How To Lay Floor Tile That Looks Like Wood

So here s how to lay tile that looks like wood.

How to lay floor tile that looks like wood.

What you need to know about wood tile. Although design and specifications may vary wood look tiles have one thing in common. So in a kitchen that is 10 x 20 for example i would lay the longer side across the 10 length. Installing wood look tile comes with some unique challenges.

Wood look tile pros. First make sure you have prepared the subfloor properly before you begin laying tile. One obvious drawback with wood look tiles is the fact they aren t real wood but there are other things to consider as well. Tile that looks an awful lot like wood at least from a distance.

There s just one problem though. Ours had a slight bow in the middle which made it trickier to lay and harder to avoid lippage. Before beginning remove tiles from the different boxes and randomly mix them to ensure that minor color differences don t form an unwanted pattern in your new floor. It happened in some areas but you just have to go slow and adjust the tiles as you lay them to do the best you can to avoid it.

The high centers are next to the low ends the centers are higher. That includes the advantages of choosing tile over hardwood flooring and cheaper woody alternatives like vinyl. In this case i would prefer the tiles not look so long instead appearing in more of a brick style just like when you look at a brick wall the long sides of the brick are running horizontally across the wall. Plank tiles often look best when the length of the tile runs parallel to the longest wall in the room.

These wood grain tiles may look flat but they rarely are. With these long wood look tiles they are rarely ever completely flat. They are a durable and easy to maintain alternative to traditional hardwood. Well it s pretty much what it sounds like.

The pros cons of wood look tiles. If you follow us on instagram which you totally should. Up close you can tell it s not real wood but wood look tile is nonetheless trending. For more on prepping the floor read prep a tile floor.

Create a starting line for the tile measure from the center of the room to the starting wall then subtract the 1 4 inch expansion gap and the width of two tiles and two spacers. We have been working on wood look tile installation.