krw wrote:
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If it's any consolation I also had to fudge the hallway. Did the kitchen
first and calculated it all so the 1/2-tile symmetries came out nicely.
I had no choice but to either compromise the kitchen or fudge the (long)
hallway because its end is almost 1/2" off track. Opted for making the
kitchen perfect because that's where everybody always hangs out.
Amazingly my house is perfectly square (just had it measured for
carpeting and was surprised how close he had to measure). THere is
one wall that is embarrassingly out of plumb though.
Our house is a designer house, Jetson's style from the early 70's. These
were the days when they deliberatly made rooms non-square. Hallways
turning off 55 degrees, meaning 27.5 degree cuts and the portions have
to line up there. But they also have to line up at the other end where
it also turns .... IOW a tile setter's nightmare.
The good thing is a 2" concrete bed over the raised foundation floor.
Very solid and you don't really have to worry where the beams are. That
must have been an expensive feature.
I generally transfer the pin gauge info to full page label paper, cut
out and stick to the tile, where it stays while I wet saw ;-)
I did it the Sharpie way
Sharpies or wax pencils work. They do tend to wash off the glazed
surfaces though. I'm normally done cutting by then.
Exactly. One minute dry time and then you can still see the outer
borders of that Sharpie line by the end of the cut.
Fortunately I'm done tiling in this house. I just finished the
mantle (really a 3" thick concrete and marble tile slab) over the
wood stove. Gotta pack away the wet saw and the tools...
I am going to have to do two more bathrooms. Some day. Not looking
forward to it.
