Tile Pattern Terminology
Common subway tile patterns stacked or stack bond.
Tile pattern terminology. However there are also a variety of other types of patterns including diagonal brick herringbone and chevron. Common with subway tiles on wall installations. Tile size 2 x2 and smaller are usually referred to as mosaics and are often used with different colors to create a pattern or decorative inset. A term used when a wall surface has developed a slide.
As the most simple tile pattern it also has the potential to look the most modern. Any shape tile that is square or rectangular may be set in a running bond. If the side to be offset is greater than 15 in a maximum offset of 1 3 is recommended. Some get this pattern confused with chevron these are not interchangeable terms.
Tile is set in a staggered pattern similar to a brick wall see brick pattern. Both are installed at a. Brick joint or running bond tile installation with each row offset usually by half its length. A strip of motif tile that creates a design concept.
Mosaic a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of various colored material on large or small surfaces to form pictures or patterns. Here is a basketweave pattern. Bright gloss colorless or colored ceramic glaze with a high gloss. In a pattern the tile that is most prominent across the largest area.
Tiles can be laid out in a grid pattern which is the traditional block layout.