Bathroom Tiling

7 months ago

We have a 13' x 13' bathroom with a wc cubicle in the footprint of the bathroom. We are tiling floor to ceiling (ceiling is a trayed ceiling going from 10' to 12'. I have decided on 24 x 48 for the walls, but I am unsure whether to use the same tile on the floor - I like the colour washing effect or use a 24 x 24 or 36 x 36 for the floor. The wall tiles will be vertically stacked. The theme is spa like - see design images. There is just one high window in the bathroom and one small window in the wc. I like light colours, limestone, concrete look rather than glossy calcutta. Any suggestions/ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Kendrah
7 months ago
I love a neutral color washed effect and to do so with limestone like materials is sensational. I notice that your top pic has rectangular on the walls and square tiles on the floor. I like that slight bit of variation. I'd have gone a step farther and tried to color match the ceiling paint or done the ceiling in tile too.
chispa
7 months ago
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Will you only shower sitting down? That seat ledge blocks some of your standing space for showering, specially if your shower heads can't be tilted to the perfect angle and don't come with a longer mounting pipe.

A rain type shower head should be placed above, so that it "rains" on you.

For a wall mounted shower head I prefer something a bit smaller and with more pressure (Speakman Icon).

I like to tile the ceiling of all the showers and tub/showers I have done.
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kazzuk
Original Author
7 months ago
The showerhead will be the Hansgrohe Rainfinity Shower Head 250. It has 3 settings and the angle can be adjusted. There is plenty of space in front of it for a standing shower. Great observations, thank you.
dddd jjjj
7 months ago
We just finished our small master shower redo last week. At 36x40" and 2 corner windows up high, we used 6x16 ivory tiles stacked vertically on the walls, with the exposed edges on the windows, square niche, and side walls edged lined in 3/8" matching trim. The bathroom floor is now 12x24 porcelain beige stone-looking tile. The shower dam was created from a 47x24 matching tile so there were no grout lines across the top.The back wall of the niche and shower floor are now 2" porcelain beige hex.

No tiler in my area would use something smaller than 4x4 on the bottom of the shower floor for safety sake. Please rethink the decision to use large format tile on the floor.
Kendrah
7 months ago
“No tiler in my area would use something smaller than 4x4 on the bottom of the shower floor for safety sake.“

Did you mean to say larger?

What matters is the DCOF rating on floor tiles. Are you looking at that @kazzuk? A marketing designation of for use in showers or on shower floors is not enough.
kazzuk
Original Author
7 months ago
Thank you. What rating should I be looking for?
RedRyder
7 months ago
Smaller tiles are traditionally used on the shower floor so you have more grip and less slip. Grout adds to the ability to stay vertical while you’re wet. Penny tiles are favored for shower floors for that reason. Or you can buy a shower pan that has a slightly pebbled type floor and keep the smooth look.

The larger tiles - for the walls - sound lovely. So does the seat.