Getting floor tiles square?

[Rob01]

Hi all,

Just wondering what the best methods are of getting your floor tiles square i know using a square is a good start but it could be square but going to the the right or left etc as i guess most rooms are out.

thanks rob.

[Brinkley]

tape measure set sqare straight edge and chalkline

[paul78]

exactly what brinkley said, and easily spend an hour measuring the room out laying them dry, planning your first tile so you dont have silly little ugly cuts. the key is in the PREP!!

[johnryan]

pythagorus!

[Alan.P]

Laser square, a few measurements going off strategic points like centre of door, unit layouts etc, and then get the best line you can, not forgetting that not a lot of rooms are going to be perfectly square.

[Alan.P]

pythagorus!

That's another way, the 3 4 5 method

[johnryan]

That's another way, the 3 4 5 method

that's the one. though a tile laser is a bit quicker

[Mike]

i use the 3 4 5 method to check/mark a room. e.g. if one wall is 3 metres and another 4 metres if the room is square it will measuse 5 metres from corner to corner. obviously you can scale up/down the 3 4 5 e.g. 1200mm 1600mm 2000mm

[Mike]

That's another way, the 3 4 5 method

i was too slow lol

[Alan.P]

LOL, I haven't / didn't have the luxury of time on the last contract, new build houses, never square square, go for centre of door and the rest as I said above, in out floor done, tidied up and onto the next room ..... next lol

[Rob01]

thanks all like u say i think taking the time to stop scratch your head thinking about where its going is probably best thanks all

[Daz]

As above, Pythagorus is your friend.
I always find my preferred datum and "3,4,5" from that.
If it's a small area then just dry lay a few tiles.

[pjc]

that's the one. though a tile laser is a bit quicker

laser aint any good on a big floor i tend to use 4.2 5.6 7 mts and string for my centre as if your floor is 70ts long the laser dot is a bit large or faint

[IvegotsTILE]

Same as above but I always find dry laying a few from centre of the door and using your eye has never failed me,your eye doesn't lie

[cornish_crofter]

I'm about to do our conservatory and am seriously thinking of setting the first few tiles out with a square, then screwing battens into the floor and tiling up to them from one side to get some perfect lines.

No it's not got ufh

[SR Tiling]

3,4,5 Never lies!