Floor tiling design dilemma - TilersForums.com

[nbaker]

Hi,

Sorry for my 2nd question of the day, but I like to plan & learn as much as possible before I undertake any project.

I will be soon tiling my kitchen floor with porcelain tiles which are 450mmx450mm and would like to incorporate a design using matching mosaic border which are 300mm x 75mm.

My problem is I would like to use this border as a feature only in the main central kitchen area (see pic) but this throws out the rest of the tiles being square and I would have to have a row of cut tiles which imo would look rubbish.

Sorry for my MS Paint skills (or lack of) the tiles should be square:lol: but hopefully you can see my problem.

If you have any ideas how I can work round this or indeed any other designs I could use I would be very grateful.

Many thanks

Nige.

 

[White Room]

Why not do a diagonal within the border then keep the rest of the tiles square

 

[nbaker]

That would look very nice, but I still don't know how to position the tiles around the rectangular border to achieve the best look without too many cuts.

Is there any tile planning software around?

 

[Eddie]

Can you cut the border to fit the tiles, maybe mitre the corners?

 

[White Room]

Dry lay the pattern on the floor and see what looks best and what cuts you will have

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Dry lay the pattern on the floor and see what looks best and what cuts you will have

:stupid: