Newest Oldest. Linda Doherty 5 years ago. Like 1 Save. Hello CBG, It sounds like your tile installer is very competent. I would not hesitate using the grout joint he is suggesting. I personally prefer the smaller joint.
The guidelines you're referring to are just that, guidelines. They're trying to recommend the minimally acceptable since many installers are incapable of producing anything better. I hope this helps, Kirk, MVH. Thank you for the technical recommendations. Vetting contractors is something we've been doing.
We've even gotten recommendations from folks in the trade and the City So we've been fixing all those screw ups since the work was done outside last year so we've already been well - burned Knowing the more technical issues helps us ask better questions and we like knowing what to expect.
So thank you to Creative Tile and Brickwood Builders for sharing your knowledge. In our case the only place that sells this brand, which is not porcelanosa, is fairly useless. They focus more on the design than the technical and leave it to the contractor. The shower is 6' along the back with two 5' sides and 8' tall ceiling. Since it's 4' tall if we use this vertically it will go floor to ceiling possibly without much or any cut and it would be perfect along the 6' wall.
But on the 5' side we would have to cut along the 4' edge not across the 2' and hoping that we can hide the cut side into the corners. The micro-bevel edge is a concern. So is whether the tile is rectified. We are worried about chipping. The tile places answer to that was have the 'guy use a new diamond blade and go slow' More of a concern is who will have a cutter that can handle a 4' tile.
One idea our friends mentioned is to call a stone fabricator We are gathering names and making appointments. If there are more technical thoughts on what to ask the contractor in terms of how they manage and cut such a large tile we're all ears! Thank you all again. Large format tile - how much lippage is acceptable Q. Carpet removed Carpet hides a plethora of problems. I kid you not. Concrete slabs are created by the initial pour first weeks of construction. That should have included sanding which they did plus leveling which they did The crack reduction membrane is standard and should have been included in the first quote.
So far they were on the up and up. The tile. There is a super easy way to find out if you have rectified or non-rectified: Pull out 10 pieces and lay them flat on a table or flat surface. Do they lay perfectly flat or very close to being perfectly flat? Stand them up as if you where gathering a sheaf of paper and see if they are all the same size?
Because it takes them longer to get a good result with non-rectified, they will charge more so that they don't get a complain about how it looks. Having money given back to you at the end of the day is not something to sneeze at.
So long as it stands up to every day life with the anti fracture membrane you have a very good chance it will work hard for a very long time you have a functional floor - albeit not the one you envisioned. Jessica Uhler Hi there, We ended up with not doing the remodel of our small bathroom at all. We decided to use that money and take my mom to Hawaii. I don't know how much it would cost to use them as countertops but my hunch is that the cost would be prohibitive across the board too.
Hiring a GC in the Seattle area to remodel a 7x8. I'm not going to fuel the greed of contractors and Co. Sorry I cannot be of more help.
I would strongly urge you not to do marble in the kitchen. If you want that same gorgeous look quartzite is a perfect substitute. Looks like the best marble and is as hard and non-porous as granite or quartz.
Doesn't etch either. Costs a lot and you have to be careful when buying it. Sometimes the seller knowingly or unknowingly will try to sell you marble as quartzite. There are ways though that you can check what you are really getting. Just do a quick google search. That is my two cents.
MongoCT 5 years ago. Like 3 Save. Large tiles in a shower are really not a good idea. You've received excellent details on why. Like 2 Save. Germain Wong 5 years ago. How about a single sloped shower into a linear drain? Like 5 Save. Just out of curiosity what was his reason for not wanting to do linear drains? I am having the same discussion with mine now, I wanted a curbless single sloped shower and linear drains and he has never done one before!
Joseph Corlett, LLC 5 years ago. Keep the tile full size and install a linear drain. Jeff Meeks 5 years ago. Jeff- Sometimes even 4X4 is stretching it with a conventional center drain where the slope is pitched and coming from all directions.
Like Save. Pipdog- How slippery tiles are varies greatly. Hello pipdog I M curious to know how your show turn out? I am having my 24x24 concrete porcelain tile installed and definitely worried about slipping. This is especially true of polished, stain-resistant materials like porcelain.
As far as shower floor tile ideas are concerned, the sky is the limit. Themes such as coastal, modern, or minimalist should be used as guidelines or suggestions rather than a bible on what your bathroom is supposed to look like. Bathroom interior design is art that you can use in order to express yourself and give your bathroom a touch of your own personality. To ensure form and function out of your tiles, you should pick the right tile shape when figuring out the best layout.
They can be plain grid pattern that mostly concentrates on tile textures for maximum feet traction or fancy patterns like herringbone, mosaic, and the like. They can also be shaped like black hexagon or grey penny round tiles. However, the more polished a surface the more slippery it gets when wet. For rougher surfaces, you can get away with larger tiles but be prepared for more regular cleaning. They can also be made of pebbles for that coastal or tropical look. As mentioned above, if you hate cleaning you have to risk getting more polished flat surfaces but usually at the cost of slippery wetness.
The way to counteract this in order to make them more viable for use in showers is to get rougher patterns with loads of grout involved like herringbone or mosaic. You can also get them available in smaller tiles to increase the grout-to-tile ratio for traction. The problem with stain-resistant polished materials is that you need to make up for their lack of traction with smallness of the tiles and usage of grout. Are you clear about the top 6 tips when choosing the most suitable floor tiles for your bathroom now?
Are you planning to import tiles from China? China is one of the largest tile exporters. The major tile industries is clustered in these five regions: Guangdong, Shandong, Fujian, Hebei, and Jiangxi.
The following are the top 10 tile manufacturers in China , please have a check if you are interested. Here are the steps needed to install a shower floor. Wash it off, mop it off, and then let it dry for best results. This way, you can avoid needing to put bleach or acid on the tiles to wash off the stains. This is effective only to a point.
