We recommend using a 50mm x 25mm piece of wood although any will do with a length of around 1 8m depending on the size of your wall.
Tiling a wall with a window.
Mark each tile and gaps on the rod with a pencil and number them.
Then measure around the window as to cut the tiles with a score and snap cutter or a wet saw to fit into location.
Tiling around a window is a difficult task but it can be made easier thanks to this video of helpful tiling tips.
Lay out a line of tiles with space between them then line up the batten edge with that of your first tile.
So if you re dealing with four inch tiles your batten board would start three inches off the floor.
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Don t start it at the floor.
A batten board is nothing more than a 1 x4 or 1 x2 board screwed directly into the wall horizontally.
To achieve this plan the layout of your tiles in advance to ensure all tiles are.
For the best results the tiles around your window should be in keeping with the tiles on the surrounding wall.
In order to tile around a window you have to spread thin set on the wall by using a notched trowel.