How To Install Diamond Pattern Wall Tile

Diagonal diamond pattern tile cuts made easy.

How to install diamond pattern wall tile. For whole wall tiling begin by locating the center point of the area to be tiled. Using slightly contrasting tile colors to subtly define the zigzags or blending block color tiles wood look ones are very on trend ways to make this look work. Cut the tiles accordingly and tile to the very edge or your floor or wall. Step 1 measuring.

Each tile in this pattern offsets the tile below it by one third of its length creating a staggered diagonal effect. How to install a diagonal backsplash tile. If you look back to one of the first photos i shared i was originally installing the tiles in a bottom up manner. Fitting the edge tiles.

It is common practice to actually lay the first course. Follow the tile positioning shown in the following diagrams always making sure they are level and evenly spaced. Space them apart with the tile spacers. Install a row of whole tiles in the angles created by the half tiles.

This layout is often used with one two or three color designs. Set the tiles you cut with the cut edge against the starting point. A diagonal tile layout can add extra interest and dimension to an ordinary tile design. The neat way the tiles fit together the sharp central line where the v meets and the texturized zig zag horizontal pattern all work together to make this tile pattern super chic.

When you get to the end and you can t fit any whole tiles mark each tile and try to waste as little material as possible. When tiles are installed on the diagonal they draw the eye out. Everything i ve written above could be applied to any tiling job but there were a few things i encountered doing my diamond pattern than i hadn t faced before. Tips on installing a diagonal tile pattern.