Brickbond 3 colour tiles random pattern

[Alan.P]

Hi all, daft question time.

As per title, I am starting a splashback tomorrow, the customer has supplied the tiles 300mm x 100mm to be laid brickbond style, no problem so far, they have bought 55 of each colour and would like to have them in a random fashion. How the hell am I gonna make sure that I'm not left with too many of one tile towards the end of the job ? The way I'm thinking is to make piles of tiles in no particular order out of the 3 colours and just fix them as they're stacked. How would you do it ? Never been asked to do brickbond with 3 colours random style and just want the job to look it's best. Each tile will in effect be in touch with 6 others.

Thanks in advance

 

[Dan]

Hey.

I'd make a mixed pile as you suggested. Keeping them random in your pile and using them from the top. Make sure you mix them up well, if you have a couple of boxes of each colour, mix the individual colours first and then mix all the colours. That'll help with any tolerance size-wise.

And make sure they're all the same size, or compensate for the size difference with a wider grout joint if you do find one colour is slightly larger / smaller.

Upload some pics when you're done, sounds like a good job that.

 

[lawrenso]

give them your design - layout - and get them to colour it in for you you - and keep hold of it for dear life - and lay to that - you are giving them exactly what they asked for

Personally - done something simular in our last kitchen but needed at least 5 colours to get the random effect

Steve

 

[Alan.P]

Good point about the sizes Dan

I suppose I could do a layout and get them to colour it, they are laid back and have given me the go ahead to do what I want, a couple of extra colours would have been nice but they knew what they wanted and I'll have to work around it.

Thanks for the tips so far

 

[eyebeetiling]

I've had this before, so I laid a load of tiles on the worktop that would join at either end, then got the customer to ok the design, then took a photo for reference. It takes a bit of time but worth it at the end!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Hi-Alan P.

Rather you than me!
3 tiles in random design - dark colours will always stand out and customer will always say why did you do this or that!
Its a step up from checkerboard but 5 - 6 shades are needed for a blend.
Random - without forethought or attention.

Good luck!
John.

 

[DHTiling]

Also Alan....DON'T think about the pattern to much as you fix them....or you will start to follow a trend of colours,,,just fix and try not to clump the colours...

 

[Alan.P]

I've had this before, so I laid a load of tiles on the worktop that would join at either end, then got the customer to ok the design, then took a photo for reference. It takes a bit of time but worth it at the end!

That might be the way to go, it's not a huge area, most of is only 460 high, with the exception of the hob up to the extractor fan, so looking at full tile at the work top, I know, but it works with the layout, yep, thinking about it, that's what I'll do, I'll randomise the tiles as I said earlier, lay them out for the customer to see / swap / change and fix

Thanks for that, I like your thinking.

 

[Alan.P]

Also Alan....DON'T think about the pattern to much as you fix them....or you will start to follow a trend of colours,,,just fix and try not to clump the colours...

It's going to be hard not to clump with only 3 colours, worse still is I haven't a clue what colour they are until I get there tomorrow :yikes: I have been told that they're light fawn / beige but we will see, I'm not scared....................much :20:

 

[DHTiling]

Clumping in 2 and 3's is ok but watch for larger clumping if colours are similar...

It will be fine....

 

[Alan.P]

Clumping in 2 and 3's is ok but watch for larger clumping if colours are similar...

It will be fine....

You had to go and say it, didn't ya, job went well after a late start and a few changes, stepped back tonight, as I have all day, a had a look, took a picture on the iphone ( forgot the camera :mad2: ) only when I looked at the picture did I see a pattern ish :incazzato: I'll post 'the picture' when I get it off the iphone.

As it happens, very nice tiles, and not bad colour differences.

Thanks again all

 

[Alan.P]

Here's the picture in question, I will take may camera tomorrow ..lol Spot the 'random' pattern, and it was random

 

[DHTiling]

TUT..Alan wot did i say....you thought about it as you tiled didn't you....c,mon tell uncle Dave...:lol:

 

[Alan.P]

TUT..Alan wot did i say....you thought about it as you tiled didn't you....c,mon tell uncle Dave...:lol:

LOL, No, that's the thing, did the card shuffle with the stacks, fixed and be damned, and I'll be damned, there's a 'pattern' :mad2: And of all places, the centre piece, oh what to do

The customer is happy though, that's what counts, might replace one out of each 'row' of three tomorrow :mad2:

 

[Fred]

I did a three colour pattern recently, and had the client behind me all day long choosing the next tile.............:mad2: