Oh! PS The subway tile is handmade tile (Waterworks/Architectonics line) so I guess they are not completely uniform. Does this affect the grout width? I thought I read that on some earlier postings here.

And I prefer a very classic look.

Thanks!

Maybe no bigger than 1/8" spacing. Check out the Laticrete perma color-bright white #44.

Mine is 1/16" ... from the way my tiles are, when you butt them up together, it automatically leaves 1/16" ....

My installer ended up using whatever stock white grout that Home Depot had.... (and it looks just fine!) For reference, my cabinets are a fairly white white as are my subway tiles.

I tried to find a photo of the grout installed, but I don't have anything better than the following:

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We move in on Monday, so I can take more then if you want.

1/8 for backsplash if you don't want them looking huge.

Use the regular stuff for backsplash...

We had contractor do epoxy for bathroom #1 and Quartzlock 2 urethane for bathroom 2. Both were probably too confusing for them (the directions don't come in their language) and we are still working the excess off the limestone...

With handmade tiles, you want to lay a bunch of them out dry, touching. Take note of the sizing difference and the accuracy with reference to squareness. If it's pretty good, and you don't see much variation, you might be able to get away with an 1/8" joint. (If there's any variation at ALL, you don't want to use 1/16") The MOST you should need is 1/4".

If you have tight grout lines, you would be using unsanded grout, which looks whiter than the sanded version of the same color. We recently used TEX XT grout in Bright White--#910 in our bathrooms, and it looks very white. The large format Porcelanosa tile we used in our MB is a very white, very glossy tile, so we wanted a white grout that matched well.

The XT is supposed to be more stain resistant (than other grouts?), so hopefully our white grout will be less likely to discolor (since it looks so pretty right now!). It's not necessary to seal it, but you can (with a solvent-based sealer). We sealed ours for added protection/peace-of-mind.

to add to what bill said, 1/16 was appropriate for our tiles because they were all completely uniform.... I am happy the grout line is that small.

mountaineergirl --- You can tell the difference. Our tiles looked very different before the white grout was added. With just the tiles up, it appeared to have a dark gray grout just from the shadows between the tiles. I liked that look as well! :) You could always look at the tiles after they are installed.... and before grout. At that point, make your decision... (If you like the look of the shadows, I think you would like the gray grout. If you want it brighter, go with white.)

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If I use gray - will it be so skinny you won't see much color anyway?

You're not supposed to see much color. Using an off color grout like that is there for one reason-- to give the tile pattern a SUBTLE highlight-- not stand out and say "LOOK AT ME!"

o.k....hubby is in the kitchen right now getting ready to set tile....it's a tumbled 3 x 6 travertine, and we are going with 1/16 grout lines, are you telling me that's a mistake??? ACK!!! lol!!

I saw a few tile and grout boards at the tile store. They were grouted with Polyblend. The Bright White looked just slightly yellow-ish to me sometimes. Has anyone noticed that?

LoLauren--I like the look of your tiles and that's how I would like mine to be as well.

I layed out our tile and it looks like we're going to have to go with 1/8" grout. I would like 1/16, but the tile is too uneven for that it seems. There were some areas on the layout that could be 1/16, but others that were 1/8.

Do these look like 1/8 grout spacing or 1/16?

Looks 1/8" to me. Definitely bigger than 1/16"