Using small rectified tile on shower floor
spen112
11 years ago
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11 years agoStoneTooling
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Rectified porcelain floor tiles?
Comments (2)There are lots of Italian rectified grey tiles floating around--various shades of grey...try going to a high end tile shop. Some of them mimic stone, some don't. And rectified tiles *do* need grout between them; it's just that you can use thinner lines because there's no angle to the sides of the tiles....See MoreTile shower floor or use shower pan
Comments (7)I'm not going to comment on the differences between the two options, we never even considered a pan and it was never an issue with our contractor. In addition to having to build it in, you have to allow a couple of days for the concrete to cure, so I'm sure it takes longer. It makes sense that he wants to take the method of least resistence "and get it done to be done with it" because time is money and the quicker he can finish your job, the quicker he can move on to the next. But that doesn't mean that you should be asked to compromise what you'd prefer to do just because it will benefit your contractor. Get additional quotes and stick to what you either vision or can afford to do. Also, when my GC was tiling our master bath, I ran into a similar situation with our niche. Bill told me something that really put things into perspective and changed my whole approach to the project. He said, "He who holds the golden egg is the boss" In other words, it's your project, you're paying the bill, so you make the call. If it's not a job he wants to do, find someone else you feel comfortable with who will....See MoreRectified porcelain tile design help?
Comments (5)catbird, sorry for the delayed response. I forgot to select the response notification option on my original post. Like you , I've noticed that the Crossville web site and customer service email responses are not as informative as they could be. However, the "Palais" brochure is quite detailed. If you're still looking at Crossville tiles, I think you can order up to 3 free brochures from their web site. I went to a local tile distributor to obtains samples and pricing. The distributor confirmed that Palais is in fact a rectified tile. Unlike non-rectified tiles (which are generally more expensive per sqft as the tile size increases), it appears that the prices of rectified tiles reflect the additional labor and additional waste incurred to cut the fired tiles to make them "dimensionally stable". Did you decide on a countertop tile? We decided to use the 12"x18" tiles in a running bond pattern as our KD recommended. We're=m now looking into whether or not we should go for the tighter grout line or not. ~docdom...See MoreI'm thinking rectified tile floor - anyone have them?
Comments (13)Rectified tile is quite common particularly in porcelain tile. Just look at the edge, if it is nice and square (from top to bottom) it is rectified. Rectified tile is cut on all 4 sides to make the square edge perfect, regular tile has a molded edge. You can use smaller grout lines because rectified tiles are quite square and you are not using the grout to compensate for tiles that are not square. It is hard to lay because the height's have to be perfect since there is no taper from the body to the edge. You need a top quality tile setter who is really anal to lay it well. I lay my own tile and I struggled last summer when I did a small bathroom and ended up with a couple places of lippage that I don't like. I did another small bathroom last month and did a better job but it took me a really long time and I need use a lot more boards and levels to make sure I was keeping my tiles even. I pulled up more rectified tiles (when the mortar was wet) in a 6'X6' bathroom and releveled them then I normally do in an entire kitchen and entry way with unrectified tile. Berardmr - perfect is hard to do but a quality tile setter will control their lippage. Laying regular tile is very doable for a DIYer and most contractors but rectified takes alot more skill, patience and attention to the detail. If you are not happy with it now, I don't think you will be much happier with it when it is grouted although it helps a little. Kathec - Have you looked at some of the vinyl tiles like Congoluem Dura Ceramic or Adura by Mannington? They were pretty impressive and a durable alternatives if you want something softer than ceramic tile. I considered both before settling on Marmoleum Click since I really wanted to float the floor over my cement slab. I am starting to lay my Click this weekend so I have no idea how it will hold up under my two rowdy dogs but my rowdy children are adults now!...See Morefloorman67
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11 years agoAvanti Tile & Stone / Stonetech
11 years agoAvanti Tile & Stone / Stonetech
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