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Discuss Spacers? in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; Hi - am tiling my en suite floors & walls in the same (ceramic 330 sq's) tile.Received wisdom is 5mm for the floor & 2mm (poss 3?) for the walls.But ...
          
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    Hi - am tiling my en suite floors & walls in the same (ceramic 330 sq's) tile.Received wisdom is 5mm for the floor & 2mm (poss 3?) for the walls.But as I want them to match / align and for it all to look as uniform as possible, what do I use? 3 or 4mm all over as a compromise? Worried that whichever will look too thin on the floor & too wide on the walls.What do you pros out there do please? Cheers.(Excuse fat fingers on the phone...)RSB

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    i would go 3mm wall and 3mm floor.....should all match up a treat..
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    As above, 3mm will look fine.

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    I would go 3mm walls and floors also. same colour grout walls and floors?
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    As above with the grout joints, If your following the floor to walls then do your setting out but I would do the floor first so you know the grout joints will follow thru to the walls..IMO..works for me.
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    dependent upon your substrate for the floor, if it's a timber floor with underfloor heating, personally i'd use 4-5mm joints and 2-3mm on the walls. Try marrying up the focal point from your centre wall joint to a joint in your floor

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