We recommend a 3 16 grout size for our ceramic tile line.
Marble subway tile grout line.
If smaller spacers like 1 8 are used it will accentuate the size difference of handmade tile.
This thickness leaves room for the natural variation in.
How to grout marble tile.
Note that using the smallest grout possible will increase installation time.
As a general rule floor tiles should have grout lines of 1 8 inch or larger depending on the type and size of tile.
If you are going for high contrast or retro style wider grout spacing gives you the opportunity to make a statement with your grout.
Grout including sealed grout tends to wear more quickly than tile and become more porous and prone to staining.
Thinner grout spacing for subway tile creates a more subtle effect and wider grout lines a more dramatic one.
Grout lines for floor tiles.
Although tile installations can be installed in groutless format the traditional method calls for grout to be placed in the joints between the tiles.
Because of this minimizing the width of grout lines is advisable.
Finished grout lines will vary from 1 16 to 3 16.
I try to use the smallest grout lines the tile will allow.
This is true of man.
Most floor tiles are 8 inches by 8 inches but larger versions are available.
In most other tile i will use 1 16 or 1 8 inch lines.