ᐅ Do you place importance on the joint cut?

Golfi90 schrieb:

By my question, I meant whether you would prioritize maintaining a consistent joint line from the wall to the floor tiles and accept having some smaller floor tiles as a result.

The larger the tiles, the more important it is to plan the cuts accurately. You can achieve a consistent joint line, for example, by cutting evenly on both sides or by defining tile fields. Starting in a corner and seeing how it works out usually results in a less aesthetic finish. Skilled tilers can create a very appealing joint layout with any tile size.

hampshire schrieb:

Good tilers can create a very attractive grout pattern with any tile size.

Well, they’re no magicians either – if you multiply tile sizes by four compared to previous decades without the rooms growing accordingly, some detail has to pay the price.

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11ant schrieb:

Well, they’re not wizards either – if you quadruple tile sizes compared to previous decades without the rooms growing accordingly, some detail somewhere has to pay the price.

It’s not magic. There are better and worse ways. Creativity and experience are required. If a tile size that initially appeals strongly to the homeowner doesn’t fit the room, this should be addressed during a consultation.

We do not have a consistent grout pattern from the floor to the wall.

This is because the floor tiles are 120 x 120 cm (47 x 47 inches) and the wall tiles are 45 x 90 cm (18 x 35 inches). I was initially concerned about this, but the tile consultant quickly reassured me.

We have gray tiles on the wall and found a matching grout color that makes the wall grout lines hardly noticeable.

On the floor, we have tiles in the color "Dove." Here, too, the consultant recommended almost the exact same grout color. As a result, the grout lines are barely visible.

I would definitely pay attention to this if I were you!

Attached is the dimensioned floor plan (plaster dimensions!) for our bathroom.

I look forward to your ideas.

Unfortunately, I forgot to measure the position of the toilet (installed next to the washbasin). But that’s not that important anyway.

Golfi90 schrieb:

Attached is the dimensioned floor plan (plaster dimensions!) for our bathroom.

I’m looking forward to your ideas.

Unfortunately, I forgot to measure the position of the toilet (installed next to the washbasin). But that’s not that important anyway.

Funny how everyone has their own preferences. Our bathroom layout is almost the same, and I really wanted the grout line in the shower to be centered since we have 60cm (24 inches) tiles. Everything else was planned around that. We also had the tiles cut on the back wall of the toilet so that they’re centered, because I hate when it’s not symmetrical.

So my tip: decide on what’s most important to you aesthetically, and everything else will follow.

For some, like me, the shower’s placement is key, while others care more about not starting the room with a half tile at the entrance.

By the way, as already suggested here, we used a different tile size on the wall, 45cm by 30cm (18 by 12 inches).

The tiler thought it was funny, but we had everything discussed in detail beforehand, and we measured and marked everything ourselves after learning from the mistakes in the bathroom on the ground floor.