I have no such issues.

I have rectified floor tiles in the bathroom which lead into the shower floor. I was just thinking how much I love the feel of the tile surface on my feet. The grout lines are nice and tight, very modern and minimalistic.

Thank you, that's good to hear. The tile rep was really pushing non-rectified tile, so it's nice to hear a different perspective. Eager to hear more thoughts!

We have rectified limestone tiles. I never heard that the edges could be sharp. And they're not. I just reached my hand down to feel the edges and they're not in least bit sharp. Nor does anything catch on them. To the contrary, chairs and things slide easily over them with the thin grout lines.

As for stubbing toes: that seems impossible, honestly, if you have a good tile installer. There are standards they need to adhere to for installation, and you should have no problem.

I have never ever heard of that flaw; that tile rep made that up for a selling reason, or he doesn’t know what he is talking about.

The tile rep is warning you about what happens when you have an unqualified tile installer. Large rectified tiles take specialty tools, and specialty skills. The installer that you want will not be the $5 a square foot, with no floor prep "floor guy".

On rectified tiles, you can walk barefoot and feel the surface is even and smooth. Rectified tiles have a seamless appearance thanks to their perfect cutting and edges, but they could feel a little chillier than unrectified tiles. However, the tactile experience may differ according on the type of tile chosen, its quality, and the grouting.

Chiming in with DeWayne. A long time ago when DH & I were very young, we redid the kitchen floor with some beautiful , rectified tiles. The tile? was beautiful. The install? Absolutely horrible. Turns out our floor was very unlevel (had a hump) and the tile guy did not know how to deal with it. He just installed the tile and ignored the hump. The tiles were huge 18x18's...which don't allow any easing over a hump. So we ended up with sharp, poking corners everywhere. You could not walk on it without shoes. Ended up with lawyers and etc., the entire thing had to be ripped out and redone. With the first step being to level the floor. Luckily the second installer was a pro. End result, beautiful floor.

Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and stories! And Jean, that sounds like a rough experience - glad you finally ended up with a beautiful floor when all the issues were rectified (sorry, pun intended!)

We are looking at large format rectified tiles, as well. My installer has said they have experience with large format tiles and should be Ok. It still has me worried.

It was 2 different reps from 2 different flooring stores who cautioned on the rectified tiles. It sounds like if the installation is good, it should be Ok. We are looking at 10x60" planks, so a rectified tile with tight grout lines would look so much better, but certainly not at the expense of losing the ability to walk barefoot.

The grout needs to be level with the surface of the tiles. If they don’t add enough or wipe too much off when cleaning the tile edges will be exposed and it can hurt if your foot slides across it the wrong way. It’s unfortunately how some of ours are done and I’ve cut my toe on it before.