Hall Setting out

[Colour Republic]

What do you think guys?

This is for a hall we've gotta do. Tiles are 600x600 Compac Quartz. The hall has all sorts of twists and turns, you can see in the bottom half of the pic I played with 400x400's but discounted that idea.

Any ideas how the setting out could be improved?

 

[Stewart]

Have you thought about diamond set....?


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[Colour Republic]

Have you thought about diamond set....?


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The cuts are akward enough as it is you sod!

This is the tile
Colours, formats and finishes QUARTZ COMPAC. Astral Titáneo

I always see diamond set as a more traditional patten, don't know why it just has that effect on me so I can't think i'd set a moden tile floor tile on the diamond. Or don't you get that feeling?

 

[peteablard]

IMO it seems daft using 600x600 when there will only be 2 full tiles and all the rest need cutting? Worth trying diamond as stewart says

 

[Rich]

Carpet?


That is a right pig of a shape! I think you have the best compromise there as long as you can avoid a tiny slither cut in the far left hand side of the pic. Are the walls anything like square?

 

[jay]

Go diamond with border to suit full tile at entrance (right hand side of page)

 

[Stewart]

I find with awkward spaces where setting out can be problematic, diamond set can look much better, especially with large tiles. If they were 30x30 I would agree with you. But even if you go at 22.5 degree's instead of 45 it can be quite effective b


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[kilty55]

personally i would be happier to use the 400s,think it would look better with more full tiles on view

 

[Rich]

Has this been spec'd by a customer? I do agree with the guys above, when tiling a thin area I dont like using large format tiles but others do seem to disagree, I get a lot of customers saying that they dont want to see to many joints.

 

[Colour Republic]

this might help with understanding the room

 

[Colour Republic]

I used the 600's in the bathroom



The same tile but the hall is grey quartz with a mirror fleck, instead of white with cloured glass flecks.

As you can see the joints were 1mm to minimise grout lines. So the reason for 600's in the hall is also to minimise joints and appear as one solid floor (grout will be grey glitter)

Would you guys still go diamond?

Thanks for the replies so far guys, good to see your views

 

[Colour Republic]

Carpet?


That is a right pig of a shape! I think you have the best compromise there as long as you can avoid a tiny slither cut in the far left hand side of the pic. Are the walls anything like square?

The walls are square although one wall looks out on my drawing it's not. which slither are you refering to? the one in the door way? i could lose that but then the tiles wouldn't be centered as you walk through the fron door.

 

[Stewart]

I would if it were my job.....


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[Rich]

Got to say that I wouldn't go 1mm joint unless Im missing something? Min 3mm for floors.

I still think that you would be fine with the lay out that you have shown in the pic. Horses for courses I suppose.

 

[jay]

if you move it of centre at the front door you will create more slithers up further still diamond with a border unless you can source a 330x330

 

[Colour Republic]

Got to say that I wouldn't go 1mm joint unless Im missing something? Min 3mm for floors.

I still think that you would be fine with the lay out that you have shown in the pic. Horses for courses I suppose.

I know, I know. I'm taking this one on the chin if it goes **** up. All in the name of design.

Sub-floor is concrete been down some 30 odd years with no cracks. In the bathroom I decoupled and shall do the same for the hall. It's a risk but i'll blame Compac if it goes wrong as it say's in spanish 1mm joints. At least think that's what it says as my Spanish isn't very good :lol:

 

[Rich]

Fair enough, I thought you would have known that. Sorry for teaching you to suck eggs.

 

[Colour Republic]

Fair enough, I thought you would have known that. Sorry for teaching you to suck eggs.

No not at all, I would advise the same.

But now and again you take a calculated risk. It's not something I would do normally and if I thought there was a chance of failure I wouldn't.

In addition i'm also taking a risk with the kerapoxy design as it states not to be used under 3mm I believe... Just checked the data sheets and it doesn't state that as it goes. Minimum joint width is not noted but maximum is 7mm, although kerapoxy says 1.5mm-6mm. Not sure where I saw the 3mm figure now?

Not sure how much glitter would be on show on a 1mm joint anyway so may just opt for a silver grount

 

[jay]

Sounds like the customers don't like grout ( because it can show dirt )
might be worth epoxy

 

[Rich]

That is strange, I could have sworn that the Kerapoxy states a min of 3mm and the Design can cope with a thinner joint than that? I wonder where we have got that from.

By tho look of those tiles and the fact that you are using the glitter grout, I think that the joints will blend in so much that the floor will look like one solid field.

Would like to see some pics when its all done, should look really smart.