porcelain joint width - TilersForums.com

[Dumbo]

Hi gents,

laying porcelain tiles on concrete and self levelled floor customer asked me if they could have the tiles butted up together i told her it shouldnt be done , so she asked me to put them as close as i can. Now i normally use a 5mm grout line on floors , am i right in saying the minimum you should go down to is 3mm? any advice greatly appreciated.

ted

 

[kilty55]

hi,i recently done a 2mm joint on a small bathroom floor,very small floor tiles however so im not sure on a larger tile mate

 

[GazTech]

hiya ted, 3mm is the recommended for flooring, any smaller and it becomes more complicated ie; expansion, and tolerances on the floor tile sizes...Gaz

 

[andy-p]

you could go for 2mm in this situation no probs..

 

[GazTech]

How large is the area to be tiled ted ?

 

[Dumbo]

21m2 area to be tiled gaz, tiles are 600x300 porcelain

ted

 

[Droopy]

I would stick to 3mm to be honest.

I personaly don't think floor tiles should be any closer, no matter how much the customers like what they see in the showroom or the brochure.

 

[Perry]

I tile 600 x 600 most of the time if they are rectified we have to put a 2mm joint ete