600 X 600 mm Tile Spacers

[theandroids]

Hi, yes I know the title sounds off Doh! lol Well to all you guys that have installed large format 600 x 600 mm tiles, what size spacers or level system do you use. Personally I want the smallest grout line possible, which I'm told is 2mm by 'Tile Mountain' for their Lounge Light Grey tiles, but I think I've seen guys on youtube not even using any. Any advise is much appreciated.

 

[Flintstone]

2 to 3 mm. If it's a diy job, I'd go for the 3mm as it will be slightly more forgiving

 

[Dumbo]

I never do a floor less 3mm as that is the minimum recommended joint by British standards .

 

[Albert]

As above should be 3mm. It depends how big the floor is and how good the
tiles are for size

 

[Blunt Tool]

My preference is 3mm

 

[Bond]

Personally with that size of tile I'd go with 4 or 5 mm.

 

[andyb1]

Always 3mm for me.

 

[GoneGuy]

Always minimum of 3mm on the floor

 

[theandroids]

Ok thanks for all the replies guys.

 

[One Day]

2mm for me on a quality tile (British standards seem to be outdated in many areas) 3mm on a not so good tile.

 

[Wayne Wilding]

Precisely as above for me.... almost word for word, actually....

Hi!

 

[theandroids]

2mm for me on a quality tile (British standards seem to be outdated in many areas) 3mm on a not so good tile.

Yep that's what I'll probably go for, and use the Vitrex levelling system which is 1.5mm by itself. Seems to have good reviews on screwfix. 3mm is too big for such nice tiles imo.

 

[Flintstone]

Listen to the professional tilers not the noddys on screwfix web site. Don't use 1.5mm spacers

 

[theandroids]

Listen to the professional tilers not the noddys on screwfix web site. Don't use 1.5mm spacers

Was not going to. I'm not that brave. The levelling spacers by themselves are 1.5 but I will be using 2mm spacers with the system.

 

[Italy]

Listen to the professional tilers not the noddys on screwfix web site. Don't use 1.5mm spacers

Then i'm noddy?
thank you

 

[Sean Kelly]

Before you start........measure some tiles. You might find that they are not all 600mm. Some tiles that size can be 599 and 601. That's a 2mm difference. So be careful. Good luck.