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02-24-2009, 10:43 PM
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Selecting a tile
Looking for some tips on selecting a tile for my master bath in my house.
I wanted to use a standard beige tile probably. I see them on sale all the time at the box stores.
Is there an advantage of using a higher priced tile the same color though?
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02-24-2009, 10:48 PM
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Ceramic tiles have a numbered rating system, which I believe is related to hardness. Usually lower priced tile has a less desireable hardness rating. 
Last edited by loneframer; 02-24-2009 at 10:56 PM.
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02-24-2009, 10:54 PM
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if you mean through body porcelain that is different than glazed porcelain, through-body or unglazed porelain usually has a PEI rating of 5 which is the highest.
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02-24-2009, 10:57 PM
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How many square feet?
The reason I ask is because if you go with the cheapest tile at $1.50/square foot and we're talking about 40 square feet of tile, this is a good opportunity to put in a nice tile and spend $3.50/foot.
So buy the tile YOU WANT.
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02-24-2009, 11:03 PM
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Buy the same Batch / Lot numbers
Ceramic Tile is also cool on the feet, so you might want an electric radiant heater installed under it
It is also slippery, make sure you use a rug by the shower / bath or get ??? (d@mn can't think of the word) slip proof / textured tile
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02-25-2009, 01:34 PM
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Ceramic, porcelain, stone, resilient, cork, composite, wood....? What do you mean by tile?
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02-25-2009, 02:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PrecisionFloors
Ceramic, porcelain, stone, resilient, cork, composite, wood....? What do you mean by tile?
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You left out carpet tiles, they are going to be mad if they find out you forgot them!
Hehehehe.
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02-25-2009, 02:50 PM
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DP oops
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02-25-2009, 04:58 PM
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Lots of good info, thanks guys. I was thinking of going with a broken pattern, with different sized tiles in a pattern. It's probably right around 40sqft, so the price it's self is not a huge problem in such a small area. The knee wall around the tub will have tile also, so I've been thinking of idea's for that, or just going with the same tile around that.
I was planning on putting the radiant heating system under also, I have tile in my current bath and I hate cold feet after showering!
I look for a lot of pictures for ideas. I really need to find a tasteful wife to do this stuff for me!!!
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02-25-2009, 05:11 PM
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Here is the system I use for heated tile. subfloor+thinset+nu-heat mat+thinset+ditra+thinset+tile. make sure you get the alarm for the heat mat and hook it up and leave it so you know if there is a problem it will scream at you.
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02-25-2009, 11:28 PM
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Cpt. Chaos
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Quote:
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You left out carpet tiles, they are going to be mad if they find out you forgot them!
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Well he did say bathroom...carpet in a bathroom is sooo 80s  I guess it could be a mobile home though 
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