hopscotching

[aggy]

Any tips for laying a hopscotch tile pattern? The tiles are 45x45 and 30x30.
Should I mark out some parallel lines 15cm apart?

But if I'm using 5mm spacers then the next tile will start after 45.5 cm and not 45?
It hurts my head, how can people do it with three or four different sized tiles?

[Phil Hobson]

Hi Aggy, are you laying offset/ or other pattern? if the tiles have been made to work hopscotch pattern they should work in OK. Your 45.5 cm will work with a 30.5 cm, you can string some reference lines, the pattern just repeats. Lay some dry, until you are familiar with it. Good luck.

[TF Ed]

hi aggy
as phil said, your 45.5 will work in with your 30.5 so dont let that throw you out and just dry lay a few times to get your self into the swing of the pattern. its straight forward really. its one of those things that doing makes more sense than thinking if you get my drift so dry lay to get a bit of practice and then snap a few reference lines to keep you on track.

best of luck
aston tiling

[aggy]

Ok thanks all,
It does make more sense doing it than thinking about it.
It goes down quickly on the screed as well. There's a slight colour difference between the big and smaller tiles but i think it actually adds to it.
We're very happy with it so far and will post some pics when its finished.
Thanks for the replies.