In article , Simon Stroud
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In article , Simon
Stroud

Any tips for the marking and cutting of the curved border work?

Yep - take your time and cut it all and dry-fit it all before sticking
anything down!

The tiles actually cut really easily with a very sharp Stanley type blade.
You don't always have to get right through the whole thickness in one go -
as long as you get through the strongest bit (which is the top textured
surface layer) you can usually bend the tile "in half" and easily cut
through the back layer which is much more "rubbery".

I can't quite remember exactly how I marked out where I was going to cut - I
THINK it involved sticking on loads of good quality masking tape to give a
nice surface to write on, and then marking it all carefully and just cutting
freehand.

There are probably tricks and/or special tools used by the "pros" but I
didn't have too much trouble. The best thing was if I cocked it all up I
could still buy two more full lots of materials and have two more goes and
STILL work out cheaper than the quote I had for a pro to do the install.

Did you fit the bath & shower then cut inside curves to match them or
did you lay the tiles under the edge then lay the bath/shower on top?
The latter seems the easier option.

Good point on the tiles being easier for us non-experts to diy, think
I'll add that to the mix when choosing flooring for my kitchen.

Thanks for the tips and the materials recommendations, funnily enough,
I'm seeing Amtico cheaper (on special) at around 15quid a sqm with
Karndean at 18.
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