What are you lot using for batons? - Tile Advice

[D hug]

The plained 2x1 over here is junk. Thoughts onr 2"lengths from ply or something?

 

[acaciaguy]

sheet of mdf plus rail saw equals lots of nice straight batons for very little money. Just cut outside and wear and mask

 

[Boggs]

Planed 2 x 1 if I have to, normally cut the bottom rows in first when ever possible.

 

[J Sid]

red light

 

[Andy Rhodes]

dependant on the size of the tile 2" pencil round, 2 x 1 or the laser level also what kind of mood I'm in a also

 

[Qwerty]

Old spirit levels

 

[John Benton]

Used to use a sheet of 9mm ply ripped down to 40mm strips, now I tile up from floor first

 

[One Day]

I prop my batons rather than fix them, so by adjusting props you can get away with banana shaped batons.
Larger format; I don't baton. Just go straight up.

 

[GoneGuy]

I use old spirit levels as batons

 

[Tony_C]

I used to use plained timber but I would be stood in B&Q staring down the lengths to find the straightest like a right weirdo. Now i just get my line up and cut to it adjusting with wedges to get it level. Much easier. If I need to baton certain parts I sometimes use some offcuts of trim

 

[Andy Allen]

The floor....

 

[widler]

I usually use 2x1 and a laser.
If it’s a concrete floor I will work off the floor , but timber floors always a baton , I find with the tiles now , wedges will squash into the floor with the weight of a a couple of rows and knock my lines out

 

[tommyzooom]

Its very rare I use a baton these days.
A short bit between a cooker on a splashback maybe.
Laser level and cut in the bottom row is much faster

 

[H573]

Hi everyone,

Just a side question. I was taught to leave the bottom coarse of tiles last, lay the floor tiles then put in the last coarse when the floors down.

If I use a laser and cut in the first coarse, do I lay the floor tiles first then start with the walls? Might be a daft question!!?

 

[Boggs]

Yeah floor first where possible.