Even if rectified tiles allow you to avoid using grout without having the result look unaligned the materials are still in danger of being chipped or damaged.
Wood look ceramic tile no grout.
Porcelain and ceramic tiles that look like wood have become increasingly popular as digital printing technology has allowed manufacturers to duplicate the look of almost any wood.
However one commonly overlooked factor is the grout lines.
Sizes such as 6 x 24 15 x 61 cm and 8 x 36 20 x 91 cm have become the new normal when considering these wood plank tiles.
If you truly dislike the look of grout however and you plan on installing your tiles in a dry area you may be able to get away without using a grout joint provided you install tiles that have.
Many of the wood look tiles available have rectified edges which means that their edges are very straight and consistent.
Since hardwood floors don t have much of a joint you don t want your tile to either.
To achieve a true genuine wood look the grout lines must blend seamlessly or else it just reverts back to the standard tile and grout look.
Better to plan ahead than to have a problem later.
The demand for wood look porcelain tile installation has probably but don t worry we ll talk about how to lay tile that looks like wood without lippage the wood look tile is perfectly aligned with the grout joint of the next row.
Though it is a wood look it is still tile and subject to its own limitations.
Perfectly cut edges will not perform better than regular tile when friction occurs so they can still cause a variety of problems if you opt for a no grout tile installation.
Pine wood white 6 in x 36 in matte porcelain wood look floor and wall tile.
Yes wood look tile does require grout.
A narrow grout line looks great but the installer has to be good to succeed with a properly laid tile.
Wood look tile is trending but installing wood look tile can be really frustrating.
Precise edges mean that the grout joint can be smaller so wood look tile can have a grout joint as narrow as 3 16 of an inch.
However with wood look tile you really don t want the grout to steal the show you want it to disappear.