Material breakdown
| Format | Qty / Pattern | Share | Qty / Room | Area / Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20x20 cm | 3 | 8.3% | 17 | 0.62 m² |
| 40x60.8 cm | 1 | 16.7% | 9 | 1.27 m² |
| 40x40 cm | 3 | 33.0% | 19 | 2.50 m² |
| 20x40 cm | 3 | 16.5% | 16 | 1.20 m² |
| 60.8x60.8 cm | 1 | 25.4% | 9 | 1.98 m² |
| Total | 11 | 100% | 70 | 7.57 m² |
The Ashlar pattern combines five tile sizes — 8"x8", 8"x16", 16"x16", 16"x24", and 24"x24" — into an eleven-tile module designed to look randomly assembled, without the straight running joints of a single-size layout. Unlike a truly random installation, the module still repeats on a fixed 48"x48" grid, so quantities can be ordered and cut lists planned in advance.
Last updated: 2026-07-06
| Format | Qty / Pattern | Share | Qty / Room | Area / Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20x20 cm | 3 | 8.3% | 17 | 0.62 m² |
| 40x60.8 cm | 1 | 16.7% | 9 | 1.27 m² |
| 40x40 cm | 3 | 33.0% | 19 | 2.50 m² |
| 20x40 cm | 3 | 16.5% | 16 | 1.20 m² |
| 60.8x60.8 cm | 1 | 25.4% | 9 | 1.98 m² |
| Total | 11 | 100% | 70 | 7.57 m² |
"Ashlar" borrows its name from quarried stonework laid in a deliberately irregular, non-uniform bond — tile manufacturers adapted the term for modular multi-size layouts that reproduce that same organic, unstructured look.
Combining more tile sizes into a single repeating module — as opposed to a two- or three-size layout — pushes the irregular illusion further while keeping the installation buildable from a known, repeatable set of pieces.
A modular layout that mixes several tile sizes — in this case 8x8, 8x16, 16x16, 16x24, and 24x24 — to create the look of a random stone bond, while still repeating on a fixed, plannable module.
No — it only looks that way. The eleven-tile module repeats every 48"x48", which is what makes it possible to calculate exact quantities per tile size rather than ordering blind for a true random layout.
Similar to Versailles/French pattern — typically 10-15% waste — to account for the extra cuts needed at room edges across five different tile sizes.
Versailles uses four tile sizes; this Ashlar layout adds a fifth (24x24) and a larger, more irregular-looking eleven-tile module — both are modular multi-size layouts, but Ashlar is built to look less obviously repeating.