Grout Gap advise

[richardkear]

After some professional advise please guys...
What size grout gap would you recommend on
1. 500 x 250 wall tile.
2. 450 x 450 floor tile
both used in the same area.

Also what is the more preferred choice wedges or spacers ?

Just trying to do the best possible job.

 

[White Room]

Wall tiles 2mm, floor tiles 3-4-5mm... spacer and wedges, the latter good for minor adjustment on the walls.

 

[gshtiling]

Hi Richard
British standards are 2mm wall and 3mm for floor but I would probably use 3mm for both floor and wall as there in the same area.could look neater in my opinion?
And I use spacers,never used the wedges.

 

[Mike]

same as whitebeam for me

 

[Ian]

To keep it consistent and if there is an opportunity to run a grout line from the floor into the walls I'd use a 3mm all round. Spacers for me, never used wedges so can't give an opinion on them.

 

[Gall.B]

as above, I prefer using pegs tho, then remove before grouting dont like the cross spacers not all tiles are exactly the same size depending on quality so the crosses can throw thing out slightly & over a distance becomes a lot.

 

[robbbin]

I agree if its wall and floor in same room keep joints the same I prefer 2mm myself especially with rectified stuff. Trouble is some floor grouts are from 4 mm upwards like bal superflex so you need to consider what grout the customer may have got if he has supplied it

 

[grumpygrouter]

I find that the grout joint size can be dependent on the tile in question, and the preference of the customer. BS gives minimum sizes of 2mm for walls and 3mm for floors but if tiles are a bit "sizey" a 2mm joint can easily be lost. Some tiles just look better with a larger joint than a small one IMO.

If there are indecision with the grout joint I always try to do a dry lay with various different joint widths and let the customer decide. After all, they are the ones that have to live with it.