Has anyone tiled their bathroom horizontally?

andyhop

helping_hubby wrote: »

I found a picture from the topps tiles websites of what I mean:



My only worry is it looks like it might be harder than tiling them squarely. I'm doing the tiling myself.

i hope your walls are flat for you to achieve a perfect brick bond effect with large format wall tiles!

andrew-b

andyhop wrote: »

i hope your walls are flat for you to achieve a perfect brick bond effect with large format wall tiles!

Very good point ...
..plus however you plan it your going to have to cut the tiles at the corners in every other row at the very least. Also using tile spacers will be trickier in positioning tiles. Probably not a great idea if your tiling for the first time - my advice is to learn to walk before you can run!

That picture is the one on page 8 of my Topps Tile book that i referred to earlier - called Corinthian labelled "from £1.59 each 25 x 33cm" (wish they would quote the per square metre equivalent price to make it simpler - approx £19.08 per sqm).

Andy

Bungarm2001

My mate who owns the tile warehouse says that many people are now having their tiles fixed in this way. People are always looking for something different. He has in the past re-tiled his showroom areas, and the sample tile boards with either a brick laid pattern or an 'end on' pattern and the tiles flew out the shop, even ones that previously were hard to shift.!

We have 30 x 10 grey porcelain tiles in part of our kitchen laid flemish bond and they look fantastic.

When we do the en suite, we'll be experimenting with narrow tiles fixed 'end on' 'cos we don't mind that Underground look!!

helping_hubby

Oh no, I might have to rethink this then. I didn't think about the spacer problem. Maybe I should get a professional in? or DIY but square. Argh - more decisions.

Doozergirl

helping_hubby wrote: »

Oh no, I might have to rethink this then. I didn't think about the spacer problem. Maybe I should get a professional in? or DIY but square. Argh - more decisions.

You can still lay them horizontally but not in the brickwork pattern. Still looks good.

You can break one spoke off the tile spacers, easy anyhoo if you want it brickwork stylee.

MrsE_2

helping_hubby wrote: »

Oh no, I might have to rethink this then. I didn't think about the spacer problem. Maybe I should get a professional in? or DIY but square. Argh - more decisions.

Maybe you should get someone in anyway.

Tiles are expensive (compared to other wallcoverings) & last a long time, I think its important to get it right.

A professional job done in the brick style looks great.

Vertical does look a little dated now.

As do the small square kitchen tiles, which is why the "London underground" tiles are so popular in kitchens as well as bathrooms (& coloured glass splashbacks);) .