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My wife and I both like the look of "rough" tile i.e. not ceramic,
more natural looking tile. I am curious whether or not it is a good
choice for us. We are installing a drop in tub. The tub will be
sitting on this tile surface. I assume we will be able to cock the
gaps to make it "mate" up nice. However, what do you do with
baseboards? It seems to me that there will be gaps between the bottom
of the baseboard and the tile.

Thank you,
Chris

We have porcellain tile with a natural stone color and texture. The
surface is irregular, but not what I would call "rough". I caulked
around the baseboards with caulk close in color to that of the tile.
Gotta be careful to tape the tile so caulk doesn't ooze into the grout
joints. Baseboard and tile are both light taupe color. Can always use
clear, but it is glossy which can make it noticeable.