Grout gap

[tonym]

What is the best looking gap size for grouting for a 600x600 Polished porcelaine tile. It's for a kitchen floor about 25 square meters.

 

[Ian]

3mm. That is the minimum recommendation also.

 

[kilty55]

i would do same as bri 3mm for me

 

[Mike Mike]

What is the best looking gap size for grouting for a 600x600 Polished porcelaine tile. It's for a kitchen floor about 25 square meters.

The "best looking" is ½ - 1mm. Whether it's acceptable or to British Standards is another matter...

 

[Tony73]

I would go with 1,5-2mm.

 

[tonym]

Thanks for the replies. I suppose 1-1.5mm would look the best but the tileris very reluctant to lay down with that gap. I think I will gor for 3mm. Thanks for the replies. Also would polished porcelaine be suitable for both kitchen and bathrooms. The tiles are the Gemini, Eagle polished porcelaine 600x600 tile.

 

[Ian]

If polished, bare in mind they will be slippery when wet, so not ideal for bathroom floors.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

The "best looking" is ½ - 1mm. Whether it's acceptable or to British Standards is another matter...

you are straight to the point,but it's true lol..............

 

[Time's Ran Out]

What is the substrate? You can usually go tighter on a solid floor where movement is not an issue but 3mm on timber prepared.
The Eagle porcelain are usually pretty good quality but surface preparation/flatness will be an important factor.

 

[Ajax123]

The minimum british standard is 3mm. Less than this can easily lead to tenting and delamination of the tiles. Why would anyone want to recomend less???

 

[richie b]

3mm for me

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

What is the substrate? You can usually go tighter on a solid floor where movement is not an issue but 3mm on timber prepared.
The Eagle porcelain are usually pretty good quality but surface preparation/flatness will be an important factor.

movement is always a possibility john.........

 

[John Benton]

I'm just doing 66x46 porcelain, 3mm on wall and floor. Looks great, customer loves it. That's what matters

 

[charlie1]

I mostly use 3 on floor and wall. I like to keep things the same, just seems neater.

If doing 10x10s for kitchen splash then I use 1.5 joint.

I done my ex girl friends bathroom 600x300 polished porcs with a 1mm joint, looked really good, + only used half bag of adhesive for the whole room

 

[John Benton]

I mostly use 3 on floor and wall. I like to keep things the same, just seems neater.

If doing 10x10s for kitchen splash then I use 1.5 joint.

I done my ex girl friends bathroom 600x300 polished porcs with a 1mm joint, looked really good, + only used half bag of adhesive for the whole room

I'm surprised they're still on the wall. Did you use the motorway sandwich method, put the addy on and then wipe it off? :smilewinkgrin: I'm sure you mean half a bag of grout Charlie