Ceramic Tile Layout

If starting with the edge of a full tile in the center of the back wall leaves a skinny strip in the corner shift the plumb line by half the width of the tile.
Ceramic tile layout. This layout is a popular flooring pattern especially with ceramic tile or in small bathrooms. After you have reference lines use them to establish layout lines which actually guide tile placement. This is why conventional centering advice isn t always the best way. Dry set two rows of tiles extending from the center to adjacent walls.
If the last tile in a row would be less than half a tile plan to shift the first course to be centered on the reference line rather than next to it. Lay out the tile on the floor and use the back wall measurement to determine how wide the corner tiles will be. Insert tile spacers between the tiles. The subtle pattern created by the pinwheel layout offers the opportunity to incorporate an accent color or tile into another area of the room tying the whole look together.
Spacers also serve to show the minimum distance you ll need to leave between each tile for your grout lines. This will increase the size of the corner tiles. The spacers will ensure that your layout remains neat and even and that no 2 tiles are set too close together. Do not apply grout as this is only to determine the spacing.
Begin the dry layout of a tile row. Starting at the center point lay tiles along one line from the center to the wall.