Herringbone walls ! The definitive answer?

[bsc ceramics]

think you were right 1st time. the line down the centre of the tile at 45d moves over to your centre line on the wall. is that what you mean?

 

[LM]

I’ll try and explain this in a more simpler way.
In the above diagram take the top tile. Take the two highest corners of that tile and draw two lines straight down from each of those corners, find the middle of those two new lines and then draw another line, then move the tile over (maintaining the 45 degree angle) so as that last line drawn is centered over the center line of the wall/floor that you are tiling and you’ll then find that you’re cuts either side are equal. If that doesn’t explain it I give up 🙁

 

[macten]

think you were right 1st time. the line down the centre of the tile at 45d moves over to your centre line on the wall. is that what you mean?

That would give you equal cuts both sides but those cuts would be going in opposite directions to each other.

 

[Waluigi]

Go buy a roll of lining paper. Lay the tiles out and draw round then. Then offer up the lining paper onto your wall

 

[Stustunz]

Just make sure when you get to the corners you follow around otherwise it looks like crap.Start on the wall that is the feature(biggest wall or the one you see most)
Simetimes not centering is better because it wraps around corner better.I dry lay on the floor each time I do it easier than trying to mathematically trying to work it out(get a better visual of how small the triangles are going to be).Make sure you use a laser to the tips,Goes out real quick if you don't.

 

[macten]

Putting tray in and overboarding the floor tomorrow.
But this is first look at my herringbone challenge and although the 2nd pic looks a bit bendy the walls are bang on flat and plumb. Just a shame it's a sloped ceiling and someone wants an alcove 🙁😡
The tiles are small 2''x 8'' or less but the inside of the alcove will be a solid white gloss tile of some sort so at least it doesn't need wrapping into that.
I did suggest normal tiling with a herringbone feature in the alcove but they were having none of it 😀

 

[macten]

Back off my hols and on to this 🙁
Thought I'd post my (slow progress) as a help to others who are wary of the 45 herringbone wall and share the triumphs and potential pit falls as I go.
So this morning I worked from home (that's a first) and dry set out on some scraps of Hardi and cut some jigs to help me out. Also using Leemacs' advice I set out for the 1400mm tray by striking the centre line on one of my jigs. Got there after dinner and got a bit done. Going great at the moment but not sure what's going to happen when I hit the alcove, sloping ceiling and the wrap arounds as it makes my head hurt, but all good so far!

 

[macten]

One question - I've been lucky that I get full tiles at each end on this main wall (apart from the 45 corner cut off obviously) So to do a true wrap around I would use the little corner pieces but I'm thinking it would look much better to just mirror it? I know that's not the correct way and with smaller cuts it looks naff, but to the eye would you really notice? Got to look better than tiny triangles - what would you do?

 

[Blunt Tool]

Better to get @RayTheTiler to answer this

 

[John Benton]

Just stick a kettle in front of the little cuts