tiling large areas setting out help - Tile Advice

[hardy]

I got a travertine job its 180m2 rooms leading of centre loby to the left, right, straight ahead, probably the largest i have had to do best tips for setting out do I set to suit loby and cuts are where they end up in the other rooms?

Cheers

 

[Grace'sDad]

I would have thought it sensible to put expansion breaks in the doorways.
This also allows you to set out each room individually.
I think from BS you should allow expansion joints every 10m anyways?

 

[hardy]

What would you use for expansion joint does it look ok they wanted the seamless tiles straight through. Is it a bad idea to tile straight trhough? if so what do you use as a joint in the door ways?

cheers

 

[Grace'sDad]

Could just use a grout line's width of colour matched silicone - that way it stays hardly noticeable, but lets you break the run up.

 

[brundlefly]

i wouldnt break it at the door ways unless you have explained to the customer first why you had to,it may fall ok,
best thing i do is spend a 1/2 day setting out, center the main entrance and run a few lines through to the other rooms,dry lay some tiles if you feel you can visualise it better ( i do), see how the cuts fall then explain the solutions, i do put a mastic joint on every door way usualy between 5 & 10mm the customer will want the smaller joint they always do , if theres underfloor heating ?...heated screeds i always use, (PCI Pecilastic mat and nanolite)

 

[bobbin]

Schlüter have various movement and joint profiles in various finishes, check out there site. Not sure what is recommended but anywhere from every 5 metres to 10 metres you need to provide a movement joint. You don't want it cracking, and by the size of it there is every possibility it could, I guess there will also be heavy traffic as it is an office.

 

[bobbin]

This is exactly what you need to have a quick read of mate, explains all you need to know - Technical Advice - Movement Joints - Schlüter-Systems