SETTING OUT FOR TILING

Level tile guide line

Tools required :-  Spirit level, tape measure, hammer or battery/power drill, medium screwdriver, pencil, marker pen.   Spending a little time on the setting out of your tiling can save you having to make difficult cuts in tiles and improve the overall finished look and layout. Having the first row of tiles perfectly level is the key to a good tiling job, if they are not level you will be making adjustments to tile positions across the whole wall, and it can become frustrating and time consuming. If worktops, floors and bath rims etc, are not level, mark a level pencil line on … [Read more...]

WALL TILING, WHERE TO START

Tiled wall

Tools required :-  Hammer/lump hammer, bolster chisel, safety goggles, gloves, protective cover(s), plastering trowel, knife, course sand/wet and dry paper. Safety tip :-  Wear safety googles and gloves to avoid any injury from sharp pieces of flying tile and sharp tile edges, keep children and pets away from the work area as again there may be sharp pieces of tile on the floor. The first job to do is to remove any existing tiles from the wall, this can be done using a hammer and bolster chisel (Wear safety goggles and gloves), protect any surfaces in the work area to avoid … [Read more...]