Common Wall Tile Sizes

Bathroom wall tile sizes.

Common wall tile sizes.

Rectangular 30x60 cm tiles can be used either alone or in combination with the 60x60 size on floors and above all on walls to play with shapes and colours to great effect. Tile spacers come typically in the following sizes. If smaller spacers like 1 8 are used it will accentuate the size difference of handmade tile. Actual finished grout spaces will vary from 1 8 to 1 4 if 3 16 spacers are used.

Guide to wall and floor tile sizes. Same size granite or marble tile are often 3 8 of an inch. Some manufacturers have begun producing even larger floor tiles in sizes of 24 48 36 36 and 48 48. 4 x12 and 48 6 x24 36 and 48 7 x20 8 x32 36 and 48 9 x36 12 x24 and 48 16 x32.

The appeal of porcelain comes from its ability to emulate natural stone brick or wood and without any of the maintenance castellano says. Finished grout lines will vary from 1 16 to 3 16. 20 years ago 8 8 floor tiles and 4 4 wall tiles were in fashion and the more common sizes but now the more common and fashionable sizes include 12 12 18 18 12 24 and even larger for floor tiles and 8 10 and larger for wall tiles. Tiles that are 12 inches high by 24 inches long work well if you want larger sized tiles.

The other most common type of tile is porcelain which differs from ceramic tile. Mosaic tile is made up of individual tesserae in 1 inch by 1 inch squares. Tile spacers are reusable if handled carefully. Over the years tile sizes have grown dramatically.

Note that using the smallest grout possible will increase installation time. Rectangular shaped tiles comes a in a range of different sizes though the most standard options are as follows. 1 inch by 2 inch mosaic subway blend. Similar to shower walls bathroom walls usually look best with tiles above the 4 inch by 4 inch size.

But in many cases small tiles such as glass mosaic on mesh can be as thin as 1 8 and go up to 3 8 what is typical for many stone mosaic. Since bathroom walls can be longer than they are high you can use tiles that also are longer than they are high. 20x60 cm tiles 15x60 cm tiles. Usually 12 x 12 ceramic or porcelain tile are 1 3 of an inch thick.

1 x2 3 and 4 2 x3 4 5 6 and 8 3 x4 5 6 and 8 4 x4 5 5 6 and 8 5 x2 3 4 6 and 8 6 x8.