Recommended Tile Spacing For Floor

Tile spacers range in size from 1 16 inch to 1 2 inch.

Recommended tile spacing for floor.

Finished grout lines will vary from 1 16 to 3 16. The key difference in tile type in relation to grout lines is whether you tile is rectified or not. Therefore the spacing is predetermined and usually averages 3 16 to 1 4 inch. In your tiling project you ll need to choose proper tile spacers including 1 8 spacers and 3 16 spacers.

Note that using the smallest grout possible will increase installation time. Choosing correctly before installation is paramount. Normally the lugs will create grout lines that are 1 32 to 1 16 of an inch. If you want a standard look tile installers recommend grout lines of 1 16 inch for walls and 1 8 inch for floors.

Two inch tiles are factory spaced and sheet mounted. Depending upon the texture and consistency of the tiles i may use 1 8 spacers on occasion. The coach explains how to use the spacers and how. Once the tile mortar sets the installer can remove the spacers but cannot change the spacing.

A rectified tile is one which is cut or manufactured to a precise measured size. Use bal wide joint grout it s a little thinner than some of the other wide joints. Actual finished grout spaces will vary from 1 8 to 1 4 if 3 16 spacers are used. Floor grout specification starts at 3mm 2mm is cutting it fine but if it s a nice and solid floor it should be okay with a slightly sloppy grout mix.

For regular format tiles between 12 by 12 and 16 by 16 inches you can stay with those measurements or go up to 3 16 depending on the tile and the look you want. Popular tile spacer sizes not to scale. Four inch tiles called 4 and a quarter in the tile trade feature built in self fitting nubs that give the tiles spacing between 1 16 and 1 8 inch wide. Taking british standards into consideration as well as common practice it is recommended that wall spacers are 2 3mm with 2mm covering the majority of requirements and floor spacers 3 5mm.

For small format tiles that do not have lugs i will usually use 1 16 spacers. For instance 8 inch slate tiles will usually look better with a slightly larger grout line.