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Herringbone help!

3 years ago

We have decided to lay wood look tile on our floors in a herringbone pattern but are having a tough time with choosing the right size. The home is 1,600sq ft, all one floor and in Florida (hence the tile and not wood). The tile we really like comes 9x36. I know this doesn’t fit the 5.1 ratio but it does meet the mathematical requirements for the pattern. We did want to go with larger planks but worried this is too wide? Has anyone laid this size before? All input is welcome and appreciated!

Comments (7)

  • 3 years ago

    Consider something more timeless than wood-look tile, a trend that is going to look quite dated soon in my opinion. You can get tiles with similar dimensions that look like natural materials.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    @kudzu, "you can get tiles with similar dimensions that look like natural materials"...you mean like wood? . The tiles that "look like" natural materials including porcelain stone "looks" and wood "looks" are all evolving. None of them are real and some of the stone looks are worse replicas of stone than the wood looks. They are all trying to replicate natural materials. Stone, wood, whatever. Get the real thing if you want to stay true to history and not be "dated". Real wood. Real stone.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Get yourself a box of the tiles and see how you like the pattern in the home; is your space open concept?

  • 3 years ago

    These are terrible pictures of the home, please excuse the odd and ends everywhere as we clear out the home for demo. It’s an old Florida home with low ceilings (8ft). I’m choosing tile over real wood due to the climate. The floor plan is pretty open and the enclosed sunroom will be extended and partially walled for privacy. I chose this light tile and wider plank to help open up the space with the low ceilings. My concern is that the planks are 1) too wide for the space and 2) the ratio is not correct and they should be longer with that width? I can’t seem to find online anyone with a completed job with this size plank. I need to order the flooring on Monday and don’t have enough time to stage a box:(

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Here are a couple of pictures of large tile in a herringbone



    I don't know what size they are though.

    This picture was labeled as a 6 x 24


    I like your wood look tile - especially for a Florida home. The suggestion of getting a box and laying them out is a good one. You could also grab some paper and tape together a bunch of "tile" and lay them out so you know what you are getting into.

    Good luck

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    IMO wood look tile is already dated and I gree having HP layed is expensive and honestly that pattermn only looks good in really large open spaces . I would do a nice plain 12 x24 porcelai tile in a stacked pattern matching grout and pretty timeless and simple to live with.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I have no problem with the wood look tile or the herringbone pattern. But I think the herringbone will work better in a slightly smaller format. I think I'd pick a tile that's 6" x 36" rather than 9". It will look more like wood planks, IMO. Nine inches wide is pretty wide. Real wood floors don't usually come that wide.

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