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I know its a stupid question but if the wall tiles in a bathroom are going all the way to the floor, what do you tile first the floor or do the wall and then butt up the floor tiles to the wall?? which way gives the better finish or is there only one way to do this

i know its a stupid question but surely even the stupid ones need answer

i've done it so floor tiles are under the wall ones.

did all but the bottom row of the wall first, then the floor (so i didn't get it messy)
then finished off the bottom row of wall.

I would tile the floor first

Floor first. Protect it. Tile walls from floor level. Grout walls. Remove floor protector and grout floor.

cheers guys floor it is then, although it would seem more logical to do the walls so you dont damage the floor but i suppose if its protected then it will be fine.

I always do the walls first, no chance of damaging the floor tiles or covering them in crap. Don't butt any tiles up to each other though, you need a 2-3mm expansion gap all he way round each wall and the floor and this should be siliconed and not filled with grout. think about how a mountain is formed (or one of the ways) two surfaces expand, crash into each other and they have no where to go but upwards, same happens with tiles if you don't leave expansion gaps