Worktop not level

[infidel]

Starting a splashback tomorrow & have put level on worktop & it ain't level :mad2:
Levelling worktops isn't an option I'm afraid.

Was wondering do you just treat it same as an unlevel bath i.e miss out first row of tiles then put in cuts at end?

Martyn

 

[Gazzer]

You can do it that way

 

[monty]

How far is it out mate? If it's only a few mil then the silicon will hide it.

 

[infidel]

It's a long worktop from one end of kitchen to the other. By the time it gets to other end it's a good 10-15 mm out,. :furious3:

 

[Holohana]

ah, then as you suggested id say. Leave bottom row out and cut. Could use trim maybe but same problem i spose!

 

[muffinman]

No if or butts you will have to cut 1st row you will not tell if you cut 10-15 mill off , find the highest point set datum line , bobs ya uncle

 

[mz30]

What sort of tile's are they?
Cutting the bottom row may not be an option if the tiles are patterned etc.
How long is the long worktop?
At the end of the day the worktop being out of level is not you problem,tell the client and give them the alternatives either cut the bottoms or try and lose as much as you can over the distance you have .I can't remember what a perfectly level worktop look's like:no:

 

[LM Ceramics]

agree with mz tell the customer about the worktop obviously a cut to the worktop might be the last option leave it with the customer see what they want

 

[NickH]

Really depends on the tile and whether there are any units above. If the top is out of level but straight and flat you could just go straight of the top , 15mm over say, 3metres wont notice, but if you have to work up to the underside of other units then you may notice it, but then the wall units may well be pi**ed. I think I would avoid cutting the first course if possible.

 

[murf]

I agree with NickH. a raking cut would look awful on the first course. 10-15 mm is not that noticable in the length of a kitchen worktop.

 

[worralldinio]

Ive also got a problem with a kitchen worktop! Im using the brick shaped tiles to do a two course border all around the kitchen and at one particular point where two lengths of the worktop meet it is raised at the wall end only by a few mm's but I want a perfect level all round! Any suggestions on how to equally space the tiles from worktop but only leaving a max 5/6 mm gap?

Thanks in advance

worralldinio

 

[muffinman]

fix a small lengh of wood under the worktops where they join ,tighten screws up to see if it will pull the work top down ,check for packers under worktop

 

[NickH]

If you are trying to juggle the joints you should get some wedge spacers, makes it really easy to gradually get over a problem.

 

[dundeetiler]

Got a similar problem.
The worktop is going round 3 walls with a break for a cooker in the middle. From the right-hand side of the cooker to the right corner it drops 12mm over 1.3m.
From that low corner to the next wall it stays at that level.
Unsure if I should go from the highest point and cut in the bottom row (looks rubbish IMO) or attempt to lose it somehow?

 

[Dan]

Cut in. It's not your problem really. Give the customer any options and show them first maybe. That's quite a big drop over 1.3m. Boeings dont drop that much when coming in to land lol

 

[Andy Allen]

I've done hundreds of kitchen Splashback's........and I never even put a level on the work tops........I just do it by eye......sometimes making something level with something that isn't level can end up looking worse..

 

[dundeetiler]

Cut in. It's not your problem really. Give the customer any options and show them first maybe. That's quite a big drop over 1.3m. Boeings dont drop that much when coming in to land lol

It was a council joiner who installed it......

Rather annoying situation because there's a gap under the window sill on the left wall almost perfect for the metros going up. With that being the highest point if I cut in the first row it'll leave me with 3m of cuts that could have been avoided. I'll stick some photos up.
Just trying to gauge opinions as we all know everyone does everything differently on here lol.

 

[dundeetiler]

Attached the pics so let's have your opinions....

So it's level from the far left all the way until the start of the worktop on the right of the cooker - then drops 12mm from there to the corner. From the corner onwards to the right it's all level.....12mm lower though.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Report it to the foreman and get it in writing.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

It was a council joiner who installed it......

Rather annoying situation because there's a gap under the window sill on the left wall almost perfect for the metros going up. With that being the highest point if I cut in the first row it'll leave me with 3m of cuts that could have been avoided. I'll stick some photos up.
Just trying to gauge opinions as we all know everyone does everything differently on here lol.

U mean a council butcher

 

[Andy Allen]

12mm is alot to loose, still do-able find the highest point......try and loose it round the whole kitchen not just between the cooker...

 

[dundeetiler]

12mm is alot to loose, still do-able find the highest point......try and loose it round the whole kitchen not just between the cooker...

That's what I'm thinking.... but cutting with beveled metros will also look pretty rubbish.
If i go off the highest point then i get almost a full tile under that window sill that would make life a bit easier.

 

[dundeetiler]

Any opinions or are people giving this one a wide berth?

 

[Andy Allen]

There all tile snobs ....and think kitchen Splashback are beneath them...

 

[One Day]

There all tile snobs ....and think kitchen Splashback are beneath them...

 

[tommyzooom]

It's only noticeably out of level once you put a spirit level on it.
Cut them in level, and the kitchen will be noticeably out of level all of the time!
I'd tile straight off the worktop. If you are using smallish tiles, it will be easy to lose 10mm or so, even easier if they are brick-bond

 

[dundeetiler]

It's only noticeably out of level once you put a spirit level on it.
Cut them in level, and the kitchen will be noticeably out of level all of the time!
I'd tile straight off the worktop. If you are using smallish tiles, it will be easy to lose 10mm or so, even easier if they are brick-bond

That is true, I reckon I'll just go off the worktop and hope the 12mm doesn't look too bad