In shaping the overall style of home decoration, ceramic tiles, a decorative material, play a vital role. Whether it is floor tiles, wall tiles, or different functional spaces such as living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, etc., they can be flexibly matched and used.
Laying ceramic tiles has become an important part of the home improvement process.
So
What are the methods of laying ceramic tiles?
How to calculate the number of tiles used when laying?
How to calculate tile loss?
Let’s analyze it with everyone
Tile laying methods
Nowadays, more and more homeowners hope that their homes can be more personalized and unique. This is why custom homes are becoming more and more popular. In ceramic tile matching, in addition to developing more designs and styles for matching, different ceramic tile laying designs and methods can also be used to achieve diversified decoration effects.
At present, the more mainstream ceramic tile paving methods include: paving and vertical paving, diamond paving, I-shaped paving, herringbone paving, I-shaped paving and combined paving.
Horizontal or vertical paving
Key points for paving: Pave parallel to the wall. Align the brick joints without leaving any seams, and use a caulking agent that is close to the color of the bricks to make it look fresh and tidy.
Suitable type: usually use polished tiles, suitable for modern minimalist style.
Rhombus diagonal paving
Key points for laying: Arrange the bricks at a 45-degree angle to the wall. This method is relatively labor-intensive. When laying antique bricks diagonally, it is best to leave wide seams between 3-8 mm, which can reflect the antique feel of the bricks. You can choose a caulking agent that is close to the color of the bricks, or you can choose a contrasting caulking agent to treat the brick joints. The geometric lines formed are crisscrossed, making the overall effect more distinct and unified, and canIt brings a strong three-dimensional sense to the space.
Suitable type: Antique bricks are most commonly laid at an angle of 45 degrees, which is suitable for European and Chinese styles. It is also suitable for modern minimalist styles. Visually, the original square bricks will become diamond-shaped and will not be too rigid. , the diagonal paving effect is also more atmospheric.
Tips: Smaller square tiles are laid diagonally and are suitable for local decoration in small areas, because using them in a large area will give people a trivial feeling and make them inconvenient to clean.
I-shaped paving
Key points of laying: The I-shaped paving method imitates the paving method of wooden floors, and is more commonly used for the paving of a few types of ceramic tiles such as imitation wood tiles.
Suitable type: The well-proportioned I-shaped shape creates a sense of visual dislocation. It is not too monotonous and at the same time creates a solemn, calm and heavy effect.
Tips: The I-shaped paving method can best weaken the depressing feeling of a long and narrow space, and is suitable for use in hallways, kitchens or bathrooms.
Herringbone paving
Key points for laying: Two adjacent rectangular tiles are laid at a 45-degree angle. When laying one side of one, it should be aligned with the middle of the long side of the other, like a 'herringbone' shape. Or use mosaics, pebbles, etc. to pave it into completely irregular shapes.
Suitable type: Herringbone paving is a relatively new paving method, suitable for personalized modern minimalist style homes.
Tips: Herringbone paving has a strong sense of lines and is not suitable for large areas in living rooms and bedrooms. Similarly, cement floors inlaid with mosaics and pebbles and their changeable colors and shapes can only be used for local embellishment, so they are usually used for paving small areas such as balconies or aisles.
Mixed tiling
Key points for laying: Tiles of different sizes, styles and colors should be laid in a certain combination.
Suitable type: Suitable for European style and country style, with more paving methods. Usually, you can use marble or ceramic tiles that are slightly darker than the main tiles to be laid, and surround the floor with a border of about 15 cm. The paving effect makes the materials feel more refined and can better enhance the atmosphere of the space.
If used in a modern minimalist style home, use a combination of ceramic tiles with high color contrast to make the geometric lines of the floor becomeRich, can play a good role in contrast.
Tips: The supporting products for modular paving include wave lines, floor parquet, etc. Wave lines generally use dark ceramic tiles, and antique tiles also have specially matched wave lines, which are mainly used around the ground or in hallways and entrances. Floor decorative lines, corner flowers, etc. are floor decorative paintings made of ceramic tiles. They are mainly used in foyers, coffee tables or under dining tables.
Amount of ceramic tiles
Some owners don’t know how to calculate the number of ceramic tiles to use. In fact, the amount of ceramic tiles can be calculated according to different laying methods and house sizes.
According to the laying method, the loss of tiles laid horizontally and vertically is relatively small. Generally, one or two tiles are reserved for loss. However, the construction difficulty of diamond-shaped paving and I-shaped paving is relatively large, and the loss of ceramic tiles is relatively large. The loss rate reaches more than 10%-15%, so more ceramic tiles need to be prepared for loss.
Based on the size of the apartment, the simplest way to calculate the amount of ceramic tiles is to first measure the area of the entire space, and then divide it by the area of a single tile. It should be noted that if there is a decimal point in the calculation, an extra tile must be prepared and rounding cannot be used. In addition, if the home decoration requires paving ceramic tile waistline, skirting line and edge line, the amount of tiles used in this part can be calculated by the length. In addition, just prepare a few more tiles for wear and tear.
The way ceramic tiles are laid will directly affect the decoration effect of the overall home space. The amount of ceramic tiles used will affect the overall decoration budget control.
Therefore, before purchasing ceramic tiles, it is necessary to plan the laying method and amount of ceramic tiles in advance, so that you are aware of them and purchase according to your needs. If necessary, you can ask the decoration contractor or ceramic tile store to provide construction design drawings for ceramic tile paving. This will make the purchase and paving process more clear and can effectively reduce waste.
