Question: Brick Floor Herringbone Pattern & Border
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agoIt's best if the border is kept simple and not follow the shape of the room.
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Herringbone Pattern - Does it matter where you start?
Comments (4)Herringbone patterns are most often, I think, laid out on a 45 degree grid, so that the chevron is clear. That's up to you, of course, and what looks best to you in the room you're putting it in. I almost always specify that the layout for patterned flooring begins at the center of the room, determined by chalk lines snapped from the centers of the walls. That can shift a bit, if the room has an irregular shape, and a different center point can be established where it makes the most sense. Then all the trimmed irregular bits that make the materials fit the floor land at the edges, where they have the least impact, and the pattern itself is centered in the space....See MoreBrick pattern (bond runner) TILE layout question
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Comments (14)It's going to depend on your wood tile. For example, in the example Skippack tile posted, the tile planks already have a strong pattern. So the added pattern in the setting makes it dizzying. If you have a more subtle faux wood tile, the herringbone pattern should be okay....See MoreHerringbone pattern floor tile off angle
Comments (8)No big deal on the actual degree of the angle, however, the overall crookedness and off-angle in relation to the shape of the room is horrible! look at your first pic on the left side. (I know the heater is there. it shouldn't matter) Either you wall is completely out of square, or the measurement on the tile is completely out of whack. See at the top left how there are about 4-5 tiles that end on the 'down' portion of the design? now compare to the bottom left where the design ends on the 'up' side. It's not a slight difference either. As was mentioned, this design needs to be carefully planned and isn't for every application. For instance, since you have a corner angled shower, and you're working w/an angled design, I would have started this design so that it starts in front of the shower Right now you have centered the design on the room itself, w/o taking into consideration the angled corner shower. It looks crooked, doesn't it? That's because of the layout. I would have started the design based on the shower position, and done like: with this layout, it's not going to look crooked because the tile layout is following the same position of the shower. it doesn't help that you have all of these funky, skinny cuts above this red line. This is one of the most difficult patterns to lay and get right. You have to know how to get the correct 45 degree starting point. Not only on the floor, but you also have to mark your tile w/a speed square to get dead center on that. (this one was for my wood floors). Enlarge the pic and look carefully at the blue tape. **I went over it in red so you can see the lines better. the little short one shows the corner edge of the plank that meets up w/the 2nd line, forming a true 45 degree mark. the vertical lines simulate the two chalk lines on the floor. you line up one corner of the plank/tile on one line, and the other corner on the other line. Doing it this assures you get a perfect 45 and that you will have symmetry on both outside edges/borders***...See More
dough71
2 years agoTrying to determine if each room (laundry & half bath) should have its own border and whether or not the border follows the walls. In other words, would you continue the border into a small closet? Here are some pre-renovation images that may be helpful.
kempek01
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago- PRO
BeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoMaybe these pics will help you make a decision. You can run the brick straight thru with no borders if you like.
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2 years agoYes, BeverlyFLADeziner, these photos are very helpful, especially the one that shows how the two room are joined! Thank you for finding and posting. Our space is narrow for sure; however, it will resemble the photo of the entryway that you posted. Should look fine. I posted another photos below in case my previous photo didn't show the floor. It's an L-shaped space. The sink, washer, dryer, and half bath are to the right of this space.
Perhaps we'll just put the border on this part of the "L" as it is the entrance and leads straight into the kitchen and looks out to floor-to-ceiling windows with a view. Would it look odd to have the other part of the "L" (where the sink, washer, dryer, and bathroom entrance are located) in Herringbone but without a border?
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