Would you have the long ends of the rectangle tiles go parallel to the island making the long space seem even l.
Best direction floor tile flow.
However we are having a hard time deciding which direction to run the tile as our bathroom is very long and narrow.
Now that we ve gone over the most appropriate direction to lay your wood floor let s now consider your tile.
My question is which way should the tiles run.
My husband and i are remodeling our spare bathroom and have bought and love the marazzi montagna dapple gray 6 in.
Hi we re going to use 12x24 rectangular floor tiles laid in a staggered brick pattern.
If this is simply a one interior entrance room i would lay the tile running opposite the direction of the wood floor and ideally have whole tiles abut the wood.
It s best to dry lay out a checkerboard pattern starting in the center of the room and working your way out to the perimeter.
But before the installer sets the first piece of tile he needs to measure the room and see how the cuts are going to fall factoring in the correct stagger.
Often seen with classic black and white marble tiles this pattern can also be used with colored tiles for a unique and daring design.
Once you are happy with the layout you can start to actually install the tiles.
Porcelain floor tile from home depot.
Whereas it would have been nice to have all one type of flooring in this instance the slate tile blended with the wood floor much better laid the same direction as the wood floor thus keeping a nice flow to the flooring materials.
I ve copied a picture of our kitchen area below.