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Strange topic I know, but I'm wondering if anyone knows how to cut carpet tiles around weird shapes..

I'm busy putting new tiles in our motorhome and struggling with these weird shapes around cupboards, toilet etc

Here's an example of what I'm up against.. Any help would be appreciated..

This is the toilet/shower room.

I do the carpets in my house Tony:) For a space that small i would measure the largest lengths(door to shower, wall to curved cabinet) Then cut a rectangle the same size out of cardboard as a template. It looks as if the facia at the shower floor comes off the same with the cupboard,this enables you to go oversize. Then draw the tiles on to the cardboard and offer it up trimming as you go to the shape:)

Or go to B&Q and they have a tool you offer up to odd shapes to get the required template:)

If the shape is very difficult Tony I would use paper templates. Mark out the template first, use thinnish paper so you
can see through it, mark out then lay or pin to tile then cut.

Thanks Graham, good idea too. I'll go see if b&q has one of those things in case that qvs doesn't deliver in time with Xmas post...

Thanks Treff, I tried the template paper idea but made a mistake by not pinning it to carpet and of course it moved...lol... Pin it next time...

There isn't one fixing in this dam mobi that's at 90 degrees to the other... What a nightmare job..

The carpet tiles are 500x500mm and 10mm thick, bugas to cut

Thanks guys

I used to do fitted cutouts of mdf and whatnot for car stereos. I either used a large piece of poster board and trimmed away until I had the shape that fit. Or I used a bunch of normal paper, each piece to fit the section needed, then taped it into place, built up the template that way. Then trace the template onto the material for cutting. I'd usually trace a hair wide so I could trim/sand the final piece down to fit perfectly.

Sounds like that's what I need to do Paul, thanks, I've just got some fairly stiff lining paper for walls. Only got the loo/shower room to do now, hardest part. There isn't one straight edge in there... Lol. Hopefully get that finished tomorrow and I'll post some final pics..

Thanks guys appreciate your help

When u get that done... Come help me tile the master bathroom!

Only if you pick me up from the airport Clay...lol

I can do that!

Well it's finally finished, not perfect by any means but the best I can do....lol

Very professional

Thanks Lee, was a pain to do. You'll see it soon...lol

Looks good. All that work for a nice looking project. Great job.

Thanks URI, yes it was worth the effort, it's made the van much warmer too.. Just the engine fluids to check then it's ready for it's epic journey..

Done loads of work on it over the past few months. Fitted 200watts of solar panels on roof. Converted the calor gas to lpg, so we now have 2x11kg bottles, took 40ltrs of lpg. New aerial on roof, bike rack on rear, sky box with 80cm dish. Swapped out the lights for low power LED ones...

Looking good