Lining Tile Up With Wall Lines

Any accent tile on that wall.

Lining tile up with wall lines.

The tiles will be laid widthways on the wall. There s a growing trend of running the floor tile up the walls of the bathroom to create a dramatic minimalist look. This was due to the shadowing between each tile a cushion edge tile crates the grout joint in turn would be wider which would make each tile more pronounced. The tile supplier has glibly advised me to use 3mm spacers for both walls and floor.

If they are slightly different in size they shouldnt try and line the joints up from floor to wall. Floor tiles are generally larger so those who want large tiles on their walls will likely choose a floor tile. All tilers know this and should allow for it when they lay them. I am tiling a bathroom all 4 walls and floor using 300mm x 600mm tiles.

For me if you see an offset of 10mm from floor to wall the tiler hasnt thought about the job to well before starting. Actually the tile doesn t have to line up perfectly with the floor tile. Extend the chalk line to the center mark at the opposite end of the room. It is tiled walls and ceiling with 12 tiles the same as the floor in the rest of the room and 2 tiles on the floor and bench seat.

Dry setting your tiles is very important when your lines are parallel to your walls as any bad cuts or odd angles will be highlighted by this pattern. The grout lines inside the shower are offset from the exterior floor by 2. Back in the day when most tiles had cushion edges matching the grout lines between floor and wall tiles was a must. My tiles don t line up properly a good professional tile laying project will ensure that all the joints are even and the edges of each tile are nice and level.

But as we know technology has evolved in the way tile products are made and not just with computers and smart phones. Wall grout lines are 3 16 and the floor is 1 8. Floor tiles come in more colors shapes sizes and textures than wall only tiles. When two tiles are not level and the edge of one is higher than the next it is referred to a lipping.

If your layout results in a full tile on one end of the room and a thin cut tile on the other try offsetting the design by half a tile so you have slightly over half a tile on both ends of the room. In other words each full tile will be 600mm wide where it meets the floor. You ll have to play with the sizes to avoid having a sliver at any of the 4 positions. Snap the first chalk line drive a small nail at the center mark at one end of the room then slip the hook of the chalk line onto the nail.

I wouldn t have tried to line up the grout lines from the floor with the wall grout lines but i would have made the stagger a little bit bigger between the two. As long as it is staggered it s fine. You may need to actually adjust your tile so it isn t centered on either spot but on a visually pleasing combination. The shower is essentially a 5 deep x 4 wide closet with standard doorway framing.

They should be offset by half. This way you dont see the differences.