Setting Out Herringbone Wall Tiles

Mark a tile using your speed square and pencil drawing a cut line from one corner at 45 degrees.

Setting out herringbone wall tiles.

Use your spacers to make sure the tile is. Lay the tile along the side of the speed square to keep the tile at the correct angle. Mix the adhesive apply adhesive to your surface lay your tiles grout and finish. Clamp one slat to a workbench and rout the cut end.

To make it easier to work out the herringbone pattern lay your tiles on the ground before gluing them to the wall. Herringbone slats need grooves in both ends to properly interlock. To start place a full tile a tilted at 45 degrees against the edge or corner of the work area in our example the right bottom side. When tiling a herringbone pattern standard rule of thumb is that each rectangular tile is laid at 90 degree to the tile next to it creating what the experts refer to as a fish bone pattern that also resembles a set of arrows or triangles.

Dry lay the tiles. Lay a piece of heavy duty cardboard onto the benchtop and use the spirit level to mark the halfway point from the wall onto the cardboard. The herringbone pattern can be achieved by laying rectangular tiles or wood flooring in a pattern reminiscent of the skeleton of a herring fish. Tools checklist pick your tile dry fit your herringbone tile pattern cut any overhanging tiles once you reach the opposite edge it s likely that some of your tiles will need to be cut in.

Use the groove of a slat to set the depth of the flooring router bit. Previous step next step. Watch our step by step video showing how to tile a herringbone effect wall with expert advice and top tips to help you complete the job with confidence. Stick it onto the wall and give it a little wiggle to make sure it s sticking.

Spread the mortar over the entire back area of the tile scrape it just like you would do the wall with the spreader at a consistent 30 45 degree angle.