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rockyroo · 08-03-2008

Do you leave half a tile or less at top and bottom, for economical reasons, or do you go for the fuller tile top and bottom for cosmetic reasons?

**Raja** · 08-03-2008

hello mate try to expand a little on what u mean ?

If it is a floor i usally set out from centre draw a long cross and treat it as 4 different boxes then take each box indiviually

same principle with wall

rockyroo · 08-03-2008

Sorry just re-read post, not very clear, I meant on a wall, I know that you are sometimes dictated to by the size of the tile, but just wondered what the norm was, if there is one

NickH · 08-03-2008

Just depends on the other features in the room mate, you have to juggle all the different horizontals to get decent cuts on them all.

**wetdec** · 08-03-2008

It needs to look balanced, you dont want slivers of cuts anywhere it dont look good and it doesnt do you any favours. If your in a bathroom with a bath and window then you want to consider them. Get a mark in that gives you a nice ceiling and floor cut now try and juggle your mark up or down so you get a nice cut over the bath but dont get a ****e cut at the window sill and head. It sounds a bit deep but think about it and go slow, if you need to have 1 dodgy cut make it the floor one.

Hope this made some sense its a bit difficult to explain