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There are different layout patterns for choosing floor tiles of different specifications. The difference in layout pattern design causes the final decoration effect to be very different, and the tile layout cost is also very different. In most cases, the floor of the living room and bathroom area are free to choose floor tiles. The easiest way to lay out the floor tiles is horizontal. However, in addition to this method, there are many kinds of floor tile layouts. Let's take a look at the most common floor tile layouts and the cost calculation of the floor tile layout & how do you calculate floor tile cost.
Top 5 Best Floor Tile Layouts
1.Horizontal Or Vertical Tile Layout
Key points of laying floor tile horizontal or vertical: Laying in parallel with the wall. At the same time, it is pointed with the same color as the tile. It looks fresh and clean.
Suitable type: Polished tile is usually selected, which is suitable for modern simple style.
Tile laying cost: The layout cost is about $3.8-4.3 per square meter, and the paving cost of individual brand companies is more than $6.9 per square meter.
Tips: Lay rectangular tile horizontal or vertical, can make the whole space appear spacious.
2.Diamond Tile Layout For Floor
Laying points: The way of laying tiles at a 45 degree angle with the wall is relatively expensive. When the rustic tile is laid obliquely, it is best to leave a wide seam between 3-8 mm, which can reflect the elegant feeling of the floor tile. You can freely choose the color close to the tile, or you can freely choose the contrast to deal with the tile joints. The geometric lines crisscross, making the overall effect more unique and unified, and bringing a strong three-dimensional sense to the space.
Suitable type: The most common diamond layout of rustic tile floor is 45 degree angle, which is suitable for European and Chinese styles, and is also limited to modern simple style. Visually, the original square tile will turn into diamond, which will not be too rigid, and the diamond laying effect is more atmospheric.
Tile layout cost: The consumption of diamond layout is less, taking the floor tile of 600mm × 600mm as an example, which is more than 15% of the common layout. The cost of diamond laying method is about 50% higher than that of common laying method, about $6-7 per square meter, while that of brand company is more than $9 per square meter.
Tips: The small size of the square tile for diamond layout, suitable for small area of local decoration, because the use of large area will give people trivial feeling, cleaning up is not very convenient.
3.Random Tile Layout For Floor
Laying points: Floor tiles of different sizes, styles and colors should be laid in a certain combination.
Suitable type: Suitable for European style and country style, with richer laying methods. Generally speaking, you can use marble tiles or ceramic tiles with a slightly darker color than the main floor tiles to be laid. Surround the floor with an approximate size of 15 cm. The paving effect makes people feel that the materials are more exquisite and can enhance the space atmosphere. Used in a modern minimalist style home, use random tile layout with high contrast to lay the floor, which makes the ground geometric lines appear very rich and can play a good contrast effect.
Laying cost: The floor tile with wave-bonded lines, flower lines, corner flowers, etc., is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost of installation is double that of ordinary laying methods, generally $9-12.
Tips: The facilities products of random layout include wave-dating line and floor parquet. Waved lines generally use dark-colored tiles, and antique tiles also have special-purpose waved lines, which are mainly used around the floor or in aisles. Floor floral lines, corner flowers, etc. are floor decorative paintings made of ceramic tiles, mainly used in halls and coffee table or under the dining table.
4.Herringbone Tile Layout
Laying points: The adjacent two rectangular tiles are laid according to the angle of 45 degrees, one side of the stone is just aligned with the middle of the long side of the other stone, just like the shape of herringbone. Or with mosaic, cobble and other paving almost point shape.
Suitable type: Herringbone layout for floor tile is a relatively new way of laying method, suitable for personalized modern simple style home.
Paving fee: The layout fee is about $6-7 per square meter, while the. But mosaics, pebbles and other cement floor tile must also be leveled or inlaid, generally $3.8 per square meter.
Tips: The line sense of herringbone layout is very strong, not suitable for large area installation in the living room and bedroom. Similarly, the cement floor inlaid with mosaic and pebble and its changeable colors and shapes can only be used for local decoration, so it is generally used for small area paving such as balcony or corridor.
5.Offset Layout For Floor Tile
Laying points: The offset layout imitates the paving method of wood floor, and is less used for the paving of a few kinds of tiles such as wood look tiles.
Suitable type: Offset layout, which is not too monotonous, but also creates elegant, stable and thick effect.
Paving cost: The offset tile layout costs 5% - 10% more materials than the ordinary horizontal and vertical layout, and the laying cost is about $6-7 per square meter.
Tips: Offset layout can consolidate the oppressive feeling of narrow and long space. It is suitable for aisle, kitchen or bathroom.
Floor Tile Cost Calculation
Floor materials account for more than 70% of the cost of floor tile installation. Although the types of floor tiles involved in each family are different, the method of calculating the cost according to the area is basically the same for the floor tiles with common specifications of 600mm × 600mm, 500mm × 500mm, 400mm × 400mm and 300mm × 300mm. According to the area, the calculation method is basically the same.
Rough algorithm: The floor area of the room/the area of each tile × (1 + 10%) = the number of floor tiles, 10% refers to the increased loss.
Accurate algorithm: (room length/tile length) × (room width/tile width) = tile quantity
Common algorithm: The number of floor tiles = the area of tiles laid in the room / [(tile length + mortar joint width) × (tile width + mortar joint width)] × (1 + loss rate). Floor tiles in the accurate accounting, cutting loss is generally 3% - 5%.
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