Ok - what options do we have? - Tile Advice

[Time's Ran Out]

It’s a small downstairs shower room so what are the options for this encaustic design.
This is how I saw these tiles today, all laid out on the front room floor with 3 interlocking.
Not had any contact with the client (it’s through a builder I’ve work with for a few years) but need to know the alternatives before I give them my experienced input!
Any pictures I could show them of your work would help.
John.

 

[Waluigi]

Difficult to explain. There are quite a few options with these. Slightly different to the ca’pietra lily pad that I fit but same principle. There are two star variants. There’s a floral design and a floral that alternates the pattern on each row.

Might be better to post the room they are going in too. Also I would decide on the layout and cut out a template of three tiles joined if you go for the star layout.

Might have to try to explain things better a bit later.

 

[Waluigi]

Just noticed- you can make a triangle out of those too.

 

[Waluigi]

These are the two ‘star’ designs

First one has straight rows running away from you.

This one has rows from side to side. You basically invert The star to achieve this:-

Triangle if you had a plain tile:-

Floral with each row alternating:-

Straight up floral:-

And this one, triangle with no plain tile:-

I prefer the top one. I’ve not done any of the tiles you have posted only these Lily Pad. They’ve been done with the top layout.

 

[Blunt Tool]

Random, just say the builder told you to

 

[Waluigi]

That’s one option I didn’t mention and looks pretty good actually. I’m sure there are photos somewhere.

The tiles are called Dandelion.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

These are the two ‘star’ designs

First one has straight rows running away from you.
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This one has rows from side to side. You basically invert The star to achieve this:-


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Triangle if you had a plain tile:-

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Floral with each row alternating:-

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Straight up floral:-

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And this one, triangle with no plain tile:-


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I prefer the top one. I’ve not done any of the tiles you have posted only these Lily Pad. They’ve been done with the top layout.

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I think that's the best qaulity answer I've seen ever anywhere.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Now we’ll never get him out the door!
Are you plumbers sticking together?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Ok both done thanks for your input @Waluigi .

As you can see I don’t clear up plumbers mess! (Shower tray)

 

[Waluigi]

Looks good John

You have to stop and think a little bit whilst laying don’t you!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Certainly do!
Long time since I’ve dry laid a floor before fixing.

 

[Italy]

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Ok both done thanks for your input @Waluigi .

As you can see I don’t clear up plumbers mess! (Shower tray)

john, is it a game? should i find the error?
good boy.
nice work.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

john, is it a game? should i find the error?
good boy.
nice work.

You can try but it’s around the corner of the shower tray out of sight! Only had 2 tiles left so stuck a cut in out of sequence.

 

[rieveleyceramics]

I reckon the grout lines form an integral part of the laid out design for these particular "encaustics". The earlier Victorian geometric and encaustic tiling was designed to be butt jointed but I would say these modern tiles were not. Certainly if you compare the photos of those fixed to the bathroom floor with grout lines and the illustration of the layouts it seems they definitely benefit from a well defined grout line.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Customer wanted narrow joint but in line with BS. she got 2mm. Laid with fast set flexible adhesive on hardi prepared wood floor.
Original encaustics/geometrics laid into sand/cement bed onto solid floors so butt joints were possible.