Lay out the tile on the floor and use the back wall measurement to determine how wide the corner tiles will be.
Ceramic tile layout.
This layout is a popular flooring pattern especially with ceramic tile or in small bathrooms.
Starting at the center point lay tiles along one line from the center to the wall.
Take a look at the layout of the tile.
This is why conventional centering advice isn t always the best way.
After you lay down a tile place a tile spacer at either end before putting down the next tile in the row.
Dry set two rows of tiles extending from the center to adjacent walls.
Do not apply grout as this is only to determine the spacing.
Technically it s still the same centered layout but most people won t care to look behind the toilet at the cuts of the tile and notice how centered they are with the wall on the right.
This will increase the size of the corner tiles.
Insert tile spacers between the tiles.
The spacers will ensure that your layout remains neat and even and that no 2 tiles are set too close together.
If starting with the edge of a full tile in the center of the back wall leaves a skinny strip in the corner shift the plumb line by half the width of the tile.
The subtle pattern created by the pinwheel layout offers the opportunity to incorporate an accent color or tile into another area of the room tying the whole look together.
Begin the dry layout of a tile row.