Batons, levels, trackers - Tile Advice

[Bond]

I tend to screw timber legs onto battens, from floor,
Bath, shower etc. If I’ve breached wall tanking with nail etc, fill hole with silicone.

 

[Italy]

does not anyone use them?
maybe there are lower

 

[Waluigi]

Cool idea. How do the straight edges stay on or do you get a row in first so you have something to push against?

 

[acaciaguy]

I do walls down to baton. Floor tiles then bottom row of wall. I tend to us wooded baton but am interested in a metal system - save the trees and all

 

[Italy]

Cool idea. How do the straight edges stay on or do you get a row in first so you have something to push against?

if I understand, I put a bit of adhesive behind the aluminum lines.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

I thought I invented the screwing and old spirit level to the wall method.
On tanking I screw wooden battons to it to make legs.
I could never find a straight bit of wood.

 

[Waluigi]

if I understand, I put a bit of adhesive behind the aluminum lines.

Exactly what I meant.

 

[WetSaw]

you've never seen it because it's invisible.
in a few years you'll see the invisible tiles in the kitchen.
now they are 50/50% those who put and do not put tiles in the kitchen.

I know that the kitchen is considered furniture and not part of the house. I was surprised to see all of the second hand kitchens for sale when I first went to Italy.

 

[Spare Tool]

I use lengths of 12mm ply sliced up at local woodyard into 2" strips, somethings always puzzled me about using a level or metal straight edges, what do you do when the wall doesn't fit the exact size of the level (as in never) its easy enough to cut a batton to fit..

 

[acaciaguy]

I use lengths of 12mm ply sliced up at local woodyard into 2" strips, somethings always puzzled me about using a level or metal straight edges, what do you do when the wall doesn't fit the exact size of the level (as in never) its easy enough to cut a batton to fit..

Brilliant idea.

I have a rail saw. I’m going to do the same !

Lot cheaper than pine baton and straighter too!

 

[James De]

Cheers guys, I ended up using about 7 spirit levels propped up by shims around the bath, tiles and anything else I could get my bass on.. don’t think it turned out too badly?

 

[Andy Allen]

I use lengths of 12mm ply sliced up at local woodyard into 2" strips, somethings always puzzled me about using a level or metal straight edges, what do you do when the wall doesn't fit the exact size of the level (as in never) its easy enough to cut a batton to fit..

Cut the end off you spirit level....dohhh

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Non slip adhesive!

 

[Andy Allen]

Non slip adhesive!

For 600 X 300 porcelain tiles...

 

[Waluigi]

From a distance it looks reasonable, James but when you look at the windows, the trim and some of the lips, grout joints not lining up etc you soon realise that you have a lot to learn as to what would be considered acceptable.

You need to get things spot on in this game.

The large window reveal, small tile on the right. Did you really look at that after fixing and thing that was OK? You need to maintain your grout joints everywhere. No lips.