is hex tile hard to install, labor intensive?

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I was going to use a hex of 7-8 inches dimension in my 11x6' bathroom. I am wondering if I should back out and replace it with rectangle shape. Some concerns:

- labor cost where I am is expensive. The hex seems to need a lot of precision cuts, and then precision spacing. Is this going to be time consuming to do? It is porcelain, and I heard it is harder to cut.

- I am unsure whether this hex is of the right size for the size of the room

- what to do when we transition to the shower. There is a shower curb, so I guess I can just use small format tile inside the shower?

The floor was going to be my accent floor, with white glossy subway. But now I am unsure. Maybe I need to use rectangular field tile, and then have an accent wall instead..

Thank you!

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JAN MOYER

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Put the hex on the floor in the bath WITH the tub. Put the white subway around the white tub. Find a larger format porcelain for the shower bath, use it on the floor and shower walls. hen add a simple counter top, a 2 x 2 for shower floor, or a 1 x2 for shower floor. You don';t need a slew of tiles for a great bath. Keep it SIMPLE Nor do you need "accent walls"..... and a lot of other junk .

Get off the internet, go to a dedicated tile store,

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JAN MOYER
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All tile needs "precision installation. " Post the bath plan, the selections. Hex..... Porcelain is no harder to cut than any other and you need to post an inspo picture as well..
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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I like 12 x24 porcelain tile in a stacked pattern for both bathroom floors and shower walls I actully rarely like hex tiles anywhere .I do agree we need to see the space
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la_la Girl
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I would get the absolute best tiler in your area lined up (being to prepared to wait many months but its so worth it) then run your tile selections by them for feedback.

I had 8” hex tiles installed in my kids’ bath (in a 100 yr old house so nothing is level or plumb) and my tiler had zero concerns and it looks perfect -he’s a total pro and I waited 10 months for him
mjlb
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"The floor was going to be my accent floor, with white glossy subway." Sounds like a slip and fall issue.
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Frank and Frank
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Hex is definitely an upcharge to lay. It has more risk of lippage, and is harder to manage to fully level and make flat, even with a flat subfloor. But within the overall 60-80K costs of a master bath, the price increase is negligible.
Anon Fromca
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sorry for misleading! The white glossy subway is for the wall :) I was thinking of hex for the floor, and it might be matte. I am doing two baths, one of them has a shower, and the other one doesn't. So I am thinking of putting it in the bathroom that has no tub. The original plan is to put it in the bathroom that has a shower.. can a 10" matte hex work there, or should I switch to a matte penny round (for example)?

I will look for inspo pic that works with this, but I have a million of inspos and nothing exactly match it. It is a new construction and is in a mess right now (no drywall, nothing).

60-80K master bath! Does it include everything from framing? Thanks everyone, you are all SO helpful and generous!

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