How To Herringbone

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You've chosen your prefect rectangular tile, now chose how to lay it! Rather than just choosing horizontal or vertical why not transform your space by fitting your tiles in a herringbone design. Although this clever design may look complicated to achieve we have put together some simple how to guides to help you a along the way.

Here are a few simple steps to follow to help you get started with your Herringbone pattern:

Pick almost any rectangular shape tile (the width of the tile needs to be 50% or less of the length) i.e. 600x300mm, 300x100mm
Find the centre of your wall or floor and mark with a pen/pencil
Find the centre of the width of a tile (do this on 2 tiles)
Lay tiles at a 45 degree angle and draw a straight line between the 2 centre marks and place this on your centre line on your wall or floor
Dry fit the tiles if you are laying a small area and this way you can check to see if your cuts lay well

Whether you are tiling walls or floors the herringbone laying pattern is equally as effective. You can add a real visual impact to any space big or small even if you chose a simplistic metro tile or a more striking wood effect tile.