"aemeijers" wrote in message
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Kathy wrote:
Hello there;



I am redoing my shower, I replaced the walls with hardibacker board
(vapor barrier as well)

and now I'm ready to tile. I noticed that most showers use small tiles
but I would like to use

16 x 16 tiles (Low water absorption). Is there any reason why we don't
see too many large tiles

in walls? is there any tip I should know before I do it? Can it be done??



Thank you in advance,



Kathy


Whatever looks right to you, but it is easier to disguise any uneven parts
of wall with smaller tile. Personally, if I ever feel rich enough to get a
gut job done on my bathroom, I'm gonna go for solid surface panels in the
tub enclosure. I hate cleaning grout joints. The bigger the tile, the more
time needed to square up opening and shim the studs, but it sounds like
you are already past that point. I'd check yours carefully with framing
square and straightedge, before you buy your tile. You don't want a high
spot to show.

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aem sends...

Thank you for your reply, what do you think about the tiles been heavier
than smaller ones, any
problem? (I checked and they are about 6 lbs/each), hard to install?