Wetroom floor tiles cutting & grout - Tile Advice

[Spare Tool]

Bit of a crude sketch...

 

[macten]

You've centred the drain on the vertical and not the horizontal.
So you have a full tile with 2 small cuts top and bottom. If you centred the drain on the horizontal as Andy says then you would only need 2 large cut tiles (which would look better and as Andy says - you can then just open the dry cuts out without messing up the spacing.

 

[Spare Tool]

Cheers Mac sorry too many tiles on that sketch...

 

[Essexsteve]

You've centred the drain on the vertical and not the horizontal.
So you have a full tile with 2 small cuts top and bottom. If you centred the drain on the horizontal as Andy says then you would only need 2 large cut tiles (which would look better and as Andy says - you can then just open the dry cuts out without messing up the spacing.

I kind of get what you mean. But don't see how I'd only need to cut two full tiles. (I'm sorry I just can't picture it)

Is this anything like what you mean?

I'm still trying to work out another way that you could mean.

 

[Spare Tool]

I kind of get what you mean. But don't see how I'd only need to cut two full tiles. (I'm sorry I just can't picture it)

Is this anything like what you mean?

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I'm still trying to work out another way that you could mean.

Yep you got it, now see how you could cut the envelopes on the slide cutter and just open them up with a two mill spacer without it messing any other spacings up?

 

[Essexsteve]

Was looking at this way too but o don't have a 600mm cutter, only a 500mm

 

[Essexsteve]

Yep you got it, now see how you could cut the envelopes on the slide cutter and just open them up with a two mill spacer without it messing any other spacings up?

Yes I can see about 'opening them up' now yes.

What did you mean about only cutting two full tiles? I'd have to cut all 8 wouldn't I?

The only downside this way is it's 8 tiles whereas the other way it's only 5. But suppose if it's going to be better it shouldn't matter.

 

[Spare Tool]

Think you've misinterpreted Mactens post, he meant only two large tiles across cut, but yes obviously you'd have to cut all 8 and having a 500 cutter won't matter, your only cutting the 300 side off..

 

[Essexsteve]

Excellent. Will have a stab at it ok my days off. Thanks for all your help.

 

[Essexsteve]

I know this is a few weeks old now but thought I’d show you how I got on. I think it’s looks alright for a first time.

 

[dexo]

View attachment 96204 View attachment 96205 I know this is a few weeks old now but thought I’d show you how I got on. I think it’s looks alright for a first time.

 

[dexo]

Well done Essexsteve for asking for help & persevering.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

That looks the business but why the mosaic off centre?

 

[Qwerty]

That looks the business but why the mosaic off centre?

Just a feature border inline for the shower?

 

[Essexsteve]

That looks the business but why the mosaic off centre?

I wanted it to look a little different. Plus I fitted the shower knobs off centre so that when you turn them on, you don’t get a blast of freezing cold water as it would if was in the centre. It looks a little odd in that pic but now the glass is up it looks more linear.