What is a Laying Pattern?
Laying patterns can be defined as the arrangement of your planks or tiles on your floor, and they allow you to add your own personal stamp on your design and define your individual space.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with opting for a beautiful straight lay plank or uniform tile floor, but it’s nice to know there are other options to suit your space or bring a different sense of style.
Where to start?
Choosing your laying pattern can be a tricky decision, but there’s no need to worry, our design consultants and retail partners can help you.
Step 1 - Use our Floorstyle floor visualiser tool at your own leisure at home to explore lots of different colours, shapes and laying patterns. This can also help you shortlist the ones you like the most.
Step 2 - Once you’ve selected your wood, stone or abstract design, you can find a local Retailer Partner who can offer a design consultation and help you choose and fit your dream floor. Alternatively, if you’re local to our head office and Evesham showroom in Worcestershire, you can also visit one of our Design Consultants who can help you narrow down your choices, and then visit a local Retailer Partner.
Step 3 - Finally, your preferred Retail Partner will arrange a free quote and measure, and then it’s time to wait for your floor to be installed.
We recommend considering the size of your space, room of choice and home décor. For example, if you’re looking to make a small bathroom appear bigger, why not opt for a large plank on an angle? In large areas of the home, we’d recommend laying planks and tiles on a 45-degree angle or a herringbone design for extra impact. For an even more unique floor, you can combine laying patterns, such as plank and parquet, or create a rug effect design for impact.
Our different laying patterns
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Herringbone plank |
Herringbone tile |
Straight lay tile |
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Angled 45-degree plank |
Angled 45-degree tile |
Straight lay plank |
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| the above three laying patterns are recommended if you want to make a smaller space look bigger | ||||
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Ship decking plank |
Basketweave plank |
Brick bond tile |
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Chevron plank* |
Random panel |
Combining laying patterns |
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| the above three laying patterns are recommended for larger open plan spaces | ||||
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Block plank |
Rug effect |
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| the above two laying patterns are great for creating a rugged look or a distinctive rugged design in a larger area | ||||
*Please note, our chevron laying pattern is available when selecting Apex from our geometric Kaleidoscope collection.
Room to room
Our Art Select collection offers three designs in a matching full-length plank, parquet and basketweave. They can be used room to room for a consistent flow throughout your home, in open plan spaces to separate shared areas or to introduce a rug effect.
Opus and Knight Tile also feature small plank designs which can be laid in an on trend herringbone design. All come with matching full-length planks, ideal for making a statement in large or open plan spaces.
Design strips and borders
Once you have your laying pattern, you can also consider introducing design strips as a grout effect to make an added statement. They can be used between our tiles for definition and plank to achieve ships decking. Finally, we can help you frame your floor by adding a subtle keyline or tramline border. There are also pre-arranged complementary border designs available with some of our ranges.
Looking for more help with laying patterns? Visit our showroom or a local retail partner.
