marking your cuts

[charlie1]

How do you do it? Use a tape or ruler then mark each end or place the tile next to the cut and mark the tile?

 

[glasgow_tiler]

i use a rule and obv a pen/pencil lol, either take a size or mark the tile

 

[Ian]

Tape, measure the two ends, then minus spacer size + 2mm. So if a cut is 300mm and I'm using a 3mm spacer, cut at 295mm.

 

[White Room]

Sometime use packers of the appropriate size to mark the tile.....

 

[charlie1]

Sometime use packers of the appropriate size to mark the tile.....

sorry, sure i follow you there mark, what do mean mate

 

[DHTiling]

Wtf you lot doin :lol:

 

[kilty55]

bit lost with this one i mark my cuts with a pencil

 

[White Room]

Packer up against the wall, tile against packer and mark off fixed tile.....

 

[charlie1]

bit lost with this one i mark my cuts with a pencil

sorry Jamie, just to clarify, how do you transfer the required measurement to the tile? Tape measure or just place tile next to cut then flip tile for other side and mark

 

[DHTiling]

place tile next to cut mark it, then flip tile for other side and mark

Bingo !! some cuts rake , so double check

 

[The D]

I mark the tile. i don't use a tape I offer the tile up to the space

 

[charlie1]

Bingo !! some cuts rake , so double check

what do you mean rake Dave? I mark tile once, then take back to cutter then cut, i don't double mark when doing a cut next to a wall that i have tiled, if i need to double mark then i know I've messed up the previous wall

 

[John Benton]

I mark and flip tile and then mark the opposite cut. I then mark the next tile from the corresponding mark from the previous tile. This way i only have to make one measurement per tile apart from first and last tile on row.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I mark each end by eye, also mark next tile from last, if that makes sense. No wonder my cuts never fit, I can't even explain the way I mark them.:lol:

 

[John Benton]

I mark each end by eye, also mark next tile from last, if that makes sense. No wonder my cuts never fit, I can't even explain the way I mark them.:lol:

Measure once, cut twice Phil?

 

[charlie1]

I mark each end by eye, also mark next tile from last, if that makes sense. No wonder my cuts never fit, I can't even explain the way I mark them.:lol:

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

 

[John Benton]

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

Charlie1 - If it looks right, it is right :lol:

 

[charlie1]

Charlie1 - If it looks right, it is right :lol:

agree, logic can sometimes overcomplicate a situation but that's just the way my mind works i suppose

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I mark and flip tile and then mark the opposite cut. I then mark the next tile from the corresponding mark from the previous tile. This way i only have to make one measurement per tile apart from first and last tile on row.

Snap John, I think you explain it better than me. But as above mostly, very rarely use a tape.

 

[John Benton]

agree, logic can sometimes overcomplicate a situation but that's just the way my mind works i suppose

Nothing better than the human eye, better than any machine

 

[John Benton]

Snap John, I think you explain it better than me. But as above mostly, very rarely use a tape.

Just saves my knees Phil, I only have to get up on the trestle 1/2 as many times

 

[The D]

up side down and opposite sides so when you cut the tile and turn it around the cut side is in the right place

 

[DHTiling]

what do you mean rake Dave? I mark tile once, then take back to cutter then cut, i don't double mark when doing a cut next to a wall that i have tiled, if i need to double mark then i know I've messed up the previous wall

Some old houses , the walls could be megga out of plumb , so point to point marking is required , not all jobs are 100 % plumb and square , welcome to the real world of tiling.

 

[Ian]

up side down and opposite sides so when you cut the tile and turn it around the cut side is in the right place

It's funny really, that's the way I was taught but, I prefer to use a tape.

 

[DHTiling]

There is a phrase , " no two tilers work the same way " , so take what you can from advice and then work the way that works for you.

 

[charlie1]

Some old houses , the walls could be megga out of plumb , so point to point marking is required , not all jobs are 100 % plumb and square , welcome to the real world of tiling.

no need for the welcome, been here for a while. If the wall is out of plumb then i will always look for a solution to correct this, especially if tiling an external mitre then its a must! Having said that, if the only solution is to tile then mark tile then flip and mark ( point to point)

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Measure once, cut twice Phil?

:lol: my excuse is I am old John, you can tell by the way there are always 5 replies before mine.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Well i never measure look and Nip :indian_brave:

 

[DHTiling]

no need for the welcome, been here for a while. If the wall is out of plumb then i will always look for a solution to correct this, especially if tiling an external mitre then its a must! Having said that, if the only solution is to tile then mark tile then flip and mark ( point to point)

120 yr old house , quadrant shower in one corner of bathroom , no other tiling , walls out of plumb by 6 inches but flat , how do you plumb shower walls. ?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

you old school tilers do everything by eye phill!!

No Mark, but a keen eye can be as accurate as a theodolite or a dumpy level, I have proved it on site many times.