Wood effect tiles layout

[moomarine]

What is the best layout to use for wood effect tiles? Last time I did brick bond but a 3rd of the way up the tile. And I don't think uniform layouts look natural with wood effect. Would like to know what most of you do when the customer leaves it up to you to decide?

It's a 25m2 kitchen which is rectangular.

 

[WetSaw]

Random seems to be the way to go these days. Just start laying and start the next row with whatever off cut you have, bowed tiles you'd probably have to be a bit more careful with and not overlap the bond too much.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Random over 4-5 rows then repeat.

 

[J Sid]

Random over 4-5 rows then repeat.

not random them me thinks


lay first row, off cut starts next row

 

[Italy]

Italian s.it

 

[Stef]

I always go random on wood planks, they are meant to replicate a wooden floor.
If theres a repeat pattern or your using the cut from the last row then I think it starts to look like laminate flooring.

 

[macten]

Random but cheating every now and again if grout joints get too close to adjacent rows.

 

[White Room]

One I done

 

[Andy Allen]

Herringbone....

 

[WetSaw]

About time you got your "Herringbone Hero" and "Metro Maestro" tags isn't it Andy....

 

[John Benton]

Just lay them random, hate anything uniform on floors with wood planks

 

[Old Mod]

Oh no! It's turning in to another 'plank off'!

 

[Andy Allen]

600x150 ...random.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Wet room

 

[area tiling]

100 X 20 wood effect 10mm porcelain
Randomly laid 2 mm joint !