Tile installation direction (arrow on the back)

  • Erstellt am 2018-12-25 17:34:54

Dalle

2018-12-25 17:34:54
  • #1
Hello, I have a question about the laying direction of a tile. We have chosen a tile with the dimensions 90x45 and on the back there is a small arrow indicating the laying direction. The tile itself has a natural stone look with a slight structural pattern running longitudinally. Now the question arose whether the tile can be halved so that a half tile can be used to start the row. The remaining piece would then be laid at the end of the tile row rotated by 180°. We cannot see any pattern or direction-dependent surface structure on the tile that would argue against this approach. Is this arrow always present on a tile even if it is not absolutely necessary? Thanks in advance for an answer.
 

11ant

2018-12-25 17:50:36
  • #2
That only sounds logical to me if the rows are calculated to be an integer number of tiles long.
 

aero2016

2018-12-25 18:41:43
  • #3
Why shifted by 180 degrees? The direction remains the same.
 

Schwimmbutze

2018-12-25 18:54:30
  • #4
Exactly, and you don't want to see the cut edge either.
 

Dalle

2018-12-26 00:02:41
  • #5
Thank you for your answers. You are of course right, in one row of tiles I don't need to rotate the cut pieces. However, we also have the situation in the hallway that every second row starts with a half tile. Then, of course, one half must be rotated so that the cut edge is not visible.
 

11ant

2018-12-26 00:38:45
  • #6
Just read my post #2 again. I stick to it: if the rows are not exactly n.0 or n.5 tiles long / "wide", you have a flaw in your thinking.
 
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