Tiling with no grout !!!!!

[future252]

Hi guys
I've had a customer request that he wants his shower room tiled with the tiles touching so that there is no grout line. I immediately said to him that it would not be advisable to do this as water would definately leak through. His reason for this is so that the slate effect porcelain tiles will just look like solid slate. His tiles are 10mm thick and do not have a bevelled edge, they are totally straight. The floor is concrete with underfloor heating, but he wants the shower done as well. When I go to see the job tomorrow morning I will stress to him that he should definately have grout. I just wondered if anyone else has ever had a request like this, and if so did you do it? Did it work? Is there any way round it?

Thanks in advance.

[wetdec]

Not a good idea there will be tears


Get him to go as tight asyou can then get hold of some Mapei ultracolour it feeds in realy well and comes in dark black m8


tiler


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[whitebeam]

I saw a tiled floor with no grout and the edges looked crap but that was a kitchen and food/liquid residue had seeped into the jounts I would'nt butt them could he have black grout if the grey was to light.

[grumpygrouter]

Would deffo have at least 2mm. Got to have something to take up any movement!

[future252]

Hi guys

Thanks for your comments - you're all confirming what I thought but just wanted to run it past you all anyway. I will go to see the job in the morning and tell him that unless he wants a 2mm gap then I'm not prepared to take on the job. (Might get a Sunday off after all!!)

Thanks again, and speak to you all again soon.
Fiona

[Sir Ramic]

Originally Posted by future252

Hi guys

Thanks for your comments - you're all confirming what I thought but just wanted to run it past you all anyway. I will go to see the job in the morning and tell him that unless he wants a 2mm gap then I'm not prepared to take on the job. (Might get a Sunday off after all!!)

Thanks again, and speak to you all again soon.
Fiona

And you will be doing the right thing.

[wetdec]

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[future252]

Thanks Sir Ramic!

[future252]

And thanks to you too Wetdec, and Grumpy, and Whitebeam!