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Comments (18)Don’t expect seconds from a seconds company to be able to have small grout lines or be flat enough to do any herringbone. And you are NOT getting a good looking herringbone out of any 12x24 tile anway. The size is too large, and the space is much too small for either herringbone or chevron. And the proportion is too off. It’s too wide compared to length. Herringbone needs a narrower tile. And if you actually do mean chevron and not herringbone, you can forget that. No installer is going to hand cut every tile to a chevron pattern without a HUGE upcharges in labor. HUGE. What uncoupling system is going to be used over that plywood? Have you checked the deflection rating of your joists and floor assembly to be sure that your flooring structure isn’t too flexible? Because you will get cracked tile if you move forward and the floor is not supportive enough. You have some Giant Red Flags here. You need to put the brakes on and talk with some competent Pros ASAP. That would be a Kitchen and Bath Designer, and their fully qualified tile contractor. https://www.ceramictilefoundation.org/homeowners-guide-to-hiring-qualified-tile-installer https://nkba.org/info/why-hire-a-designer [https://www.houzz.com/discussions/10-tests-for-you-and-your-contractors-first-meeting-dsvw-vd~5332686?n=90[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/10-tests-for-you-and-your-contractors-first-meeting-dsvw-vd~5332686?n=90)...See MoreNeed ideas for tiling bathroom with 12 x 24 tiles
Comments (5)Plenty of rugs won't save you. I was giving the lab a bath. He bolted out the bathroom door after the bath and I rushed to close the door because it was drafty. He scrambled the rugs on the way out, I slipped and fell into the door jamb and broke my wrist. Would not use the tiles that are linked on a floor. They have R9 Slip Resistance rating which is the least slip resistant rating....See MoreWhat are your thoughts on 12”x24” tiles verses 12”x12”?
Comments (4)Make sure you, or your contractor uses a lippage control kit, sometimes called levelers, so that you have a nice flat floor installation. Since larger tiles have become more popular in recent years, the slight bowing has become an issue. If you install them in a brick pattern (50% offset) you will have lippage. So install them in a 1/3rd offset instead, and use a lippage control kit. Those are my thoughts....See More12x24" tile vertical layout options
Comments (16)Laying the tile vertical can make the room look taller while going horizontal can make it look wider (similar to the vertical vs horizontal stripes on clothes). I think it also gives a more modern feel. We went vertical with the 12 x 24" tile in our shower. Our house tends toward mid-century modern so the modern feel goes with the bones of the house. Part of the reason that we chose vertical is the tiled bench in the shower. By going vertical with the tiles, there are only vertical grout lines on the bench since the 24" direction of a tile is longer than the the height of the bench and longer than the depth of the bench. If we had used the horizontal direction, there would have been horizontal and vertical grout lines on the bench side and top as well as vertical ones. There are two ways to do a 1/3 stagger. In one, you move the tile edge 1/3 of a tile in the same direction for each row so you have 3 kinds of row. E.g. if you move to the left each time and start the first row with a full tile, the next row with 2/3 of a tile and the row after with 1/3 of a tile, then the next row you are back to a full tile. The other way is to use only 2 kinds of row so the rows alternate by moving over by 1/3 of a tile and then back the other direction by 1/3 of a tile. E.g. if the first row started with a full tile, the next row started with 2/3 of a tile and the row started with a full tile. I guess one could see the grout lines in the first way as looking like steps of a stair. Personally, I prefer the look with 3 rows of the pattern over the look with two rows. I don't see why one is "wrong" and the other "right". Seems like personal preference in which pattern is preferred....See MoreRelated Professionals
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