Tile questions: hex floor layout, shower curb, and tile size?
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Comments (6)anna 2006: I don't want to hijack DstokesNC's thread, but since my glass shower doors are the only ones showing on this thread, you are probably referring to my bathroom. Most of your questions can be answered in my post (and follow up postings): " Our Brand New Master Bath - PICS! " orig. posted 12/10/10. Thank you, BTW, if it is indeed my bathroom to which you referred! I agree that a single solid piece would have been a great choice, but our calacatta slab was very small and we just barely got our counter top and tub surround out of it. We also hadn't decided HOW we were going to top off the curb, and we had the 12x12 tiles left from building the niche....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 MoreCan shower floor and bathroom floor tile be the same?
Comments (19)We have done larger tiles on shower floors. You MUST make sure the tile is meant for a shower floor - not just wet application. The you will have to have a trench drain. This way the floor of the shower can be pitched all in one direction to the drain. Something like this: Although the drain should be just about as wide ( or long ) as the shower is depending on the direction of the joists. Good luck!...See MoreAdvice for shower curb tile
Comments (11)Thanks guys. Contractor still thinks I should go with the blue wall tiles (a few pictured at back of shower) on the curb front and then the solid quartz top but I see what you’re saying that solid pieces on front and top would be cleaner. (Contractor is not a designer, nor am I, just doing my best here). If I go that route with solid white on front and top of curb, would the inside of the curb also need to be a solid white piece? Or could I use the wall tile there?...See MoreRelated Professionals
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