This allows you to clean dirt and scum without damaging the tiles themselves. Last but not least, here are 10 stunning shower floor tile ideas you can use for your own bathroom to make a splash. You can go crazy with the rainbow colors when using mosaic tile formation. However, make it at least thematic in the sense of creating a seashell type of design for your shower.
Your shower floor tile can also end up with glam graphics with glamorously psychedelic wall tiles and similarly busy floor tiles that add that important underfoot traction. Speaking of coastal, a wavy design from walls to floor makes perfect sense in a bathroom and shower setting.
It satisfies your traction and aesthetical needs in one go. Never mind 50 Shades of Grey, a shower with different shades of grey can be quite artsy in and of itself. Awe-inspiring mosaic patterns have been used for church window designs for centuries for a reason.
Besides which, it gives extra underfoot traction with its cracked glass design. If you want a more earthly instead of coastal, minimalist, or modernist feel out of your bathroom shower floor tiles, use wood-patterned ceramic tile.
It should give your bathroom that eastern or Japanese bathhouse feeling. Getting some luxurious and elegant porcelain tile slabs come with the caveats of sealing the tiles, complex geometric patterns, and grout maximization for ensured floor traction.
You can also design them in any thematic way you wish. Previous Next. Can you use Floor Tiles on Shower Walls? How to Clean Shower Floor Tile? Pebble Bathroom Shower Floor Tile. They can look quite tropical aesthetically. You can make something thematic out of them. Cleaning your feet has never been easier on this rough surface. Slip resistance is ensured thanks to the size, roughness, and compact nature of pebbles.
Discoloration due to pigmented grout. Troublesome upkeep, especially in between pebbles. Improper installation of the tiles can lead to a bad look. Mosaic Tiles for Shower Floor. Easy installation. Low maintenance cleaning and dirt resistance. Amazing durability and longevity due to their irregular design. Chemical substance resistance, like when using bleach on them for cleanup. Fractured look aesthetic not for everyone. Slippery when wet if used without sealant. Requires adding slip-resistant sealant to make them viable for shower floor usage.
Good choice for accents. Makes your bathroom feel lighter yet larger. Lovely underfoot texture reminiscent of a turtle shell. Some might find its aesthetics too boring. More of an accent stripe than the main tile. Black Hexagon Shower Floor Tile. So, the first thing to do is draw up a diagram that has all of the measurements. Measure from the tub to every feature, and then measure each feature and its distances from the walls and mark those dimensions on your diagram.
Then, measure the exact dimensions of your tile. If you are using spacers for your grout joints, you will obviously want to include those as well because they will determine the stack height of your tiles which is ultimately what you are trying to figure out. Now that you have all the measurements you need, do some calculating and planning so that you can place your tiles in a way that will avoid having small slivers of tile anywhere in the installation.
Once you have figured out a good height for the ledger board, which will be used to support your first rows of tile, use a level to draw a line all the way around the shower walls where the top of the ledger board will be. Then, draw a vertical line in the center of the back wall, again using a level to make it perfectly vertical. These lines are important because they will guide you while installing the tile later.
Take your time on this planning stage and think through the entire installation before you start laying the tile. Find a straight board and cut it to the size you need to install it around the tub on all walls. Then, secure it to the walls with screws at the locations of the studs. Be careful to avoid the tub flange with the screws.
The key here is to ensure your ledger board is perfectly level all the way around the tub because this will be what supports the tile. You just follow the directions on the back of the bag. The bigger the tile, the bigger the notch you want on your trowel. Since you only have a limited time before the thinset begins to harden, you only want to spread it over a small section at a time, so it remains tacky as you cut and install the tile.
When spreading the thinset, be sure to leave the guidelines uncovered, so you know where to place the tiles. If you have a laser, then you can use that instead. Once you have thinset spread on the walls, go back and run the trowel vertically so that your trowel lines are parallel to each other and go up the wall. You want these to be as consistent as possible with no bare spots to ensure proper adhesion of the tile.
To cut the tiles, you can use several tools. A manual tile cutter is a great tool to have in the bathroom with you to make quick straight cuts. A wet table saw is great to make very clean, consistent cuts or cut many tiles to the same size. Here is a video that demonstrates five ways to cut tile. Continue placing the tiles until you complete the section.
Whatever you do, do NOT let the thinset dry on the surface of the tile or in the grout joints because it can ruin your install. Small wedge spacers are great to make adjustments here, but you may use something different based on the tile you are using. Some tiles like many subway tiles have spacers built-in. Most tiles do not, and you will need to use tile spacers to create grout joints.
Talk to your local tile shop to get the right tile spacers for your specific project. Before moving up further on the back wall, install the tile on the side walls as well. This is important because it will allow you to make small adjustments as you go to keep the grout joints lined up on all three walls. Continue working your way up the walls, section by section.
A hole saw with a diamond blade can be used to cut holes, and an angle grinder with a diamond blade is helpful to make intricate or curved cuts. Be extra careful when working around windows or custom niches. These features can be very time-consuming because they require a lot of detailed cuts. Work your way all the way up the walls until you reach your stopping point. Once the thinset has hardened on the first section of tile, you can remove the ledger board.
Use some Kerdi-Fix to seal up the holes that were created when attaching the ledger board. The gap will be filled in with silicone later. To get started with the grout, mix a small batch of whichever grout you have chosen for your tile project, following the directions that came with the grout. Wipe the grout on the walls with the float and push the grout into the joints to fill them up completely.
Then, go back and wipe off the excess grout with the float and come back with a damp sponge to clean up the grout joints. Try to avoid getting grout in the corners and between the tile and the tub.
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