tile spacing

[wheely08]

Hi all.

can any 1 help with this.
i have 300x400mm tiles i am going to fit onto wall.i was wondering what size spacers i would need for this.
i have 4mm at the moment,but some say this is only for use on floor tiles.

Any reason for using different sizes spacers?

Many thanks:dizzy2:

 

[DHTiling]

2mm or 3mm would be better...

the reason......not all tiles suit a wider joint....imo

 

[White Room]

I like 2-3mm on walls with the tiles your've got

 

[david campbell]

over 300x300 i tend to go with 3mm spacers!

 

[brian c]

i tend to use 3mm on walls and floors now...on walls if you havE ISSUES WITH CALIBRATION...then you can use a 2mm peg and you wont notice much difference....imo:yes:

 

[Leatherface]

2 or 3 mm. Have a good look at the tiles though !
If you use a long leg spacer and push it right to then back of the tile you may end up with a wider space than your spacer !!! This is because some tiles are slightly deeper and wider at the back edges than at the front. Hence a 2mm spacer pushed in from the front can sometimes end up looking like a 3mm when grouted !!!!!!
sometimes not really noticeable initially unless you measure !!

 

[Perry]

3mm is that an expansion joint lol

 

[davy_G]

Im with most of the guys, if the tiles are well calibrated, 2mm on walls, 3mm on floors.

 

[Gazebo]

Same here 2mm/3mm on walls and 3mm on floors, think you need a min of 3mm on floors to enable the flexi grout to work,I am sure someone will confirm this as i am not 100%.
Gary

 

[davy_G]

Same here 2mm/3mm on walls and 3mm on floors, think you need a min of 3mm on floors to enable the flexi grout to work,I am sure someone will confirm this as i am not 100%.
Gary

Maybe im wrong here as well but is Building regs or BS not minimum of 3mm on floors? Ive done a few jobs with rectified 600's with 2mm at clients request/risk. Looks class mind you

 

[grumpygrouter]

Yes, BS states minimum 3mm for floors and 2mm for walls.