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dg-1984

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I am doing a splashback in my own home and have managed to get some Wickes porcelain Splitface tiles. Won't be the best quality but we like the look of them.
Do the tiles have to be all laid the same way so the pattern on the tiles is the same or do they need flipped 180 each time so the pattern is not the same, or does it not matter?
I have laid out 4 tiles just to show.
Should they be laid in brick effect? Only going 2 high in utility room and about 2.5 high in kitchen up to cabinets.
I have read they don't need grouted but when laid there are some gaps so would prefer to grout but what's the easiest way to grout small gaps? Piping bag and nozzle?
Thanks for your advice.
 

Andy Allen

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Fit them all the same way, and stagger the joints, last time I fitted them I just filled the joint's with my finger...

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Maybe not the exact tile you got, but you get the picture...
 

dg-1984

TF
15
288
Glasgow
Mapei and tilemaster and other good brands have grouts with colour match silicone.
Dependent on how the tile finishes I would use silicone ( tile to kitchen cupboard for example ) or decorators caulk ( tile to ceiling for example) if the adjacent wall is to be painted as paint will not run off the silicone

Thanks just to confirm, did you mean to use caulk if painting?
As I though the paint wouldn't bond to the silicon.
Thanks
 

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