Brick style tiling
Discussion
Hi guys, just after some tiling advice.
Currently tiling the bathroom with fairly large oblong tiles (60 x 30). Wife wanted a brick style staggered effect rather than the usual stacked. Just wondering how best to do this as the room isn't ideally shapped.
The left hand wall was okay and I've tiled from the centre tiling outwards with the brick pattern as I can go pretty much full tiles across one row (leaving enough to trim for untrue walls) then the next row 1/2 tile at end, full tiles, 1/2 tile at end, giving the perfect brick effect. So okay on this wall. The problem is the window wall. I did think about simply continuing the patter round from the other wall but due to the size of the wall it'll leave differnt size tiles on the left side to the right side on the ends. Also the position of the window would mean I'd end up with some narrow tiles butting up to the window. Rather than continuing round should I take this as a seperate wall and start in the centre again and work out? To complicate matters, there is a boxed section in the right hand corner, do I include this when calculating the centre of the wall or do I ignore it?
Very quick paint sketch, not to scale! Door at bottom, recessed window at top, boxed section top right.
Sorry, hope this makes sense, it's a bit difficult to explain!
Cheers,
Graham
Currently tiling the bathroom with fairly large oblong tiles (60 x 30). Wife wanted a brick style staggered effect rather than the usual stacked. Just wondering how best to do this as the room isn't ideally shapped.
The left hand wall was okay and I've tiled from the centre tiling outwards with the brick pattern as I can go pretty much full tiles across one row (leaving enough to trim for untrue walls) then the next row 1/2 tile at end, full tiles, 1/2 tile at end, giving the perfect brick effect. So okay on this wall. The problem is the window wall. I did think about simply continuing the patter round from the other wall but due to the size of the wall it'll leave differnt size tiles on the left side to the right side on the ends. Also the position of the window would mean I'd end up with some narrow tiles butting up to the window. Rather than continuing round should I take this as a seperate wall and start in the centre again and work out? To complicate matters, there is a boxed section in the right hand corner, do I include this when calculating the centre of the wall or do I ignore it?
Very quick paint sketch, not to scale! Door at bottom, recessed window at top, boxed section top right.
Sorry, hope this makes sense, it's a bit difficult to explain!
Cheers,
Graham
Edited by ParanoidAndroid on Thursday 18th August 01:53
rsv gone! said:
Centre up each wall individually. But mock it up on the window wall to see if you're going to get silly un-cutable pieces on either of the two alternative courses. If it looks likewyou will then consider moving a little off centre.
That was my thought too. Cut a tile-size template (or use a tile) and draw lots of rectangles on the wall to emulate how it would look. Then stand back and see if you like it.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff