Spacing Granite?

Two Brothers

What's up guys?
I'm tiling a foyer most likey with 12x12 granite tiles
Whats the proper spacining between them,
or do I just butt them up.

Please advise.

Thanks!

kevjob

what is the substrate? usually 1/16th no butt joints no room for expansion

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Basement Finishing Highlands Ranch Colorado
Littleton Colorado, Basement Remodeling
Kitchen Remodeling Denver

Two Brothers

concrete slab

Bill_Vincent

1/16"

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Two Brothers

NICE WORK!!!!!!!!!!
GOOD JOB

R&D Tile

1/32".

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Bud Cline

I have to tell ya Richie...that installation right there is an amazing job. Was Tuscan involved in that one?

I mean truly amazing.

Bill_Vincent

Yeah, that was a tuscan job-- I was just about to say he CHEATED!!

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Bud Cline

Didn't mean to leave you out Bill, it's just that that one photo tells the story beautifully.

The same indicators of an excellent install are also in your photos but the one above is striking.

Teetorbilt

That is just SWEET! The perfect reflections are how I tell if a job was done propery and those floors reflect like a mirror.

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Bill_Vincent

Not a problem. I agree. Especially the first pic-- it's almost like looking at the surface of a lake on a summer morning. I've never seen a floor like that unless it's been ground and refinished. My entry doesn't hold a candle to that.

Teetorbuilt-- absolutely right. The reflection doesn't lie!!

I talked to Mick the other night. I'm going to see about buying enough for a couple hundred feet just on spec so that the next stone job I have, it's right here, and I don't have to go and order it. I just had one-- about 3500 feet of 18" travertine in a hotel lobby, but I couldn't get in touch with him quick enough, so this way, I won't have that problem next time.

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spartiatis

Yea go with 1/16 (instead of butting them together) due to several factors ... One you can actually grout the granite which will protect from any liquids etc getting between the granite... Also give you a little more wiggle room to make adjustments as need be.. and the list goes on..

Twust1285

Also you may look into the mudset method for setting this stone. I use Portland cement with very very dry minx. Then spead some latex thinset on the substrate/slab, and also back butter the ENTIRE piece of stone. Then make a nice fluffy level bed of the portland, place the stone gently down on top of the mud, and pound it into the bed lightly until it is perfectly flush with the surrounding stone. Check each piece individually with a small level, and then be sure to use progressivly larger levels through-out the job. The reason I like this method is that granite is much much more heavy than tile, and most of the thinset out there is not meant to hold that kind of weight up. Also if you had some really bad dips and valleys in the slab it will be very very difficult to build a thinset bed deep enough and keep it level, also the deeper you go the more the pieces of stone will sink. Hope this was helpful

Bill_Vincent

Try using either one of the non-sag thinsets, or medium bed mortar. Works alot better than conventional thinsets for exactly the reasons you cited.

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