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How Do You Install A Diagonal Tile Layout?

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How Do You Install A Diagonal Tile Layout?

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Laying floor tile diagonally is similar to laying it in a grid, except the grid is turned at 45 degrees. In both cases, you start tiling from the center, but in a diagonal layout, the starting lines are an “X” across the floor, instead of a plus-sign. A diagonal layout looks best in a square room (as opposed to rectangular). A diagonal layout entails more wasted cutoffs, so get tile to cover the square footage of the room plus 20 percent, instead of the usual 10 percent. (Example: A 100-square-foot room needs 120 square feet of tile.) Stretch your chalk snapline from one corner of the room to the opposite corner. Snap the string to lay the line, which should divide the floor diagonally. Stretch the chalk snapline between the other two corners so it combines with the previous line to form an “X” across the floor. Don’t snap the second line yet. Lay a square at the intersection of the string and the first line, then adjust the string, if needed, so it’s square with the first line. Snap t

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