Brickbond

[Sean SML Tiling]

When a job comes in where customer wants brick affect on the floor do you guys do 50/50 or maybe 70/30? The last few jobs the tiles haven't been very flat so had to go 70/30 with 3mm spacer. What would you guys do

 

[Andy Allen]

brick bond, is 50/50 if tiles are bowed then I suggest keeping the tiles straight...

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

If they were that bad I would refuse but I see a lot of people staggering 70/30 and was seeing uf some of you guys do the same. I personally hate 70/30 as it loses the affect.

 

[Houston]

90% of the time I always do a third with brick bond, to counteract discrepancies in tiles and give a bigger joint but that also depends on tiles /client

 

[John Benton]

I tend to do a random bond now on floors and dry lay them prior to fixing, and I've not had a customer not like them fixed like that. You actually get less waste as well laying randomly.

 

[area tiling]

I've got into a habit of laying them random bond also unless client wants brick bond , def a lot less waste and easier to fit if tiles aren't great ! I'd never random fit them on a wall though

 

[Mr Tiler]

any pic examples area? cheers

 

[Old Mod]

any pic examples area? cheers

Heres some random bond for u Ash.
it's all 500mm wide but random lengths from 500-800 long. It's an Antiqued limestone.

 

[Old Mod]

any pic examples area? cheers

and here's some regular brick bond.
oh and one of the floor

 

[Mr Tiler]

hey guys.... heres one of my own in brickbond from around june last year .... very nice work there 3-fall I love stone would love to work with the stuff deffinately not confident enough yet though!

 

[Mr Tiler]

Heres some random bond for u Ash.
it's all 500mm wide but random lengths from 500-800 long. It's an Antiqued limestone.

so... when your laying these do you set out or lay as you go? would think its impossible to set out with these tile accept for the width? cheers

 

[Old Mod]

so... when your laying these do you set out or lay as you go? would think its impossible to set out with these tile accept for the width? cheers

Yeah the one constant is the width which enables u set out one axis. But as far as the other way u can easily work several tiles in each direction or if u have time to survey floor properly u write down where u want certain sizes. Get repetitive with 100m2 floor like that one tho haha. Anything can be done with patience.

 

[White Room]

Same as 3fall, sizes from 650/750 and 850mm

 

[Old Mod]

View attachment 56295 Same as 3fall, sizes from 650/750 and 850mm

snap! :lol:
I've done a few in last 18 months, it seems very popular in Fulham, either that or the designer is getting a good back hander, cos they've all been for same architectural design company. I like the result tho!

 

[White Room]

Those were from Mandarin stone...

 

[Old Mod]

Those were from Mandarin stone...

To be honest I've no idea where they sourced them, but now I'm gonna have to find out! Grrrrr!
Thanks haha