Tile Laying Patterns For Shower Walls

It can look busy on a floor but is good for a shower or as a border.

Tile laying patterns for shower walls.

For a more traditional look stack classic square tiles in a grid pattern. Even when set with materials like metal and glass the brick pattern is timeless. A 50 50 offset the most common brick running bond pattern creates a strong traditional look. The offset brick pattern has several potential effects.

Pin wheel also called hopscotch. Using a square tile and grout in a contrasting colour to the rectangles really make this pattern stand out. It s a good choice of pattern for rooms where you don t want the tiles to distract from other design features. Measure and dry lay tiles for shower wall in our project we used crema marfil an italian tumbled marble tile.

Grid stacked this layout is a basic pattern where square tiles are set in a straight line to create a look that s simple and clean. Rectangular tiles look modern and clean in this arrangement. The tiles are simply laid side by side in a straight line to give an overall even grid pattern. On the ceiling and floor of the shower we used 2 x 2 tiles and on shower walls 2 x 4 tiles.

This is the most commonly used tile pattern of all and the easiest to do. The tiles come in different sizes pre spaced on mats. Take any size square or rectangle tile lay them in rows and shift each row to create an offset pattern.