brick effect

[Alan Davies]

just measured up for a bathroom job 21m2 (walls), customer wants tiles brick effect, i have never done this before so would appreciate any tips or advice. tiles are 330 x 250

cheers

 

[DB-Tiling]

just as any other job. mark your centers of wall and work from there. when going around a corner try to make them look as though its rapping around. look at some pics in the gallery for pointers.

 

[Fred]

I like to keep a half cut from the first cuts to use as a measure for the next row of tiles. You can also mark a second line as a half tile to keep things all lined up.

 

[Dan]

I'd still make a guage staff and mark the heights and widths, maybe marking a smaller mark on the staff where a half tile falls.

Assuming you're ok setting out on walls there shouldn't be much more time consumed setting out in brick fashion.

 

[brummie tiler]

agree with dan, once your used to setting out brick bond its no more time consuming than normal really, I only charge a tiny bit more for this

 

[Varley]

Can be a little daunting your first time but once you start you'll soon realise there is little more work involved.

 

[DHTiling]

:iagree: :clap: :stupid:

 

[Alan Davies]

thanks for the the advice guys.

 

[grumpygrouter]

Only thing Iwould add is that walls need to be pretty flat otherwise tiles can kick out and it is not so easy to hide in brick bond.

Grumpy

 

[tysfoot]

and how much would you chrage labour only for 21sm of brick effect walls

 

[scottish tiler]

420/450 if its pretty plain nice days work then go bk and grout

 

[grumpygrouter]

420/450 if its pretty plain nice days work then go bk and grout

I must be doing something wrong. There is no way I could fix 21m2 of tiles in a day, unless it was something like a straight 5mx4m rectangle with no cuts! Do you have a helper or something?

Grumpy

 

[calculator]

On the guage rod use a different colour to mark the brick effect lot easier to see where the cut will fall

 

[faithhealer]

I'm with grumps on speed there, I'd have to be chucking them on to tile in a day!

 

[scottish tiler]

I must be doing something wrong. There is no way I could fix 21m2 of tiles in a day, unless it was something like a straight 5mx4m rectangle with no cuts! Do you have a helper or something?

Grumpy

no just myself m8, 21 m2 isnt a lot to tile if you think about, if its just the bath/shower and probaly a window maybe a pipe box to, if you start at 8am and work til about 3 it should be done by then, i usualy get my lil cuzzin to help me with the grouting thats about it


edit: when you work for a company that give a **** rate per m2 you tend to become quicker at what you do.

all the older tradesman i learned with would do this quicker than me aswell

 

[tysfoot]

Sorry for being stupid but im new to tiling, whats a gauge rod

 

[brian c]

a gauge rod or STAFF as they are known,is a long piece of 2''X1''LENGTHof wood which you mark with a pencil the size of the tile and spacer all along the staff,this then helps you when setting out.The staff can be easily adjusted and shows where the tiles will be on the wall.Simple but very effective,hope this helps.

 

[tiler-101]

21metres of wall in a bathroom in a day without asking if there is a suite in, how many windows or how the walls look is a pretty bold statement to make

2 days and grouted, make it a good job earn your 450 and it will be nice

tiler

 

[reaper72]

a gauge rod or STAFF as they are known,is a long piece of 2''X1''LENGTHof wood which you mark with a pencil the size of the tile and spacer all along the staff,this then helps you when setting out.The staff can be easily adjusted and shows where the tiles will be on the wall.Simple but very effective,hope this helps.

Has DH cloned someone?