Floor tile orientation - TilersForums.com

[davenport.neil]

Hi,
I am about to tile my small utility room floor with 600x300 porcelain tiles.
the room is ~3.3m * 2.2m.

Is there a perceived wisdom or "right way" as to which way the tiles should be oriented.
I've never laid a floor tile that wasn't square so don't really know what looks "right".

the walls will also be fully tiled with 600*300 horizontally if this has any impact.

regards

Neil

 

[Tony_C]

Hi Neil,

You can either tie up the floor tiles with the wall tiles and match the grout lines so having them run lengthways with the wall tiles. Or alternating a half tile if you are running brick bond.

Or you can set them the opposite way to run along the width of the room, doing this is also a trick on the eyes to help the room seem wider, then the opposite to make it longer.