b'CASE STUDY Installing tile when a pattern is involvedBy Louis Iannaco, Contributing EditorInstallingceramictilecanbechallengingenoughin itself, but when the job calls for a tile pattern, life for con-tractors and installers can get more diffi cult than usual. There are several different obstacles in play when it comes to putting down a tile pattern, and its part of the job for the contractor to rec-ognize,assessand overcomeeachas theypresentthem-selves.Accordingto MichaelMoreno, Owner,ArtisanTile, Lompoc,Calif.,tile patterns,generally, arentdiffi cult.The problems I have run into are when the pat-tern is on an irregular orhandmadetile, hesaid.Patterned handmadetilecan and does cause prob-lemswhentakinga change of plane. The patternandthetile often want to do two separate things.Michael Moreno noted, The tile itself isnt Changeofplanea handmade tile, but they are somewhat withahandmadeirregular on all six sides and the installation did have its diffi culties because of this. tileisalreadyprob- Experience is key in these situations.88 TileLetter | January 2020'