Setting Out And now I've got a setting out question

[sblunde]

Soon to begin setting out for my bathroom project. The bath is the focal point of the room. It's what you see as you walk in as the window is quite small and away to the side. You can only really see the window if you're lying in the bath.

For that reason, I wanted to set out with full tiles around the bath rim. More due to luck than judgement, the rim of the bath is is exactly three tiles' height off the levelled floor.

There's two ways I can approach this:

1) set out with full tiles above the bath rim. This means that the next tile down will have a very mean-looking L-cut around the boxing in (see pic). They are 600x300 tiles. This will, however, only happen at either end of the boxing.

2) set out with full tiles level with the top of the bath boxing, meaning that all tiles around the bath will have about 30mm off them, but there will be no fussy thin L-cut.

I am almost certain that (1) is the better option, to the extent that I am wondering why I am even asking the question, but would benefit from some reassurance!

[deanotile]

option 2 for me is the best but if you are happy with option 1 there is no reason why you can't do it

[sblunde]

Perhaps I should just ignore the happy coincidence in levels.

My concern is always that those 'mean' cuts really attact the eye, so I'll pencil it out again your way and see how it affects everything else.

[Sir Ramic]

Either way but I would go with option 2.

[aph257]

Option 2, but the window does need considering, you wouldn't want a sliver of a cut around it, as it will catch your eye when in the bath, or above door for that matter. Consider having about half a tile above Bath and therefore floor, that way if there is any run out in the floor you're covered. Are you sticking tiles vertically or horizontally?

[Bri]

Option 2 for me also, its a risky business coming off the bath/floor or out of a corner with a whole tile, you really are banking on everything being dead level all the way around the room. Set the whole room out for both options, drawing lots of tile size squares on the wall if necessary, and see which one you are most happy with

[sblunde]

horizontally. but yes, however I set out will be in a way that avoids slivers in any location. But - if that means having two tiny slivers at each end of the bath boxing, then that may end up being the best solution overall. The floor is pretty much spot on (SLC), so the bath boxing slivers would be balanced out by having a full tile both at floor level and at bath rim

[Bri]

I you take the 30mm you mentioned off the bath and floor cuts, you won't notice them on those size tiles, and it will give you 30mm to play with if anything does run out on the floor

[thomas]

option 2,always best 2 give urself a bit of play,peace of mind and no worrying halfway through it!!best of luck with it.