On Jun 27, 5:52�pm, "dadiOH" wrote:
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??

Walls would be no problem...just plan your layout so you don't wind up with
skinny pieces at the edges.

Small tiles are easier to use on the floor because the floor isn't flat (has
to drain). �Big tiles can be used there too but need to be cut to conform to
the slope on each of the four sides...slopes that form triangles from each
corner to the drain.

Elsewhere, you wondered about weight...a square foot of tiles of the same
thickness will weigh pretty much the same no matter the size of the tiles..

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Big tiles on floor bad news, grout joints help provide traction.

if you go large on floor use rough surfacer tiles