Rectangular Floor Tile Layout Patterns
This is a beautiful choice for elongating or widening angles in a space.
Rectangular floor tile layout patterns. Explore layout patterns to help you plan the installation. Sometimes the layout has to do with how you would look at the room or where the main focus is in room not where the entrance is. A horizontal orientation with a 1 3 offset tile floor is best for rectangular tiles. Like the running bond floor tile pattern the chevron pattern can carry your line of sight along an intended path or toward a focal point.
This layout is a classic but more graphic way to install both large or small rectangular tiles. In this room below i ran the long side of the tile parallel to the wood floor and entrance to the room because of the direction one would be looking at the open kitchen from the living room and how one would be using the kitchen. This pattern is made up of v shaped rows of 45 degree angled tiles. Popular on backsplashes subway tiles attain new heights of style in a herringbone layout.
A modular pattern is any pattern where multiple sizes are used in a repeating combination for example when 24 x 24 tiles are installed with 12 x24 12 x12 6 x12 and 6 x6 tiles. This pattern s a bit trickier. Its direction is similar to a brick wall where the longer side is across the surface. Certified tile installers.
This creates a more pleasant layout and makes the room look wider. Some rectangular tiles will come with a chevron design printed on them for easier installation. First establish a series of layout lines to serve as a placement guide by finding the midpoint of each wall and drawing a line across to the opposing wall. In most rooms square and rectangular tiles will fit together in a simple grid pattern.
This iconic pattern is made by laying. Unless your tile is specifically cut to create a chevron you will have to cut each and every individual tile to create the dynamic points of the chevron pattern which will be time consuming and costly. In such a pattern the center of the rectangular tiles regularly lines up next to the edge of the square tiles. A perennial favorite in the wood parquet flooring domain and one of our favorite tile patterns the herringbone pattern layout is becoming equally popular among tile aficionados so much so that there are a lot more rectangular and small plank style ceramic tiles sizes on the market these days.
The chevron floor tile pattern forms a zigzag design by combining rectangular floor tiles into angled ends.