@itsourcasa, do you have closeup photos of the grout you used? Also, what was the grout line size? 1/16?

@vannerpham Yes 1/16" grout lines, here are some pictures in different lights, we tried brown grout at first on a small section but I wanted it to look darker and more like a shadow so we went with mapei gray. Still love this tile!!

Thanks so much, @itsourcasa. I'm about to place an order for 1500 sq feet. I do like the darker grout and I will give mapei gray a try!

@vannerpham definitely get a few grouts to test, sample sticks look different in the store than what it really is once applied in your house. We happened to have leftover gray here from one of our bathrooms!

@itsourcasa - I love your look. Will try new others close to that shade.

For reference, did you use Maipei Ultra Color Plus FA in Warm Grey or FlexColor CQ Grout in Pearl Gray?

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-grout-installation-materials/mapei-00-white-ultracolor-plus-fa-grout-100221589.html#start=2

https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-grout-installation-materials/mapei-00-white-flexcolor-cq-grout-100068766.html#start=3

Thanks in advance!

@vannerpham it wasn't premixed, it was the ultracolor grout but the color is "gray"... the other grays were too light. We thought we wanted Walnut the whole time but I liked the look of the gray better. https://www.flooranddecor.com/tile-grout-installation-materials/mapei-00-white-ultracolor-plus-fa-grout-100221589.html#start=2

Thanks again @itsourcasa. We tested and went with Maipei Bahama Beige, which was the next step down in darkness from the grey (they are next to each other on the sample chart). Will post photos once it's finished. Very glad I found this forum post...made my decisions much easier and the tile looks great so far!

@vannerpham awesome sounds great!!! I'm not sure if we tried that one but I do see it on the chart. Post pics when it's done!

Thanks for all the posts. Did anyone here end up sealing this tile, or is it good to go after grouting is done? Thanks

@Francis Valerio no sealing for us, we used a grout that didn't require sealer after.

@itsourcasa we just had this same tile installed a week ago and are having a hard time removing grout haze. Any suggestions? I also noticed the pics you posted shows your tile has a bit of a shine to them. Can you please share your tips and tricks & products to used achieve that on these matte tiles? Thank you

Susan are you able to update how this tile is holding up for you? Thoughts and opinions please.

Ended up installing 1500 sq feet of this tile. While it’s only been a year, it still looks as good as it was installed. It looks good despite being faux wood tile.

@Angie Beltran steam mop, mine also has a steam scrubber feature so I used that on the areas that showed some haze when it was first done.

Shannon, we've had it installed for almost 2 years now and zero issues!

Hi I’m very much considering going with the same floor TRUEWOOD CREAM WOOD PLANK PORCELAIN TILE. Can you please post here more photos of your home with the flooring so I can what it looks installed?

@itsourcasa

@Devorah Kan sure!

Thanks so much for responding! Do you mind sending some more? I want to see how it looks in the different lighting

@itsourcasa

Is it possible to send a photo of your kitchen? I’m still deciding a few wood tiles and it really helps to see what it looks like installed thanks!

Hi everyone, I can tell you that this floor looks as good as it did the day it was installed. It’s not going to change because it is porcelain and it’s not going to break unless I drop free weights on it. The fusion pro grout is true to its promise, no shrinking, no discoloring. The small hollow areas where air holes formed in the mortar are still unchanged, no cracking has occurred, and they don’t bother us any more. We are very happy!

Can you post pictures of your floor?

@itsourcasa What color paint did you use on the walls & baseboards? and on the cabinetry near the fireplace? I'm going to get the same flooring and the grout you recommended. Thank you!

Another question about this floor if someone who has it can answer.. the sample floor I have feels very matte and rough does it have the same feeling when it’s installed? Did you do something to make it more smoothe? Thanks

I can post more pics, sorry haven't been on here in a while. To answer some questions... yes it's matte but not rough it does have texture though, you don't do anything to porcelain. @Jenni B the paint color on the walls is SW On the Rocks lightened 25% and all baseboards and board and batten is just the base white from the can no color added to it. The cabinetry is the stock white it comes in, cabinets are from Lowes.

