Walls or Floor First? | Tilers Forums

When I've tiled the floor i then run a bead of Silicon around the perimeter and then

In my opinion its no different to fitting a shower tray or bath first and then tiling from there up, or do people that
A tiler that I worked with years ago used to

So, do you think this is a preference thing?

So, I am a floor first type of guy as I believe that when a wall tile sits over a floor tile you get a potentially better seal, even though it is Silicon beaded anyway, should the Silicon fail or the whole floor drop for some reason (nothing tile related but structural issue or where the cleaning regime is harsh enough to possibly pull the beaded edge away over a period of time) then any water running down the wall is less likely to run into an opened up joint where the floor was tiled after the walls.When I've tiled the floor i then run a bead of Silicon around the perimeter and then tile the walls down over this and then once tiled Silicon a bead to the corner as normal, this creates a double barrier in my opinion. If it gives longevity to my bathroom fitting then that can only be a bonus.In my opinion its no different to fitting a shower tray or bath first and then tiling from there up, or do people that tile the floor after the walls fit the shower tray or bath after tiling the walls first!A tiler that I worked with years ago used to tile the floor after the walls and when I questioned why he did it that way his response was because he could get on the job and tile the walls first as he didn't have to wait for the floor to dry, which would cause delays in getting the job done. There was no argument as to whether it was right or wrong!So, do you think this is a preference thing?

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