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cacran · 05-09-2008

I have got some white tiles which are 235mmx 350mm. My shower room is very small. I want it to look bigger and thought that the tiles may be better sideways on, to give a more spacious effect. I thought pehaps doing them brick style. My husband and I can't make up our minds, he wants one, I want the other. What are your views and is it any more difficult doing brick style?

GazTech · 05-09-2008

Hi cacran,
Brick bond is more difficult if walls or tiles aren't straight. Turning the tiles sideways or 'landscape' can create an illusion of the room being bigger, and is a good way of making a room feel less cluttered....Gaz

**Dave** · 05-09-2008

Also brickbond is quite a dominent pattern where as landscape ( side on straight bond ) as gazza sez can make it look bigger.....and is easier to do.......

**whitebeam** · 05-09-2008

Brick bond you will need very flat walls, Because of the bond any curve in the wall could cause lipping. Brick is very popular at the moment

Must learn to be quicker than Dave and Gaz

GazTech · 05-09-2008

[quote=whitebeam;120892]Brick bond you will need very flat walls, Because of the bond any curve in the wall could cause lipping. Brick is very popular at the moment[/quote]I find that the trend is swaying away from broken or brick style to straight landscape fashion, with floor to ceiling border detail.....Gaz

**Dave** · 05-09-2008

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Originally Posted by GazTech

I find that the trend is swaying away from broken or brick style to straight landscape fashion, with floor to ceiling border detail.....Gaz

I second that...99% of bathrooms i do is in landscape and a kitchen floor today was done in 600x300 landscape......brickbond is deffo on the way out AGAIN!!!...

**whitebeam** · 05-09-2008

I've tried telling the customer but they seem to want brick bond, I know what you mean

GazTech · 05-09-2008

Each style has it's own appeal, let us not forget that the style changes but the customers remain the same......:grin:

cacran · 06-09-2008

Hey, thanks for all that. We have made up our minds now. No brick but landscape with a dado type border. You have been a big help.

GazTech · 06-09-2008

[quote=cacran;121074]Hey, thanks for all that. We have made up our minds now. No brick but landscape with a dado type border. You have been a big help.:hurray:[/quote]No problem, please post some before and after pictures.....we like piccies...Gaz :thumbsup:

**MICK the Tiler** · 06-09-2008

Brickbond landscape has been out of fashion down here for a while. Stack bond landscape looks really nice and very contempary brick bond portrait is slowly gainng some appleal..................AGAIN!!