ᐅ Tiles on a quarter-turn staircase – Does anyone have experience with this?
Created on: 15 Oct 2018 18:02
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sco0ter
Hello,
we had a half-turn concrete staircase tiled. Beforehand, the tiler told us he would need 42 tiles sized 60x60cm (24x24 inches) for 15 steps. He explained that usually there would be only one joint, and on the long stair treads in the corners (about max. 140cm (55 inches) long) there would typically be one more joint.
Since I wanted to avoid this extra joint (or the small triangular pieces that would then appear in the corner), I suggested using 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles there instead.
So one half with 60x60cm (24x24 inches) tiles, the other half with 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles. That would add up to 140cm (55 inches). If necessary, two times 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles could be used, which would be more than enough (160cm (63 inches)).
He said that was possible, and even the tile supplier agreed that it was a good solution.
Accordingly, only 36 of the 60cm (24 inches) tiles and 8 of the 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles were ordered.
We also went over everything again on site. He seemed to have understood everything.
Now I come to the construction site and there are two joints on the long steps.
He said it couldn’t be done any other way, which I can’t really understand.
Are there any tilers here who can explain this to me? Mathematically, I can’t make sense of it.
Two tiles in these sizes should easily fit on one stair tread.
I am a bit disappointed. I wonder why you put so much thought into it, discuss everything, buy accordingly, and in the end it’s done differently.
we had a half-turn concrete staircase tiled. Beforehand, the tiler told us he would need 42 tiles sized 60x60cm (24x24 inches) for 15 steps. He explained that usually there would be only one joint, and on the long stair treads in the corners (about max. 140cm (55 inches) long) there would typically be one more joint.
Since I wanted to avoid this extra joint (or the small triangular pieces that would then appear in the corner), I suggested using 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles there instead.
So one half with 60x60cm (24x24 inches) tiles, the other half with 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles. That would add up to 140cm (55 inches). If necessary, two times 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles could be used, which would be more than enough (160cm (63 inches)).
He said that was possible, and even the tile supplier agreed that it was a good solution.
Accordingly, only 36 of the 60cm (24 inches) tiles and 8 of the 40x80cm (16x31 inches) tiles were ordered.
We also went over everything again on site. He seemed to have understood everything.
Now I come to the construction site and there are two joints on the long steps.
He said it couldn’t be done any other way, which I can’t really understand.
Are there any tilers here who can explain this to me? Mathematically, I can’t make sense of it.
Two tiles in these sizes should easily fit on one stair tread.
I am a bit disappointed. I wonder why you put so much thought into it, discuss everything, buy accordingly, and in the end it’s done differently.
sco0ter schrieb:
Here is a photo. I didn’t mean a macro snippet, but that you can also understand from the overall context how the staircase is "cut." Specifically, that it should have been worked out step by step how each piece fits exactly like a slice of cake.
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The problem is probably that the 60mm (2.4 inches) components were always installed on the inside. At least that was the tiler’s plan. Then, outside, the 40cm (16 inches) space became too tight, resulting in the triangle shape. It would probably have been better the other way around.
Redrawing it for each step yourself would have prevented it from only being superficially understood.
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https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
Marking each step individually would have prevented it from being only superficially understood.Hindsight is always 20/20... You tend to trust the professionals too much because you are just an amateur yourself.
The professional should also be aware of this trust and, in such a case, say: dear layperson, purely from a calculation standpoint (80+60 or 60+80), it will look like it avoids joints, but unfortunately not in an aesthetically pleasing way (even without the misunderstanding about the order).
From my point of view, the professional should have suggested (and I wonder, doesn’t he have a partner who would tell him this) placing the 80mm (3 inches) tiles (or the 60mm (2.5 inches) ones, but not mixed, as the batch color variation issue should have been obvious to him) in the middle of the running line. This would have resulted in one more joint, but not as a failed central stripe.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
From my point of view, the professional should have suggested (and I wonder, doesn’t he have a partner who would tell him this) placing the 80mm (3 inches) tiles (or the 60mm (2.5 inches) ones, but not mixed, as the batch color variation issue should have been obvious to him) in the middle of the running line. This would have resulted in one more joint, but not as a failed central stripe.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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