i’m doing a tub surround in 3 x 6 subway tiles.
the end wall was exactly 5 tiles wide, so when i layed them in a running bond pattern the joints in alternate rows lined up exactly on the half tile.
when i went to lay the next (long) wall it is approx. 9 3/4 tiles long, so the joints won’t line up on the half tile.
is this ok? or am i missing something.
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You want to lay out the long wall starting from the center line, so your bottom row will look something like 7/8 tile, 8 full tiles, then a 7/8 tile; your next row will have a 3/8 tile, then 9 tiles, then a 3/8 tile, the next row same as the first.....work off the center line. You may want the 7/8 tiles on the bottom row, or the 3/8 tiles, depending on how it looks with the end walls.
I don't think you're missing anything, unless I screwwed up mine.
You've got a typical layout. The only thing I can add is to alternate the full and cut tiles at the wall intersection. That is to say that when your full tile from the short wall hits the corner, use the 2 3/8" tile from the back wall. I figure the layout from centre, so 9 3/4 tiles = two end tiles at 5 1/4" ( 1 3/4 tiles /2 ) or the 1/2 tile at 2 3/8" (5 1/4" / 2 )
Layout tiles from centerline
do back wall first
or at least allow for th eoverlap in the next wall when doing this layout.
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thanks for the replies.
Snap a centerline up that wall- 1st course should have a tile centered on line, second course should have grout line centered on line, or vice versa.
Then again, I've seen pictures of old bathrooms done completely in subway tile, and they had tile peices on either side of a corner add up to one whole peice. It looked almost like the corner tiles were just bent into place. That works well for a space that is big enough that you can't easily compare symmetry of the ends of the row.
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anothet thing I shoot for in a running bond layout ...
Yer side walls worked out in a full and a half ...
so ... what I shoot for ... is the "intersecting" back wall tiles ...
have the "small piece" touch the full tile ...
and the "big piece" match the half tile.
gives more of a "wrap around" look .... helps things flow.
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