middle of every step to see if the are the same size (if not this is were the centre lines come in as you can fix tiles on the risers at an equal distance to the centre line that runs across the tread)

Butter all tiles and lay a slurry onto steps with flat trowel to leave no voids for water to get into, hopefully eliminating the chances of the tiles delaminating in the cold weather.

[whitebeam]

Could use a laser to keep the centre line

[shogun rua]

Could use a laser to keep the centre line

Cheers mate, i tried couldnt see it lol

[shogun rua]

here is an example mate

Cheers for the advise cant see the pic though!

cheers

[david campbell]

dont put small cuts at the end it looks silly

[tfs]

Cheers mate, i tried couldnt see it lol

scroll you r mouse onto the pic and should enlarge

[shogun rua]

dont put small cuts at the end it looks silly

Aye i tried that but coundnt avoid at one bit

cheers

Paul

[david campbell]

Aye i tried that but coundnt avoid at one bit

cheers

Paul

would personally prefer to take 20mm or something off the second end tiles than end up with sill cuts at the end if possible,works better with quarries and can not always be possible with other types

[shogun rua]

would personally prefer to take 20mm or something off the second end tiles than end up with sill cuts at the end if possible,works better with quarries and can not always be possible with other types

Aye great tip mate cheers

[shogun rua]

here is an example mate


You can use a tring or just mark out on all steps using a flat square.

Check all steps with level/ straight edge for flatness and level

Check all treads and risers for discrepancies in size and to see how square they are and to establish whether or not they all run parallel, measure each side and the middle of every step to see if the are the same size (if not this is were the centre lines come in as you can fix tiles on the risers at an equal distance to the centre line that runs across the tread)

Butter all tiles and lay a slurry onto steps with flat trowel to leave no voids for water to get into, hopefully eliminating the chances of the tiles delaminating in the cold weather.

Thanks alot mate some great advise right there thanks

did you take that pic from a book?

Cheers

Paul

[tfs]

no mate, just fiddled about to draw it on word document!

[shogun rua]

no mate, just fiddled about to draw it on word document!

Thank mate i appriciate it

[doug boardley]

no mate, just fiddled about to draw it on word document!

clever beggar!!