With tile installed diagonally, you don’t have to worry about any individual tile edge alignment, but instead, every single intersection with a wall becomes an opportunity for a small tile cut. There was a single wall that was angled on a 45°, so in order for this to work, I’d have to start the tile layout against this wall, and hope that the tile would land nicely as it ran into the corners, and I wouldn’t get left with a small piece that I’d have to install anywhere. If the tile was installed parallel to the walls, I’d inevitably need to cut some tiles along the 24″ side. Although I was initially drawn to the idea because I thought it would work well with the oddly positioned doorway into the bathroom, I have to admit that the main reason was simply because I had no easy way to cut 24″ tile. I decided to install the tile diagonally. When you actually count up the number of wall projections that occur in this room, there are 15 different wall surfaces that need to be coordinated with 3 different grout lines in order to make sure the tile looks aesthetically pleasing, while also avoiding small pieces of cut tile. A diagonal wall can create additional chances for an unacceptable small cut tile to occur. A bump-out in the wall might cause a small change in wall projection that can make it harder to offset the tile joint. There may be doorways or other transitions that you have to navigate. You might be dealing with walls that are not parallel or square. Here is my bathroom that I am installing tile in: If a room isn’t a simple 4 wall square, things get even more tricky. You only have two grout line intervals to worry about (One along the “X” axis, another along the “Y” axis.) When you have an irregularly shaped tile, like 6″x24″, the grout lines stagger, creating an additional grout line interval that staggers with every other row. Square tiles are easy to plan because all of the edges of the tiles align. If you can center tile like this, it creates a nice symmetry in the room which is visually pleasing. It all depends on what kind of cut piece you end up with at the walls, doors, and whatever other obstructions exist in the room. Most times, it’s better to measure to the center of each wall, and either align the edge of a row of tile with that center-line, or center a row of tiles directly on the center-line.
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