No Grout Wall Tile Installation

In most other tile i will use 1 16 or 1 8 inch lines.

No grout wall tile installation.

Tiles can move but it s a fireplace hearth only 70x10x10 and we won t even turn on the fire. Turn your deck into a patio they ll cover any level surface. With out of plumb walls the tiles will necessarily have to taper in width as they progress up the corners which can be very noticeable and unsightly on a wall. The appearance is much less critical than the fact that you have no grout joints at all with glass tiles a product that expands and contracts with temperature change.

Something like this picture shown tiles fitting closed to each other not fireplace specific. They help keep your tiles in straight lines and prevent damage from the tiles rubbing against one another. I want to use these glass tiles 3x6 or 4x12 installed in a vertical design on my bathroom walls not in the shower. Diy friendly groutless stone tiles are about 12 per square foot.

To keep the crystal clear look i would like to install them with no grout. Rosemary they aren t meant to be negative comments. If this is a dry wall application such as a kitchen backsplash you may not wish to grout this tiles at all. Yes i said it no grout.

Even if rectified tiles allow you to avoid using grout without having the result look unaligned the materials are still in danger of being chipped or damaged. If your tile project is in a. I feel that white grout will create an opaqu. Grout can become dingy looking quickly making a tile installation look old.

I have a question for the experts. For most granite and marble tile i install i use either 1 32 or 1 16 inch grout lines. These outdoor tiles are backed with plastic grids with interlocking tabs that simply snap together. It is never advised to set glass tile the way it has been done in your photo especially behind a direct flame.

For wall tile make sure the walls are plumb. Grout lines however are important for a few reasons. If this area will be subject to water or moisture you will still need to grout the tiles despite their lack of joint. If you truly dislike the look of grout however and you plan on installing your tiles in a dry area you may be able to get away without using a grout joint provided you install tiles that have.

It may even be necessary to remove the wallboard and shim the framing or install new studs to ensure plumb walls. Perfectly cut edges will not perform better than regular tile when friction occurs so they can still cause a variety of problems if you opt for a no grout tile installation. I try to use the smallest grout lines the tile will allow. No grungy grout to repair or refill.

The best thing to do is use the smallest grout line your particular tile will allow and get a grout that closely matches the tile. Setting real stone tiles in mortar or sand is mind crunching work. These tiles known as vitrified tiles can be installed with no gap or grout joint between them. Just advice from professionals who do this for a living.