For the best appearance, establish how the tiles are to be set out beforehand. Avoid leaving narrow strips along skirtings and especially at a doorway (5).
First find the centre point of the room. Establish the centre point of opposite walls and snap a chalked stringline across in both directions. Working out to each wall, loose lay the tiles until the skirtings are reached. If narrow pieces are left, adjust the starting point to avoid this happening.
Any bays or window reveals will have to be taken into account and the starting point adjusted if necessary.
The best way to work is to lay the tiles in each quarter of the room formed by the string lines (6).
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