large format tile gaps - Tile Advice

[Dumbo]

Think how grout sales have diminished over the years 6" quarries with wide joints to 300 x300 with 5 mm joints to 600x600 with 3mm joints some tighter .

 

[Waluigi]

Look at what Bal are charging for a 10kg bag of Microflex. £30 odd. They can whistle.

 

[area tiling]

My last floor size was a similar rectangle , laid 120x60 rectified porcelain onto Kerakoll idro build Mat , followed expansion gaps on liquid screed floor , with ufh and put a soft joint in the middle of floor with matching silicone used 2mm spacers ! Can’t see anyone wanting a 4 mm joint with an expensive tile, but that’s just my opinion!

 

[Cranbrook]

My last floor size was a similar rectangle , laid 120x60 rectified porcelain onto Kerakoll idro build Mat , followed expansion gaps on liquid screed floor , with ufh and put a soft joint in the middle of floor with matching silicone used 2mm spacers ! Can’t see anyone wanting a 4 mm joint with an expensive tile, but that’s just my opinion!

Ditto

 

[peteablard]

I've just done 50m2 the same size and used 3mm. Tiles were perfect and could have done smaller but it's always nice to have some breathing space!

 

[Bill]

Think how grout sales have diminished over the years 6" quarries with wide joints to 300 x300 with 5 mm joints to 600x600 with 3mm joints some tighter .

All my quarry tile were always done in sand & cement...... cheap as chips

 

[One Day]

Personally I hate anything over 2mm. I'll go to 3mm on a large floor tile if I must.

 

[Paul Giovanni Raimondi]

Hope not to offend by sabotaging thread but I'm just about to tile a wall with 120x60 porc. and was going to use 2mm or 1.5mm gap. Is there any reason I shouldn't? the wall is only 1.8m long two tiles high. (shower cubicle)

 

[Old Mod]

Hope not to offend by sabotaging thread but I'm just about to tile a wall with 120x60 porc. and was going to use 2mm or 1.5mm gap. Is there any reason I shouldn't? the wall is only 1.8m long two tiles high. (shower cubicle)

If your wall is stable and load bearing and has no deflection, 2mm will be ok.

 

[WetSaw]

...and if the tiles are rectified or straight enough and evenly sized to allow a 2mm gap.