Pictures: First Victorian floor

[grumpygrouter]

Here is my first Victorian floor. Interesting work!

http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/member...e27583-025.jpg

[whitebeam]

That looks classy Russ.

[garythetiler]

lovely pattern and a clean nice finish only slight improvemnt i would suggest is the border doesnt quite turn but apart from that lovely job

[Stewart]

Nice sharp looking floor you've done there.......

[Dave]

Well done Russ...

[grumpygrouter]

lovely pattern and a clean nice finish only slight improvemnt i would suggest is the border doesnt quite turn but apart from that lovely job

I puzzled over the border for quite a while for the corners, first instinct was to mitre it but it would have looked messy with the triangles so this was the best way I could think of to do it. How would you have done it mate?

[kilty55]

very nice russ

[CJ]

Looks the dogs danglie bits GG

[tommyzooom]

That looks spot on

What colour grout did you use??

[whitebeam]

I puzzled over the border for quite a while for the corners, first instinct was to mitre it but it would have looked messy with the triangles so this was the best way I could think of to do it. How would you have done it mate?

Could you have put 2 blacks together on the corner Russ..

I'm not being critical though Russ.

[grumpygrouter]

The grout was Ardex FS Light Grey.

[garythetiler]

I puzzled over the border for quite a while for the corners, first instinct was to mitre it but it would have looked messy with the triangles so this was the best way I could think of to do it. How would you have done it mate?

hard to say russ whenever i do anything like this i tend to do a diagram and try to work out the maths to get the border to work around

[jwatson]

The victorians sure did have class. And re created beautifully by you. love this sort of work; would never get tired of it so rewarding end product.
what size are the grout lines?

[b30 villain]

Very very nice bud

[suave]

nicey nice!

[Ian Colley]

That looks great well done

[user123]

I love this, it's so super tidy.. dead impressive.. I like the alternating beige and white triangles, too, it makes it look really fresh, well done Russell...

[stag]

Love your work!

[SR Tiling]

Really Nice!

[steve187]

nice floor, i have done a couple and the corners are always difficult to work out. lots of time spent but worth it.

[TF Ed]

you've done a lovely job there russ ;0)

ed

[Mike]

nice job there russ. i did a victorian floor a while back but it was designed to turn the corner on a full field tile. i mitred the thin borders but was corrected by timeless john that the victorians just butted them up

[GirlRacerRed]

Russ that is a splendid job, very well done

[grumpygrouter]

Could you have put 2 blacks together on the corner Russ..

I'm not being critical though Russ.

The problem was getting the angles right for the cut though. Knowing the customer likes things very symetrical, I/we decided that it would be neater to try and reduce the cuts to a minimum and keep it "clean"! I think the prolem with the border corners arises from the different colours coming together, it it was only 2 colours it may have worked out differently.

Keep the comments coming though, critical or otherwise as I want to do more of these and will take on board all suggestions.

[user123]

If I was to set foot on that hallway, I would not notice the corners, unless they were untidy, which they are not... I would notice how simply beautiful it all is, dead level, too ... and I don't think I'd be the only one ...

[grumpygrouter]

If I was to set foot on that hallway, I would not notice the corners, unless they were untidy, which they are not... I would notice how simply beautiful it all is, dead level, too ... and I don't think I'd be the only one ...

Thanks Gisela. It has been very well received by everyone that has seen it, some even been stopped in their tracks to look at it!! Gives you a nice feeling when you hear things like that.

[jay]

very nice and neat

have a bo peep here might answer your question regarding border Our victorian tile patterns make a feature out of any floor.


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