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I like the bath in first, then tile the floor and walls, finally fit toilet and basin

Quote: Originally Posted by jay depends on what you are installing a bit more info please Basically its a new bath, basin and toliet. Im going to take out the old bath, basin and toleit (olive green currently) and replace with a white suite. The floor is currently vinyl lino, with plywood underneath. I want to take up the lino and replace with tiles but cant figure out if I need to put the suite in and then cut the tiles around the new units...

hi dion it sounds to me like ,you need to paper face your work from the seen side with brown paper coat this with gum arabic or giorgum wallpaper on to your work ,let it dri out for a couple of days carfully turn over and IMO scratch off the PVA thus keeping your work dri ,beacause the gum you will use is also water soluable& if you flood it,it we breakdown!!! soz about the spelling im dislecsick

You got it in one... ..make sure you seal any joints to tray and walls with silicone to prevent water getting in..that should last till you do the re-vamp..

trim the bottom of the skirting with the total height of the tile and then it will match andy

hello all ive got a question i hope you can help me with i paid someone to lay tiles around my bath and did not like what he done so i ripped them down and am attempting to lay them myself this is the first time ive done any tiling and im pleased with my results but have come across somthing im not sure about i have boxed in the pipes at the end of the bath and have started to tile the boxing where the 2 sides meet "ie" the...

Use a trim everytime mate,unless they're travertine.

as above tile trim leaves a neat finish unless they are natural stone!

Both ways are good and it depends on your own preference..if you're not good at cutting angles and are working to a budget, don't use trim and just lay the top horizontal tile over the vertical tile..if the tile has a glazed edge, make sure that is showing..