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    Default Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    As the Title..........


    Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Cheers...

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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    This topic has been done over and over and you will get opinions stating both ways. Some say floor some say wall !!!
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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    many thanks, I new that was coming....lol......!!!

    I'm a newby but I would say floor first, then protect it so that you don't drop wall tiles and addy on it then you tile down the walls onto the floor and in my opinion that would look best.......!!!!!!

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    Each to their own !
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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    i tile the walls off a baton,then do the floor,and finish with the bottom row on top of floor

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmmadman View Post
    many thanks, I new that was coming....lol......!!!

    I'm a newby but I would say floor first, then protect it so that you don't drop wall tiles and addy on it then you tile down the walls onto the floor and in my opinion that would look best.......!!!!!!
    that's normally how I do it, but as Sir Ramic says, each to their own.

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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Quote Originally Posted by kilty55 View Post
    i tile the walls off a baton,then do the floor,and finish with the bottom row on top of floor
    that's the way i do it.

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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    I do it both ways..........

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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    i tend to tile the walls first in a bathroom with a floating floor if there is any movement then it wont break the silicone seal with movement up and down. And if its on a concrete floor then walls leave last row do floor then cut in last row as there wont be any movement to consider.

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    if you tile down to the floor you'll see all the cuts along the floor. tile the walls first then you can do a nice neat cut up to the walls without seeing all those cuts from a distance

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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Once you silicone the bottom, you cannot see which way it was done.. so do what works for you..

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    If the tiles are the same for the walls and floor and the grout lines follow through, I do the floor first..........

    But as said each to there own.
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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Mainly walls first, but if plumber needs to sort heights out for cabinets, toilets etc. etc. then floor first, there's no right or wrong way.
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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Thanks all, the thing is I cannot start the walls yet as I am having a window made, due next week! I have all this weekend free so would be silly to waste! So its UFH & tiling the floor for me......
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    Default Re: Do You Tile The Walls Or Floor First...?

    Quote Originally Posted by mmmadman View Post
    Thanks all, the thing is I cannot start the walls yet as I am having a window made, due next week! I have all this weekend free so would be silly to waste! So its UFH & tiling the floor for me......
    Make sure the floor is well covered when the plumber works in there, you don't to be changing a cracked/chipped tile with the under floor heating
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    Quote Originally Posted by whitebeam View Post
    Make sure the floor is well covered when the plumber works in there, you don't to be changing a cracked/chipped tile with the under floor heating
    Thanks, great point but I'm doing it all myself so all good, most of the plumbing is done now.....!!!

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