Setting Out Please help me set out - TilersForums.com

[Bond]

Hello,

Can anyone help me with setting out for a bathroom wall inclusive of a window? I am using 600x300 in a running bond pattern. I have the window centre and I'm working from that with a tile gauge, but I'm left with slithers on the second row, even when moving across half a tile.
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Any advice?

Cheers

Assuming that I am understanding the sketch correctly.
Personally faced with this , I would start with a cut tile of half the distance between window and corner, e.g. 175mm, leaving a cut of approximately 520mm at the opposite end, whilst not exactly half bond, you will achieve simitary albeit on alternate courses, between window and corners, if you get what I mean.

Hope this helps.

 

[Terry the tiler]

how does the bond on the already tiled right hand wall finish, could you continue with the offcuts? I.e if your large tile is at 400 use the 200 cut and the half bond at 100 use the 500 cut.

Does that make sense??

 

[Fourcircles]

Close, I have no reference point as to the location of the window I'm afraid.
The 1188mm width of the window could effectively be anywhere along the 1895mm of the wall.
So the measurement between the reveal of the window and their adjoins corner would really help too.
Thank you.
Sorry to be a pain, and I'll check back in the morning.

Sorry about that, if I'm understanding you correctly, this should help!

Thanks

 

[Fourcircles]

Assuming that I am understanding the sketch correctly.
Personally faced with this , I would start with a cut tile of half the distance between window and corner, e.g. 175mm, leaving a cut of approximately 520mm at the opposite end, whilst not exactly half bond, you will achieve simitary albeit on alternate courses, between window and corners, if you get what I mean.

Hope this helps.

I think this is the best option so far. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Fourcircles]

how does the bond on the already tiled right hand wall finish, could you continue with the offcuts? I.e if your large tile is at 400 use the 200 cut and the half bond at 100 use the 500 cut.

Does that make sense??

Yes, it does. I've attached a pictured of the tiled wall below. The large tile is at 535mm which only leaves 65mm. I suppose I could extend this to 100mm? Or even go to 172mm as mentioned above? What do you think?

Cheers

 

[Old Mod]

if I'm understanding you this should help

Not perfect but gives you even cuts at focal point, the window.

 

[Old Mod]

Once you apply tiles to left wall then the 210 will be reduced to approx 195 and be even closer to opposite side of window set out.

 

[Tile Shop]

Whats the height of the bath?

 

[Old Mod]

And when you add reveal tiles it'll make the 160mm cut to about 173mm so then both sides of window will almost be centered.

 

[Old Mod]

Whats the height of the bath?

Too late, right wall is tiled