Mix hex and penny rounds?
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Comments (26)Ooo -- I just saw that hex tile - I loved it! But FWIW there is absolutely no way I would ever consider installing that in a kitchen. I lived with a kitchen for 2 years that had 4" square blobbley ceramic tiles and large grout space - it was just the grossest thing ever. Even spending hours and hours scrubbing it, still it was always gross in the grout. For me, I just would adamantly never, ever do that again. There are so many edges, 2 per line, and then the interior of the grout is rubbley so it catches anything remotely speck-like. Not to mention the impossibility of really getting anything clean (which may be a silly part of the argument, I don't think you can ever really get shiny surfaces all that clean either, they just look shinier). Personally, I would take absolutely anything at all with no grout in it over anything with grout, no matter how pretty. How about something cheaper, say hammered metal? Are there any metal workers near you who could make a nifty countertop?...See MoreBathroom tile penny round design and a ?
Comments (4)Just spoke to tilers and there is cement board going down before tile. That will bring it higher so we don't have the gap problem we had last time. There is hardwood going down in the hallway, but I think it should be a pretty even transition once the cement board goes in. If its a bit higher we can add a threshold of some sort. These guys are so brilliant I keep forgetting they know what they are doing. The last guy I had doing the tiling didn't have a clue....See MoreOptions on replacing white penny round shower tile
Comments (5)Update: The store swapped out the penny to polished hex in the same brand eating the additional cost. The installer removed the penny mosaic and prepared the flooring for the new mosaic. From what I see, there is no damage and was the project was completed in 1 day (they used quick set thinset). I cannot complain as the final result is beautiful. Thank you Skippack for the advice. I will show a photo after cleaning the dust off the tile....See MorePenny tile or small hex tile for shower niche and laundry backsplash
Comments (9)it's just a matter of choice. pennies need a skilled installer to avoid in 'grid-patterns'. normallly if they offset each sheet it blurs the lines. hex mosaics are similar, a bit more forgiving. I hope you're going w/a larger subway tile rather than a 3x6. (less grout) I did white subway tile and black w/mine, but used a marble mosaic. (the grout is Mapei Warm Gray) tiles are 4x12 YOu can buy nice looking containers to display in the niche. always use a solid piece of material for the bottom shelf in the niche. grout is not waterproof. placing the niche is just as important. do the math. layout your tiles and figure out where they will go on the wall. cut your niche so that it falls between full tiles. (see all of these examples) the last thing you want are sliver cut tiles around your niche. this is perfectly placed and perfectly done. You need an expert tile setter to get this degree of work. compare those beautifully done niches to a few that are poorly done, and you'll see what I mean this one above is just bad all around. see the sliver cut tiles on the side? the lack of symmetry? the niche itself is horrible. the cut tiles are just wrong, and they didn't use bullnose tiles for the outside edges. this one, while nicely executed, was laid out poorly. see the cut tiles above and below? The tiles on the sides are not symmetrical. if they would have made the niche a tad wider and taller (or shorter) they would have had full tiles. don't expect all tile people to know how to do this. unless you're paying really good money and the guy is a well known expert, you won't get this. Always do a dry layout w/your tile. Always know how to start the pattern so you get symmetry on all sides and corners. always avoid 1-2" sliver cuts anywhere in your design. it took us hours to configure a layout (because I wanted a center herringbone) that would give us a perfect layout. almost. that one lower right corner was impossible to remedey because the pattern was an odd number and the tiles are even! everything else came out perfectly cut. Here's a stacked layout w/2x8 tiles? they mirrored the pattern in side the niche, so that if you 'unfolded' it and made it one dimension, all the lines would line up perfectly. not the best looking tile, but the niche was done to a tee! perfectly lined up and symmetrical tiles. I don't believe this had been grouted when the pic was taken anyway, I kind of went off on a tangent there. pick the tile you like. or use the penny in one and the hex in the other. there is no rule that says you can't use both....See MoreSina Sadeddin Architectural Design
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