Start with the walls first, set a batten where the first full row of tiles will come and tile up from there. Next tile & grout the floor, finish off by doing the row of cut tiles at the base of the wall then grout wall.

Jason

Thanks for the advice. I attended a tiling course some years ago, the advice then was to start with the floor. Cant remeber why this was said. Have since been reading different manuals and they give conflicting information about where to start...

Think I will take your advive and start wtith the walls..  

[quote author=CWatters link=board=diypainting;num=1146584953;start=0#2 date=05/02/06 at 20:17:53]Best advice is to learn how to use a serrated adhesive spreader
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And if you have lots of tiling to do, & you are left handeed, get left handed tools, it will drive you mad otherwise !!! It of course didn't affect me, you just ask my camel.

[quote author=jasonB  link=1146584953/0#6 date=1146765900] Never heard of a "bat" for leveling tiles, or do you mean using a grout float to "pat" mosaics into the adhesive. I do use a rubber mallet for large format floor tiles, easy does it

Jason [/quote]

Well I guess it's a bit like a grout float but without the handle and perhaps deliberately heavier. The one I have is wood, about 18" long, 5" wide and 1" thick. It's faced with rubber. Instead of a handle there are groves down the long edges.  You need two hands to use it really.

My father was a keen DIY and taught me how to use it He allways called it a batt (or possibly a Blat?) but he's not alive now so I can't ask him why.

To use it you rest one end on a tile(s) that are already level and sort of wack/press/blat the other end onto the new tile that needs leveling. It works by pressing on any high spots. Makes a great job of getting tiles all flat.

It's locked away in a container right now so I can't look to see if the makers name is on it.

This is the last job I used it on...although you can't see how flat they are in the photo....!

I always thought it was simply a case of spreading the adhesive evenly then pressing your tile gently into the adhesive to ensure even coverage only tappingrequired when mosaics etc sheet tiles are being fitted never had to whack any other types