During decoration, the floor tiles in the living room are striped. Is there anything particular about the direction of the stripes when laying them?

Tile texture laying direction in the living room

1. Perpendicular to the TV background wall, this method can visually make the space more balanced and wider. Some living rooms are relatively long. In this case, the space can be visually widened by matching the width of the tile texture. But sometimes it looks inconsistent.

2. Balanced with the TV background wall, this method is more visually unified and comfortable. But if the space is narrow, it will give the illusion that the space is narrow and long.

The following are the methods of laying wood grain tiles:

1. The commonly used laying methods of wood grain tiles, in addition to the traditional horizontal and vertical laying methods, wood grain tiles There are also herringbone, I-shaped, oblique rhombus and other paving methods.

2. Before laying wood grain tiles, the floor or wall of the building should be treated. Such as floors, interior walls, exterior walls, etc. Eliminate the attachments on the surface and pave it with a mixture of semi-wet cement and sand.

3. Use a long thin line, apply it with white ash or ink, determine the central axis of the brick, and then lay it according to the line.

4. Select the types of bricks to be laid according to the plan and place them separately to avoid confusion during laying.

5. Wood grain tiles, like polished tiles and antique tiles, need to be soaked in water before laying. They must be soaked in tap water or clean water. The soaking time does not need to be too long, just soak them wet.

6. Cement and sand should be mixed in a ratio of 1:2, and cement with a grade of 325 should be used. Cement with a grade that is too high will form internal stress on the wood grain bricks, and in severe cases will crack the wood grain bricks. .

7. Take out the soaked wood grain tiles, dry the water stains on the wood grain tiles, and then apply the cement slurry evenly on the back of the wood grain tiles. The thickness of the mortar should be 2-3 cm, and then remove the wood grain tiles. Lay the grained tiles on the cement sand surface of the ground, and gently tap the wood grained tiles with a mallet until they are laid flat and aligned neatly.

8. When paving, pay attention to the texture sequence of wood grain tiles. Pay attention to the arrows marked on the bottom of wood grain tiles. Avoid empty knocking when hitting with a mallet. The force should be balanced and avoid using too much or too little force. Use plastic crosses for tiling to better position the wood grain tiles.

9. After the wood grain tiles are laid and the cement is not completely dry, you can observe with the naked eye or measure with a level, and trim the wood grain tiles according to the standards. Check the flatness of the brick paving, the straightness of the brick joints, etc. When the problem was discovered, it was repaired immediately and the wood grain tiles were severely pried open and re-paved.

10. If you want to fill the joints, wait for the cement to dry and then use an iron hook to fill the joints, and then use a caulking agent of matching color to fill the joints.