One tutorial for each laying pattern.
34 step-by-step laying guides, each with a real room calculated by Tilelico that you can open in the editor.
Straight patterns
Straight
Set out, centre and lay a straight tile pattern: the step-by-step method, plus a real living room calculated by Tilelico with its cuts and quantities.
Read the guide →Straight at 90°
When and how to turn a straight lay by a quarter turn: plank direction, light and hallways. With a real hall calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Offset patterns
Half offset
Laying tile with a half-tile offset: which sizes suit it, how to avoid lippage, and a real kitchen with an island calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Third offset
Why a third offset suits long tiles, how to mark and check it, with a real open-plan living area in 30 × 90 calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Quarter offset
A quarter-plank offset softens the staircase effect of large sizes. The laying method and a real 20 × 120 bedroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Random
Lay planks at random without a staircase effect or aligned joints: minimum gap, reusing offcuts, and a real lounge calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Diagonal patterns
45° diagonal
Mark the axes, spread the triangular cuts and plan the right allowance for a 45° lay, with a real entrance hall calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Offset diagonal
A half-tile offset turned to 45°: how to mark it and handle the many cut sizes, with a real dining room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Herringbone and chevron
Herringbone
Build a herringbone parallel to the walls: first square, joints and cuts, with a real dining room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →45° herringbone
Herringbone oriented at 45°: marking the line of points and mastering edge cuts, with a real lounge calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →45° chevron
Lay a right-angled chevron: reading the tip-to-tip size, handling left and right pieces, with a real lounge calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →30° chevron
A chevron in a flatter V: what changes from 45°, marking the columns, and a real home office calculated by Tilelico with its cuts.
Read the guide →Double herringbone
Two planks side by side instead of one: building a double herringbone pattern, with a real 10 × 60 dining room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →45° double herringbone
The double pattern laid on the diagonal: marking the axis and preparing the many edge cuts, with a real 10 × 60 living area calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Opus and multi-size
Travertine Roman opus
Lay a 4-size travertine opus: understand the module, sort the stones and order size by size, with a real patio calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Roman opus, 4 sizes
One large stone, two medium, one small: laying a 4-size opus, reading its order, and a real kitchen with an island calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Roman opus, 3 sizes
One large stone and two small on a band: laying a 3-size opus, joint included, with a real entrance hall calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Alternating bands, 2 sizes
A row of large format, then two squares: laying a mixed bond, joint included, with a real conservatory calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Pinwheel lay
Four planks turning around a small square: lay a pinwheel pattern and order each size, with a real dining room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →By covering type
Small-format tile
Joints, flatness and cuts around a bath: the small-format method, with a real 15 × 15 bathroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Large-format tile
Substrate, double buttering, levelling and cuts: lay a 120 × 120 properly, with a real large living room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Wood-effect tile
The offset, joint and plank direction for convincing wood-effect tile, with a real 15 × 90 bedroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Floating wood floor
Expansion gap, end-joint spacing and reusing offcuts: the floating wood floor method, with a real living room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Outdoor paver
Fall, drainage, joint and pattern choice for 60 × 60 outdoor tile, with a real patio calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Terracotta hexagon
Terracotta, a wide joint and surface protection: the method for a tomette floor, with a real 14 × 16 kitchen calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Brick-bond wood floor
Boards of equal length with end joints alternating from row to row: the brick-bond method, with a real bedroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Ship-deck wood floor
A regular offset between rows, like the deck of a ship: laying a ship-deck wood floor, with a real living room calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Zellige tile
Irregular handmade tiles, a fine joint and surface protection: the method for 10 × 10 zellige, with a real bathroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Cement tile
Matching patterns, protection before grouting and cuts around an island: the method for 20 × 20 cement tile, with a real kitchen calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Geometric patterns
Hexagonal
Reading a hexagon’s size, marking the rows and preparing cuts, with a real 17.5 × 20 bathroom calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Octagons and cabochons
A large tile with clipped corners and a cabochon at each joint crossing: ordering and laying both sizes, with a real entrance hall calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Checkerboard
Two shades of one size, every other tile: setting out a checkerboard and ordering each shade, with a real 30 × 30 kitchen calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Diagonal checkerboard
A checkerboard turned by 45°: marking the axis, anticipating slanted cuts and splitting the two shades, with a real entrance hall calculated by Tilelico.
Read the guide →Basket weave
Planks grouped into squares that change direction from one cell to the next: a successful basket weave, with a real 15 × 30 entrance hall calculated by Tilelico.
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