Hello,
we are currently having new floor tiles installed in our kitchen (60x60 cm (24x24 inches), rectified porcelain stoneware), and I wanted the grout lines to be as narrow as possible.
The installer laid them almost seamlessly and assured me several times that this method works fine, and I believed him. However, I later read up on the subject since I figured grout lines aren’t just for aesthetics but have a practical purpose.
Now, I see almost everywhere that this approach isn’t really advisable. What issues could arise from this?
Thank you
Dave
we are currently having new floor tiles installed in our kitchen (60x60 cm (24x24 inches), rectified porcelain stoneware), and I wanted the grout lines to be as narrow as possible.
The installer laid them almost seamlessly and assured me several times that this method works fine, and I believed him. However, I later read up on the subject since I figured grout lines aren’t just for aesthetics but have a practical purpose.
Now, I see almost everywhere that this approach isn’t really advisable. What issues could arise from this?
Thank you
Dave
The invoice won’t help you unless you’re interested in legal action. I highly doubt he will change that, even in case of damage...
If you don’t have underfloor heating, it might actually be fine. In southern regions, tiles are often installed like this without issues (Croatia, Italy...).
If you don’t have underfloor heating, it might actually be fine. In southern regions, tiles are often installed like this without issues (Croatia, Italy...).
Forget the panicked posts, which are also legally unfounded, for example those by zaba and others.
First, there is no right to rectification without defects or damage, especially if the installation was requested that way.
Second, installing tiles with tight joints is common practice elsewhere. It depends on temperature fluctuations. Whether this is really a matter for discussion in the interior of our climate zones… well. It hardly gets any more stable than that.
The standard for tile installation is outdated. The tolerances specified there are ridiculous.
First, there is no right to rectification without defects or damage, especially if the installation was requested that way.
Second, installing tiles with tight joints is common practice elsewhere. It depends on temperature fluctuations. Whether this is really a matter for discussion in the interior of our climate zones… well. It hardly gets any more stable than that.
The standard for tile installation is outdated. The tolerances specified there are ridiculous.
Either it works well or it doesn’t.
But you wanted it that way too
Most people want it that way... the tiler knows that too: he does the work, you approve it. Period. Job done: minimal grout lines.
But you wanted it that way too
Dave123 schrieb:
just saying... The only thing I said is to keep the grout line as small as possible when cleaning. As a layperson, I obviously have to rely on the professional regarding what is feasible.
Most people want it that way... the tiler knows that too: he does the work, you approve it. Period. Job done: minimal grout lines.
Dave123 schrieb:
The only thing I said is to keep the joint between the plaster layers as small as possible. Probably based on wishful thinking: if dirt accumulates in joints, then in small or almost no joints there is almost none. Nonsense, you might as well stop the clock to save time.
“Not seamless, but with especially narrow joints” is a particularly awkward combination: over the short distance, every micrometer of height difference between the abutting edges becomes a ridge where dirt and attention stick even more.
That’s aside from the general “wisdom” of using large-format sheets that are not flexible.
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HilfeHilfe20 Apr 2019 13:11Well, I’m having a hard time with this. You ordered it that way, but he mixed it... it’s like ordering a car without tires and having it delivered like that.
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