Batons, levels, trackers - Tile Advice

[James De]

hello lovely people,

I currently use spirit levels with holes drilled in either end to secure to the wall to start my tiles from. However this is crap if I’ve tanked the area as I’m compromising the tanking. Same with timber batons.

What are your views on the adjustable tile trackers? Vitrex and Suretile do them.

Are there any other non destructive ways to baton out the first row of tiles? Espesially by the bath/shower tray?

Cheers

 

[Qwerty]

Adjustable baton stands work ok. Have used stacks of tiles before to support the baton

 

[James De]

Adjustable baton stands work ok. Have used stacks of tiles before to support the baton

Yeah good idea.. can just lay them on my bath boards cheers Plan Tec

 

[Albert]

you could try

 

[James De]

you could try View attachment 100785

Similar to the vitrex, cheers Albert

 

[GoneGuy]

I’ve got two sets of Rubi baton stands, I also use off cuts of tiles to prop up batons.
When I upgrade my spirit levels I use the old ones for batons

 

[Albert]

You can just prop up individual tiles with an offcut each end

 

[Andy Allen]

I use the floor.....

 

[Italy]

I use the floor.....

in the invisible kitchens no

 

[Flintstone]

I use the floor like Andy, I start with the cuts then work up. If I need to prop a row I will cut a strip of tile to size

 

[WetSaw]

in the invisible kitchens no

I've never seen that done in the UK, that's just some weird thing that Italians do

 

[hmtiling]

I prefer to do the walls excluding bottom course, the floor then bottom course. I bought rubi stands and got a bit of grief of a certain someone

 

[Italy]

I've never seen that done in the UK, that's just some weird thing that Italians do

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.

 

[Waluigi]

I tend to knock a straight edge into the wall, or level.

If it’s passing across tanking then I still bang a nail in. Then pop a bit more tanking over the hole before I tile.

If you’re worried about the tanking then cut a piece of batten between your straight edge and the top of the shower tray/Bath/wet Dec etc.

 

[Qwerty]

I prefer to do the walls excluding bottom course, the floor then bottom course. I bought rubi stands and got a bit of grief of a certain someone

I do the same