The subtle pattern created by the pinwheel layout offers the opportunity to incorporate an accent color or tile into another area of the room tying the whole look together.
Ceramic tile layout.
If the last tile in a row would be less than half a tile plan to shift the first course to be centered on the reference line rather than next to it.
Starting at the center point lay tiles along one line from the center to the wall.
Spacers also serve to show the minimum distance you ll need to leave between each tile for your grout lines.
After you have reference lines use them to establish layout lines which actually guide tile placement.
If starting with the edge of a full tile in the center of the back wall leaves a skinny strip in the corner shift the plumb line by half the width of the tile.
This layout is a popular flooring pattern especially with ceramic tile or in small bathrooms.
Dry set two rows of tiles extending from the center to adjacent walls.
Do not apply grout as this is only to determine the spacing.
After you lay down a tile place a tile spacer at either end before putting down the next tile in the row.
Insert tile spacers between the tiles.
This is why conventional centering advice isn t always the best way.
Begin the dry layout of a tile row.
Take a look at the layout of the tile.
This will increase the size of the corner tiles.