I am laying out vinyl tile for my bathroom and in one section with the
molding removed is 26 inches wide from the wall to the base of
the shower molding. The wood wall molding is 1" thick so I am
left with 2". This section is about 4 ft.

Any ideas?

Thank you.

Robin2728.com wrote:
I am laying out vinyl tile for my bathroom and in one section with
the molding removed is 26 inches wide from the wall to the base of
the shower molding. The wood wall molding is 1" thick so I am
left with 2". This section is about 4 ft.

1. Find and mark the center lines for both directions of the room

2. Starting at the intersection of the center lines, dry lay tiles to
find best fit. There are two possible starting positions in both
directions...
(a) edge of tile on line(s)
(b) center of tile on line(s)
It's OK to have tile edge on one line, tile center on other line. All
depends on room and tile size.

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On Oct 12, 5:33 pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
Robin2728.com wrote:
I am laying out vinyl tile for my bathroom and in one section with
the molding removed is 26 inches wide from the wall to the base of
the shower molding. The wood wall molding is 1" thick so I am
left with 2". This section is about 4 ft.

1. Find and mark the center lines for both directions of the room

2. Starting at the intersection of the center lines, dry lay tiles to
find best fit. There are two possible starting positions in both
directions...
(a) edge of tile on line(s)
(b) center of tile on line(s)
It's OK to have tile edge on one line, tile center on other line. All
depends on room and tile size.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
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Thanks for your reply. It is one section of the bathroom that measures
26" wide by 36 long. I am working with 12" tiles.

Robin

Robin,

dadIO gave you excellent advice. I don't think you are tiling
just one small space, the comment has to do with the entire room.
The entire room has one floor, any joint has to go all the way
across the room each way. Discover or chalk a center line each
way. Loose lay the tiles to see how the borders will fall. You
want the borders to be close to a 1/2 tile or more. If you have
very small borders by starting the pieces on the line, try it
again with the center of the tile on the center line.

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______________________________
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DanG (remove the sevens)




"Robin2728.com" wrote in message
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On Oct 12, 5:33 pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
Robin2728.com wrote:
I am laying out vinyl tile for my bathroom and in one section
with
the molding removed is 26 inches wide from the wall to the
base of
the shower molding. The wood wall molding is 1" thick so I am
left with 2". This section is about 4 ft.

1. Find and mark the center lines for both directions of the
room

2. Starting at the intersection of the center lines, dry lay
tiles to
find best fit. There are two possible starting positions in
both
directions...
(a) edge of tile on line(s)
(b) center of tile on line(s)
It's OK to have tile edge on one line, tile center on other
line. All
depends on room and tile size.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Thanks for your reply. It is one section of the bathroom that
measures
26" wide by 36 long. I am working with 12" tiles.

Robin

On Oct 12, 7:02 pm, "DanG" wrote:
Robin,

dadIO gave you excellent advice. I don't think you are tiling
just one small space, the comment has to do with the entire room.
The entire room has one floor, any joint has to go all the way
across the room each way. Discover or chalk a center line each
way. Loose lay the tiles to see how the borders will fall. You
want the borders to be close to a 1/2 tile or more. If you have
very small borders by starting the pieces on the line, try it
again with the center of the tile on the center line.

--
______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)


"Robin2728.com" wrote in message

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On Oct 12, 5:33 pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
Robin2728.com wrote:
I am laying out vinyl tile for my bathroom and in one section
with
the molding removed is 26 inches wide from the wall to the
base of
the shower molding. The wood wall molding is 1" thick so I am
left with 2". This section is about 4 ft.

1. Find and mark the center lines for both directions of the
room

2. Starting at the intersection of the center lines, dry lay
tiles to
find best fit. There are two possible starting positions in
both
directions...
(a) edge of tile on line(s)
(b) center of tile on line(s)
It's OK to have tile edge on one line, tile center on other
line. All
depends on room and tile size.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it athttp://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Thanks for your reply. It is one section of the bathroom that
measures
26" wide by 36 long. I am working with 12" tiles.

Robin

It is an L shaped room, no matter how I do it I still have the section
that measures
26 inches wide x 36 inches long.

On Oct 12, 6:24 pm, "Robin2728.com" wrote:

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It is an L shaped room, no matter how I do it I still have the section
that measures
26 inches wide x 36 inches long.

Just for the heck of it, lay out a diamond pattern and see how it
looks. Works well with black and white tiles and eaes border
problems, might be OK with your pattern. HTH

Joe

On 12 Oct, 23:13, Joe wrote:
On Oct 12, 6:24 pm, "Robin2728.com" wrote:

snip
It is an L shaped room, no matter how I do it I still have the section
that measures
26 inches wide x 36 inches long.

Just for the heck of it, lay out a diamond pattern and see how it
looks. Works well with black and white tiles and eaes border
problems, might be OK with your pattern. HTH

Joe

Try this site for ideas. You can set up the exact measurements for
your room and choose different patterns based on tile size. As Joe
pointed out, the diamond pattern might work the best.

I'll include the real URL and a TinyURL to the same site...

http://www.ceramic-tile-floor.info/t...13&LPA=0&SPA=6

http://tinyurl.com/27pv3d

Robin2728.com wrote:

It is an L shaped room, no matter how I do it I still have the
section that measures
26 inches wide x 36 inches long.

So do what I said and decide on the best way of doing the *entire*
area to minimize your problem in the 26x36 area

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dadiOH
____________________________

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