Large format ceramic tile with mitered edge for shower bench/curb – ba

3 years ago

Hello,

We are in the middle of a master bath gut remodel. I bought this beautiful large format (23 x 59“) ceramic glazed wall tile for the shower walls. I was planning on using it for the shower walls/niche, bench and curb, but my contractor raised concerns about the durability of a mitered edge for the bench/curb and prefers I go with a stone slab. What are your thoughts, are his concerns valid? Is ceramic more likely to chip if mitered ? And can it not be used in this type of application? I researched schluter edge, and it’s not the look I’m going for. Thanks in advance.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
IMO schluter is the answer it is almost invisible so what do you not like ? BTW I sure hopr you tiler has a lot of experinece with that large format tile walls are rarely perfectly flat and you need an expert to use those tiles in a shower IMO. Mitering tile is a PITA and often has a lot of wasted tile I think if this is a shower I would not do a bench or a nice with those tiles what is the pint of huge tile if tou start cutting it for either of those things. Shower curbs are alwys done with one piece BTW. Ceramic tile was the wrong choice if mitering was going to be an issue and yes your tile person is correct they will chip.
millworkman
3 years ago
Definitely solid surface / slab material for curbs and benches. Eliminates grout joints in the flat surface for definite durabilty and ease of cleaning.
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User
3 years ago
Who wants to sit on a razor sharp edge?