Wood Tile Without Grout

Many of the wood look tiles available have rectified edges which means that their edges are very straight and consistent.

Wood tile without grout.

In most other tile i will use 1 16 or 1 8 inch lines. Watch our video to find out. Rectified tile has very exact edges. Grout lines however are important for a few reasons.

A narrow grout line looks great but the installer has to be good to succeed with a properly laid tile. For most granite and marble tile i install i use either 1 32 or 1 16 inch grout lines. Precise edges mean that the grout joint can be smaller so wood look tile can have a grout joint as narrow as 3 16 of an inch. I try to use the smallest grout lines the tile will allow.

How to lay tile without grout lines. But don t worry we ll talk about how to lay tile that looks like wood without lippage in a second. Grout can become dingy looking quickly making a tile installation look old. They help keep your tiles in straight lines and prevent damage from the tiles rubbing against one another.

That s why when you install wood tile flooring in an offset pattern the center is next to the end of the next tile which creates lippage or otherwise known as the most frustrating problem an installer has to deal with during a project. If your tile project is in a dry area you can install a specific kind of ceramic tile without grout. Grout is a necessary and integral part of many tile jobs for several reasons. Even if rectified tiles allow you to avoid using grout without having the result look unaligned the materials are still in danger of being chipped or damaged.

They are smooth and uniform edges that let you get the smallest joint possible usually 1 8 or 3 16. Without these precise edges much more grout is needed to even things out across the floor. The wood look tile can handle a bit of grout and still look right. One of the most common questions we receive is do you have to grout wood look tile.

Does wood look tile need grout. It keeps moisture out of the substrate helps keep tile lines straight and. Perfectly cut edges will not perform better than regular tile when friction occurs so they can still cause a variety of problems if you opt for a no grout tile installation. The best thing to do is use the smallest grout line your particular tile will allow and get a grout that closely matches the tile.