@Devorah Kan kind of a gloomy day but you can see the detail in the floors here.

Thanks so much! I ordered it:) I’m going to be doing a blue island kitchen like you, can you post a picture of yours?

Did anyone install the heating elements under your porcelain wood look tile planks?

@Deirdre O'Malley no heating here as we're in south FL.

@Devorah Kan love the navy blue we did all lowers and island.

@Deirdre O'Malley, we installed the electric heating elements under our new tile floor. The room is over a crawl space.

@clt3 what floor do you have?

@itsourcasa really appreciate the photos. We have similar taste and it’s so helpful to actually see it. CAn you take another picture of the entire kitchen? I’m still deciding on the colors. Thanks btw. If you want to pm that’s fine too- if that’s an option

@Devorah Kan I can take some and pm you. It's still not done as we need to redo the hood and add shelves but i'll send you some tonight.

@clt3 can I see your ceiling? Do you know what material was used?

@Devorah Kan: This is our floor.

@itsourcasa The ceiling is wood, pine I believe.

Hi all!

We are planning on installing this tile in our home but have gotten mixed reccommendations from potential installers regarding grout size. We would love to have 1/16 to achieve a continuous wood floor look, however most installers say that because its not rectified and a large tile, we risk lippage if we go smaller than 1/8 for grout size. It seems like some of you have had no issue with 1/16. Has anyone been also told this by installers or had any issues?

Thank you!

Chelsea

Our tiles were very large 12 X 48 and our installer had no problems with the very small grout line. He did tell us they were quite flat, which I guess can be a problem with large tiles. They need to be set using leveling wedges like this picture. We had zero lippage.

@Chelsea Bishop I'm getting these floors installed in my home today and the tilers are doing 1/8- I also wanted 1/16 because of all the photos from this thread, but the tilers said the same thing about lippage. I think the lines do look a lot bigger, so I think I would try to push for 1/16 if I were you. Now I'm so torn about what grout color to do since the joints are more substantial...

Its a tough decision because 1/8 with no lippage is better then 1/16 with lippage in my oppinion. Im sure once they are completed your floors will look really great, maybe go for a grout color that will blend in really well to minimize the appearance of the 1/8 grout line? One company said they can guarantee their work with a 1/16 grout line so I think i might go with them because it seems they will fix it if there are any issues but I rather not deal with that. It seems like a lot of this really comes down to the skill of the installer

@chelsea can you please post a photo of your floor when it’s finished- grouted and all?

@Devorah Kan Yes i will!

@Jenni B Jenni, do you mind sharing what color grout you end up going with and how you like it? I saw your color choices in another post, I think chamois looks nice and am considering it. We are also considering driftwood.

Has anyone had an issue with the odor of this tile immediately after mopping?

Shannon, no not at all what type of odor?

@itsourcasa The floor has the odor of wet dog or a mildew type smell. It's only after we mop and disappears after 24-48 hours. We tried various mopping solutions, but we never experienced this before.

@Jenni B, how did they turn out with the 1/8? we start laying ours next week and I’m torn!

Hello, Im I’m installing the medora brown porcelain matte tile, it looks good but I would like to bring up the color a little bit, I know porcelain tile doesn’t need any sealer but I was thinking maybe the ”wet look”sealer will help any ideas? thank you all

Can you please share a picture of your meditation brown porcelain matte tile flooring. Thanks in advance.

@itsourcasa i see a couple tiles mentioned here. did you install the truewood cream floors from floor and decor? I absolutely love the pictures you shared a year or so ago.

https://www.flooranddecor.com/porcelain-tile/truewood-cream-wood-plank-porcelain-tile-100480698.html

Sara, yes those are the tiles we have!