Profile gauges.

[wivers]

Just wonderd if anyone uses profile gauges and if not what technique's you all use for finding your cuts around toilets etc. We must all have our own little tricks.

 

[Leatherface]

Have a 600mm flexible ruler - does the trick. Great 4 shower bases as wel

 

[Varley]

I find the best method is using paper templates.

 

[UKTT Darren]

A4 size and A3 size paper, definately the best, throw the profile gauge in the bin

 

[Concept PHT]

Paper is the way forward. Don't get much joy with those bendy ruler things.... 🙂

 

[Leatherface]

Well - I was only saying what works for me !!! There is always more than one way to get a result 🙂

 

[Traxman]

I have also heard of people using tin foil.

 

[Dan]

I've only ever duplicated the shape I need directly on to the tile by hand/eye and then take off a few mm less than what I need and then use the carpenters pencil/finger trick to copy the exact shape and then one final nipping session or wet cutter mission to finish it off. Setting outcomes in to play again here, i've never tried to leave myself a hard cut to cut and I think that saves loads of cutting time.

But I agree with Darren, those bloody profile guages can be a complete waste of time.

 

[CON5933]

Haven't used a profile guage for tiles but I did use one for boxing in above a wardrobe with plasterboard to a curved ceiling, worked a treat

 

[epoxy pete]

take the bloody toilet out and basin!!!! he he ....i usually do it by eye and tape measure same as dan!!!!!,my mate uses paper too....,i have old pieces of waste pipe and soil pipe to mark round for toilets and sinks..works well