Custom Tile Wall To Floor Joint

I plan on installing the floor tile small mosaic first with a perimeter gap un caulked.

Custom tile wall to floor joint. If the tile surface is not appreciably affected no accommodation is needed in the joint spacing. Then install the wall tile 3 6 subway leaving a gap of 1 8 grout line width and caulking. The tiles it reduces the slope of the transition from one tile to the next tile. Only the area subjected to increased temperature needs to have movement joints more closely placed not the entire floor if elsewhere the floor is an even temperature.

I think the wall tile over the floor tile will look the best and hide the movement joint the best since it is on the wall and not the floor. When done well movements are not noticeable and can enhance the installation features. As for the crack joints i am going to fill them in with 50 year caulking and then install the tile right up to the joint expanding the crack joint from 1 8 to 1 4 over these joint areas. For tile patterns with staggered joints the designer can use the staggered grout joint referred to as a saw tooth joints or zipper joints as a generic movement joint to make it less noticeable.

Wider grout joints allow the installer to force the grout deeper into the joint between tiles completely filling the grout joint. The joint at twice the diagonal width of the tile being installed and the movement joint in the tile assembly should be placed as close as possible over the contraction or control joint. Never fill this gap with grout because tile grout is not flexible. The wheels of carts roll freely over the tile surface and shoes are less likely to catch on a tile edge.

Ansi and tcna recommend a caulk with shore a hardness greater than 35 for traffic areas such as custom s commercial 100 silicone caulk. The larger mass of grout.