Tiling wall with door in middle

[Jambuster6]

hi , could someone please explain or send me a plan on how to set out and tile a bathroom wall that has a door thats offset ? I mean do I treat the whole wall as one and find the centre and do horizontal rows all the way across or do I mark and tile each wall individually either side of the door ? Problem is if I tile one wall floor to ceiling then the other wall floor to ceiling ill end up with cut tiles above the door thank you for any advice

[ayjay]

If the door height doesn't match a multiple of the tile size then you'll have to have cuts somewhere. Even you set it out with a full tile over the door, there'll be cuts on the opposite wall in a different place to if you'd cut the tiles above the door.

Make up a gauge rod on a piece of batten and try out all the variations.

[dewaltdisney]

If you are not too sure tape out the wall and door frame edges with masking tape on a big enough floor. Lay your tiles and get the feel of the run and how it will look juggling the virtual cut tiles around until you get a pattern of how it works for you. Long winded yes, but it really helps to get it right. Use a china pencil to mark the tile rows as an aid too.

DWD

[Jambuster6]

Thanks for the advice much appreciated

[aeromech3]

Might not be correct but I presumed people don't look up when they go out of a door, so I made all my cuts above.