Ceramic Tile Layout

Technically it s still the same centered layout but most people won t care to look behind the toilet at the cuts of the tile and notice how centered they are with the wall on the right.

Ceramic tile layout.

If starting with the edge of a full tile in the center of the back wall leaves a skinny strip in the corner shift the plumb line by half the width of the tile. Lay out the tile on the floor and use the back wall measurement to determine how wide the corner tiles will be. Dry set two rows of tiles extending from the center to adjacent walls. The spacers will ensure that your layout remains neat and even and that no 2 tiles are set too close together.

This will increase the size of the corner tiles. Insert tile spacers between the tiles. Begin the dry layout of a tile row. After you lay down a tile place a tile spacer at either end before putting down the next tile in the row.

Do not apply grout as this is only to determine the spacing. After you have reference lines use them to establish layout lines which actually guide tile placement. If the last tile in a row would be less than half a tile plan to shift the first course to be centered on the reference line rather than next to it. The subtle pattern created by the pinwheel layout offers the opportunity to incorporate an accent color or tile into another area of the room tying the whole look together.

Spacers also serve to show the minimum distance you ll need to leave between each tile for your grout lines. This layout is a popular flooring pattern especially with ceramic tile or in small bathrooms.