subway tile for shower curb or larger pieces of tile? And curb size...
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Should you use larger tiles along with subway in shower?
Comments (6)fivekeils--Thanks for the compliment! It's a combination of Florida Tile's Renaissance pattern in 3x6 and 10x13 sizes in the color 'Grigio' with their Gold Sistine listello tile. The floor of the shower is the matching mosaic tile from the Renaissance collection in 'Grigio' with a border made from ~1/4 piece of the 10x13 tiles. The grout is the color 'Pearl'. The ledge & curb are both a marble sill from Florida Tile. For the niche sides and bottom we chose a turkish marble we got through Best Tile--the tile guy cut the tiles to our specs to make the bottom ledge in the niche. It was a very economically priced tile, but you do need to check around to get the best price--when FL Tile runs a special to the dealers, some pass the savings to the customer & some don't. Also, if you're using a tile guy to do the work, there should be a contractor's discount. Hope this helps! Here is a link that might be useful: Florida Tile Renaissance Page...See MoreSubway tile curb/marble shower sill?
Comments (6)I'd just make sure the guys doing the tile install have used Kerdi before. It's certainly not nuclear physics, but I'd be happier if they had done one or two before you. If they haven't done one before, I'd want to make sure they sat and watched the Kerdi video completely...probably a couple of times. I'd also advise you to watch it yourself. You don't need any expertise to watch the video and double check your workers work. Again, I'd advise this if they've never done it before. If they've done a couple, leave them alone. Personally, I'd still watch the video and check up on their work. It would just be long after they've gone. You want a good install, but you don't want to be a pain in the @ss either. Laying the tile over the Kerdi can be tricky. Layering the different seams can make it tough to get a flat plane with the wall tile. Again, an expert should have no problem. My first experience...I'm not a pro by any stretch, but I do know which end of a hammer to swing...definitely had a learning curve....See MoreShower glass on mosaic tiled curb: is it awful to keep clean?
Comments (3)Your best bet for that curb is some kind of solid piece. Short of that, though, your idea for cutting down the 12x12 onyx and polishing the edges is the best so far....See Morecurbs-materials and size
Comments (5)https://www.homedepot.com/p/MSI-White-Double-Bevelled-4-in-x-36-in-Engineered-Marble-Threshold-Floor-and-Wall-Tile-THD2WH4X36DB/202521111 Thx Skippack Tile and Stone. Shower will be 60" BTW. I found this which would be 2 pieces. I'm not sure how the variations of whites would look. In the pic it's not "very white." Off to read the reviews...See Moremamaandsage
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