ᐅ Walk-in shower with floor-to-ceiling tiles?

Pinky0301 schrieb:

@pagoni2020 Without or with minimal joints, cleaning is easier.

Oh, I see... but why have staff walking around the house in groups of three?
In my opinion, the time saved from this cleaning effort is probably quite limited (I need about 20 seconds for it), and the cleaning argument might be more relevant in other areas of the house, such as the number and placement of windows, furniture surfaces, kitchen, etc.

However, I am also the kind of person for whom using light switches, lawn mowers, or manually ventilating windows does not feel like unnecessary extra effort, so I’m probably not the best advisor on this.
On the other hand, I have saved myself the trouble of washing the outside of my old car for many years—because it would be really annoying for me; I don’t use a car wash either, since even without one, I can get to the next café.

pagoni2020 schrieb:

Of course, it will be significantly more expensive to install such a tile (if you can still even call these huge things tiles). At the moment, you see this trend everywhere in showrooms exactly as it is, with the current popular, expensive fashion.

That’s exactly what I thought while reading the original post.

Bertram100 schrieb:

I don’t even find the very large-format tiles attractive.

... and I don’t like them either. I appreciate the interplay between grout lines and tiles.

pagoni2020 schrieb:

I also don’t really understand the frequent attempt to avoid grout lines or, for example, fittings in the shower/bathroom area at all costs.

Me neither.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

@pagoni2020 Having fewer or no grout lines makes cleaning easier.

No. You don’t clean each tile individually, nor grout lines separately; you clean, for example, a 2 m² (22 ft²) surface—whether it is large-format or small tiles. For example, we have a shower wall with mosaic tiles: after showering, it is simply squeegeed dry and that’s it. I’d even go as far as to say that limescale or shampoo residues are more visible on a continuous, uninterrupted surface than on one broken up by grout lines.

Dirt tends to remain trapped in the grout lines and less on the tile itself. A smooth surface without grout joints is easier to squeegee, for example, after showering.

If you want a seamless finish, why don’t you consider a tile-free bathroom? For example, there are options available from the company Dold.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

But the dirt gets stuck in the grout lines

If you clean the dog there every day and it’s about the floor, then I agree with you. The floor needs its slip-resistant properties anyway, whether with grout lines, a rough surface, or texture, so some dirt can settle. On the walls: what kind of dirt from whom would get “caught” there? As I said before: we have 2x2 mosaic tiles, and there is no dirt – the grout still looks like it did on the first day. Built in 2013.

In my opinion, a seamless finish can also be beautifully achieved using plastering techniques. In our house, MSM Crearev is applied in the bathrooms. There are, of course, various design options available. Naturally, you need to find a suitable specialist company for this, but this issue also clearly exists with large-format tiles.