3mm best for floor grout joints?

[smurf21]

3mm or 4mm unless rectified then i use 2mm

 

[davy_G]

2 for walls, 3 for standard floors, 5 if uneven and 2 for rectified

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

different grout sizes on walls and floors can cause a problem if the customer has tiles that are the same dimensions, sometimes they want the lines on walls and floor to marry up. Then you need to get the customer to agree what with is ok,
if u hav different on walls and floor, your lines wont meet

 

[hillhead]

I mostly have 4-5mm on floors,your right tina about the marrying up.I even had before and the wall tiles were half a mil out so i had to adjust the floor wider to suit,looks great when its done.

 

[davy_G]

different grout sizes on walls and floors can cause a problem if the customer has tiles that are the same dimensions, sometimes they want the lines on walls and floor to marry up. Then you need to get the customer to agree what with is ok,
if u hav different on walls and floor, your lines wont meet

I aint done a job yet with same size tiles on floors and walls. Your quite right in what you say though, if that is what the customer wants. I can see it being a pain to set out properly though!:mad2:

 

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

some people are quite fussy and will go mad if they don't get matching lines unless u can convince them to have their joints offset

 

[hillhead]

I aint done a job yet with same size tiles on floors and walls. Your quite right in what you say though, if that is what the customer wants. I can see it being a pain to set out properly though!:mad2:

Hello Davy,i have done at least 6 with the joints all lining up,looks really nice bit a pain to line for sure,the best way in my eyes and practice is to tile the floor first,(obviously taking into account your walls i.e centering on window etc).Then using my 6' level i mark the wall fron the floor,works a treat for me.

 

[d noulton]

remember doing a floor a couple of years ago I suggested 4mm as per normal for me she said I want at least 8mm done as she said I thought it looked awful she loved it so give em what they want their paying the money personal choice at the end of the day we can only give our advice

 

[sWe]

It all depends on the substrate.. If it's ultrasolid, and there's little or no risk of shrinkage, then you can go thinner. Otherwise, go thicker. It is rare that I go thinner than 3mm on floors. Normally, I go around 5mm.

 

[spacer]

Yep, 5mm on floors for me