/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1280452]

How would you begin setting out tiling this? The tiles aren't quite tall enough for the back splash so will need a cut somewhere and the sockets are low, so choosing starting height is a balls.

[Anonymous No.1280456]

>>1280452

[Anonymous No.1280468]

>>1280452

use smaller tiles, or else you gonna have a bitch of a time cutting bigger tiles to fit in all those tight places

[Anonymous No.1280489]

>>1280452
You just choose a starting location where you don't have a tiny sliver of tile anywhere. Not hard to do but you do need to draw on the wall where the tiles will go to find where the tiles will lay at each of your edges and figure out where to place your starting tile so that in no direction do you have a little sliver somewhere at the edge. Keep your lines straight and draw marks for the tiles + grout in a grid pattern starting somewhere in the middle. You extend your grid out to all the edges (although you don't need to fill the entire thing in, just make it like a scrabble board) Once you see where the tile is on the edges you know how far up or down you have to move the entire grid in order to make it come out alright on the edges. Once you have that figured out, just place a center tile and start working your way out. Cut your tiles so that you leave a space for grout in between them and the cabinets that is the same width you're using everywhere.

[Anonymous No.1280793]

>>1280489
>keep your lines straight
A good tool to do this with will be a chalk line.
Otherwise OP will probably end up trying to use a fat ruler and screwing it up

[Anonymous No.1280796]

>>1280452
Man... someone really hates you.

[Anonymous No.1281804]

I do tile.

Get smaller tiles and just do the peel and stick kind.

I would just tile the area where the hood vent is. Dont continue over a thin strip of wall, that will look bad.

[Anonymous No.1281805]

>>1281804

Oh and take down those pieces of counter that are backed onto the wall. You dont need those if u are gonna tile it.

[Anonymous No.1282819]

What the fuck? I'm not familiar with american ways, but where I live you first tile a wall, then put furniture in.

[Anonymous No.1282863]

>>1280452

>dat fuckin scenic view

[Anonymous No.1283191]

>>1280452
how long would it take for you to simply move the outlets further above the back splash?

time cutting tiles vs time moving outlets.

Start with that.

[VonCrowne No.1283971]

You should rethink the back splash, or, as suggested earlier, just do from the oven to the range hood. Just because it's there, doesn't mean it needs to be tiled.

[Anonymous No.1284091]

>>1281805

This.

Why would you leave the backsplash made out of countertop material if you’re tiling a new backsplash?

[Anonymous No.1284123]

>>1282819
Those look like American electrical outlets in OP's picture to you smart guy?

[Anonymous No.1284129]

You in South Africa?

[Anonymous No.1284175]

>>1280452
Fuck it. I'll post updates if you like

[Anonymous No.1284267]

Went well

[Anonymous No.1284275]

>>1284267
looks good. what color grout are you going with?

[Anonymous No.1284872]

>>1281805
came to say this OPie. That backsplash looks weird how it just stops where the burner is. I would have just tiled the whole backsplash for a cleaner look.

[Anonymous No.1284894]

I don't know wtf people are even talking about. This looks like a completely standard backsplash install. The counter should be level. Follow the line of the counter top and cut where it needs to be cut

[Anonymous No.1284955]

>>1284267
Don't know what you were worried about, that's some quality work and the number of cuts doesn't look too bad at all.

[Anonymous No.1284963]

>>1284275
Ivory

Bit dark now for good pics, I'll take a couple tomorrow. Went better than i thought anyway

[Anonymous No.1285019]

>>1284963
looks really nice

[Anonymous No.1285085]

>>1284963

very nice tile work.

but I have some issues with your accent tiles. those two under the hood that are vertically aligned? don't you have any gay friends who can help you with that sort of thing?

and as for pic related.

[Anonymous No.1285112]

man, Americans suprise me with there houses and standards and stuff.
Im an electrician, there is no way we would put an outlet over the bloody hot play haha.
Also, the range hood is so high up, not verry efficient at sucking up steam and food oders all the way up there.

also, why was that section of black countertop cut away behind the section where the cooktop is ?

not having a go, it just all so different to me.

[Anonymous No.1285119]

>>1285112
>Im an electrician, there is no way we would put an outlet over the bloody hot play haha.
>Also, the range hood is so high up, not verry efficient at sucking up steam and food oders all the way up there.

you are a poet

[Anonymous No.1285133]

>>1285119

i dont know if your being a dick or not :/

[Anonymous No.1285134]

>>1285119
>>1285119

can anyone explain how aluminum can be number 13?

i would expect 64 at a minimum.

[Anonymous No.1285135]

>>1285133

lol rick

[Anonymous No.1285137]

>>1285112
Doubt he's from the America's based on the outlet.

[Anonymous No.1285146]

>>1285137
true they are from England.

[Anonymous No.1285183]

>>1285134
You see, aluminum atoms have 13 protons each. For come comparisons, iron has 26, tin has 50, gold has 79, and uranium has 92.