Kitchen backsplash - mesh-mounted or field tile backsplash?
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PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agowow. who is doing the tiling? what size are they? what kind of material?
herringbone pattern, done one tile at a time, is the most time consuming. you need to know your math and have a square starting point while you do this pattern. spacers and a flat wall are needed. (they do have smaller size tiles in a herringbone on a mesh, so you get the best of both)
mesh tiles also require a certain skill because you don't want to see the grid marks between each sheets. you will have to do a staggered layout and possible hand-set tiles on the edges and some seams.
They both look equally fine when done correctly. grout lines depend on the tile you're using. they both hold up the same (why wouldn't they?)
these are both mesh.
1x3
1x2
sometimes w/mesh you get sliding. always best to do a bottom row and let it set, and then do the ones above it. otherwise the weight of the top will push everything down and out of place (hence you see some spacers used to keep everything equal).
if you're doing this yourselves, watch tons of videos, and know your products. do not use a mastic since it takes longer to dry. if using natural stone, know you will have to seal and use white thinset meant for stone tiles.
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoi have no idea since I have no idea what your kitchen looks like. or the tile for that matter. personally I like larger tiles, but that's me.
this is a 2x8.
typically w/the herringbone layout, the width and length of the tile should be divisible by each other. so 3x9, yes, 3x8, no.
this may be a 3x9, or 3x12. this looks better than the 2x4 ceramic
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Beth H. :
5 years ago m111675
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agolmao. what Jan said! Although, I had to help out my guys who did my herringbone wood floor. it's the starting point where everyone gets messed up. after that, it's simple.
Look up how to properly start a herringbone layout and read it. you need to use a speed square at the end of your tile in order to get the proper middle starting point. much easier to illustrate than trying to write it out here. This is how I showed my guys how to start it. see the blue tape w/the two lines? you have to start on the middle after you mark your corner.
that's the only way you will get perfect even cuts on both ends.
this is how most do it, and it's not correct IF you want perfectly symmetrical left/right borders. All he's done is set the corner of the tile on the line.
doing it like this will leave you w/one side smaller than the other:
see how the sides of the window don't match? this is what you don't want. your tile guy should be doing a dry layout in order to determine where he starts so he doesn't get this look or these tiny triangles.
Again,,,see how the ends don't match below? the right has longer tiles than the left edge. that's because of the way he started his first tile. And don't do these vertical tiles for your edging. get proper bullnose tiles, pencil liner or a Schluter edge.
This is a layout board of my herringbone for my shower. took a few hours in order to get this almost perfect. since this was an odd size, and the tiles were even at 3x12, it couldn't be perfect. the right bottom corner triangle is the only portion that doesn't match.
luckily, it's not readily visible! Even the subway tiles are perfectly matched. this layout took hours to get exact, even around the niche.
2x6
your 3x9 will be 1/3 larger. 3x9 is a good size for a backsplash.
this is a regular 3x6. again, a 3x9 will give you 1/3 longer.
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI actually love the chevron, or the other P&L. it's a hard decision. since you're doing plain old white, at least get something in a pattern.This is their Ogee
it all depends on the rest of your kitchen and what everything else looks like.
Encore ceramics has a lot of different glaze colors. this one is Bali, but it's a 3x8.
they have a color called Milk and Quail gloss, that are your whites.
if you have to do a white, at least make it interesting
you can mix/match any of their glazes
and they do all diff size chevron/herringbone as welloh, and here is a 3x12 tile herringbone
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