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Posted by krw on August 11, 2006, 12:58 pm
martik.no.spam.please@invalid.net says...
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> > martik.no.spam.please@invalid.net says...
> >>
> >> > martik.no.spam.please@invalid.net says...
> >> >> http://www3.telus.net/shared/entry%20002.jpg
> >> >>
> >> >> Need a few ideas on a layout for the best appearance. The picture is
> >> >> from
> >> >> the entry door. The width is 62" and length is 138", tiles are 12x12.
> >> >> The
> >> >> carpeted landing insets 4" as does the left side door entry. As you
> >> >> can
> >> >> see
> >> >> it is just slightly too wide for 5 full tiles, gaps will need to be
> >> >> over
> >> >> 1/4" or I could use a wider transition?
> >> >>
> >> > It looks like the only place it's too wide is on the left side
> >> > doorway. It looks like that's sunken a bit though. If not, you
> >> > could put a marble saddle in that doorway. It looks like the door
> >> > jamb has been cut back too. You might want to build up the floor
> >> > to that level (backer + tile) so the gap doesn't show. A white
> >> > marble saddle could then be cut to the width of the jam, making the
> >> > white accent straight around. In any case, you should start from
> >> > the middle, making the edge tiles as large as possible.
> >> >
> >> > Yes, diagonal would look good too. I've never been sure about how
> >> > to start such a layout though. ;-/
> >> >
> >> > You might also throw this into a CAD program to see how it lays
> >> > out. I used A9CAD (freeware) for my bathroom. I put the outline
> >> > on one level, floor joists on a level, subfloor on one, backer on
> >> > the fourth, and tile on the fifth. I wanted to make sure the seams
> >> > in the backer fell over the joists and not on the subfloor seams.
> >> > The best tile layout fell out with just a little tweaking (bad
> >> > layouts were obvious). It all worked just like the computer said
> >> > it would. ;-)
> >> >
> >> How do you create the diagonal tiles and move them as a unit in A9CAD?
> >
> > I didn't, mine are straight (can't figure out how to start a
> > diagonal layout). Anyway, you make one tile using line segments
> > then copy/paste that, with gravity and snap on. I'm pretty new
> > (very) to A9CAD so I didn't figure out how to trim the tiles
> > outside the walls. No biggie.
>
> Thanks, here are some tips re: diagonal layout:
> http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/article.asp?article_id=60275
Site bookmarked, but I just laid the last tile floor for this
house. ;-) The thing I don' tget is the chalk lines. How does one
see them on a floor covered in thinset? BTW, I've never used the
"quarter" system. The floors I've done are small enough that it
wouldn't make sense. I simply start from the side with a tile cut
to about the right size to make the layout work. I can then use
spacers and the wall/tub/whatever to make sure the starter row is
straight. I generally only do about 13-30 sq.ft. a day and then
use the previous day's tile guide the rest (sorta like the quarter
system described). I'm not quite sure how to do this with a
diagonal though. Perhaps screwing a board down at an angle to
guide the first row?
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Keith
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Keith
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