ᐅ Is it advisable to use only a small amount of wall tiles in bathrooms and toilets?
Created on: 20 Dec 2023 09:52
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netzplan
Hello everyone,
We are currently selecting our floor and wall tiles. At first, I thought we would only fully tile the shower area / shower niche on the walls.
I was planning to just plaster the toilet area and the washbasin to make it feel a bit more homey, even though the bathroom isn’t really a place where you spend much time sitting :-)
1. What do you think about this? Would that be too daring? Would it be better to have the toilet and washbasin areas tiled as well, about 1m or 1.2m (3.3 ft or 4 ft) high?
2. If we do tile the toilet and washbasin areas, should we also tile the side wall of the toilet area? Please see the sketch.
We are currently selecting our floor and wall tiles. At first, I thought we would only fully tile the shower area / shower niche on the walls.
I was planning to just plaster the toilet area and the washbasin to make it feel a bit more homey, even though the bathroom isn’t really a place where you spend much time sitting :-)
1. What do you think about this? Would that be too daring? Would it be better to have the toilet and washbasin areas tiled as well, about 1m or 1.2m (3.3 ft or 4 ft) high?
2. If we do tile the toilet and washbasin areas, should we also tile the side wall of the toilet area? Please see the sketch.
netzplan schrieb:
I didn’t quite understand that. So, finish the tile under the wall-mounted faucet?On the contrary. I would recommend leaving an intact row of tiles above the tile that has been cut out for the faucet.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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motorradsilke20 Dec 2023 22:24mayglow schrieb:
I agree, I would base it on the height of the tiles. For example, in our rental apartment, we have about 120cm (47 inches) of tiled backsplash (4 rows of 30x60cm [12x24 inches] tiles), which doesn’t seem unusual. (Our current builder also uses this as the standard for most areas.) If you have narrower decorative tiles or a border somewhere, I would probably adjust accordingly instead of insisting on an exact backsplash height of xy cm. We also have 1.25m (49 inches). The mirrored cabinet fits exactly above that. We find it consistent, meaning the tile height was determined by the height of the mirrored cabinet. It also lines up precisely with the height of the WC pre-wall installation system. The top edge is finished with a border tile.
Thank you all. It really helped me a lot to get a clear idea and also to identify points I need to pay attention to.
Especially regarding the tile sizes. We want to lay our preferred tiles square on the floor. They come in 80 x 80 cm (31.5 x 31.5 inches). For the walls, we will need to consider what would be ideal. (We originally wanted to use the same tiles, but we need to see what other formats are available.)
Especially regarding the tile sizes. We want to lay our preferred tiles square on the floor. They come in 80 x 80 cm (31.5 x 31.5 inches). For the walls, we will need to consider what would be ideal. (We originally wanted to use the same tiles, but we need to see what other formats are available.)
netzplan schrieb:
We want to install our preferred tile on the floor in a square layout. It is available in 80x80cm (32x32 inches). For the walls, we will need to consider what would be ideal. (We originally wanted to use the same tile but need to check what other formats are available.) Remember, this is not a swimming pool but a regular (more like a medium-sized) family bathroom. A grid pattern with grout lines of 80cm (32 inches) edges is quite overwhelming and can visually overpower a room. At least choose the minimum possible contrast between grout and tile color, otherwise you might regret it. Such a large greatest common divisor of the room’s dimensions is something you wouldn’t inflict even on your worst enemy. The bigger it gets (especially when square!), the more dominant any mismatch in the grout pattern will appear. In theory, this all looks straightforward, but in practice, no DIY beginner wants to admit they planned it themselves. As a beginner, it’s better to start tiling in a garage or utility room. A bathroom is a space where you start your day—and in that sense, it’s easy to “get up on the wrong side of the bed” with the wrong design choices.
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xMisterDx22 Dec 2023 00:19It may sound cliché, but I would talk to the tiler—they usually have seen and tiled hundreds of bathrooms and often give good advice.
For example, not tiling above the door frame is nonsense.
Why should you only tile a shower niche or behind a radiator up to 2 meters (6.5 feet)? It’s always damp there, so those extra 50 or 70 centimeters (20 or 28 inches) definitely make sense...
For example, not tiling above the door frame is nonsense.
Why should you only tile a shower niche or behind a radiator up to 2 meters (6.5 feet)? It’s always damp there, so those extra 50 or 70 centimeters (20 or 28 inches) definitely make sense...
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motorradsilke22 Dec 2023 06:30xMisterDx schrieb:
It might sound cliché... but I would talk to the tiler, as they usually have seen/floored hundreds of bathrooms and often give good advice.
For example, tiling above the door frame is nonsense.
Why should you only tile up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in a shower niche or behind a radiator? It’s always damp there, so those extra 50 or 70 cm (20 or 28 inches) make perfect sense... Because it might look better not to tile all the way up. For example, we have a window next to the shower, so the top edge of the tiles is also the top edge of the window.
But like with everything, it’s just a matter of personal taste.
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