FYI, granite tile is tough to install well. You're supposed to butt
the tiles right together, and the bevel on each edge is only 1/32 of an
inch - so the grout line is all of a 16th! Sooo...when you don't lay
the tiles in *exactly* the same plane, you get noticeable edges. Very
frustrating for me! Thank god the original fast setting mortar I tried
set up REALLY fast and made me abort, or I'd have had real troubles
even getting the tiling to be "acceptable".

I'm very disappointed in the job I did. More so than the client,
thankfully, I guess.

JP

"Jay Pique" wrote in message
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FYI, granite tile is tough to install well. You're supposed to butt
the tiles right together, and the bevel on each edge is only 1/32 of an
inch - so the grout line is all of a 16th! Sooo...when you don't lay
the tiles in *exactly* the same plane, you get noticeable edges. Very
frustrating for me! Thank god the original fast setting mortar I tried
set up REALLY fast and made me abort, or I'd have had real troubles
even getting the tiling to be "acceptable".

I'm very disappointed in the job I did. More so than the client,
thankfully, I guess.

JP

So, you did finish the job? You said "abort" so it sounded like you didn't
finish.

I was wondering if it was possible to install tile with a narrower grout
line than the common ~3/8" you see typically. Seems it would make it more
attractive and easier for chairs to roll over. I didn't consider the plane
issue.

Were you installing on a concrete slab? New construction?

Jay Pique writes:

Sooo...when you don't lay
the tiles in *exactly* the same plane, you get noticeable edges.

You mean, "lippage", right?

hank wrote:
"Jay Pique" wrote:
FYI, granite tile is tough to install well. You're supposed to butt
the tiles right together, and the bevel on each edge is only 1/32 of an
inch - so the grout line is all of a 16th! Sooo...when you don't lay
the tiles in *exactly* the same plane, you get noticeable edges. Very
frustrating for me! Thank god the original fast setting mortar I tried
set up REALLY fast and made me abort, or I'd have had real troubles
even getting the tiling to be "acceptable".

I'm very disappointed in the job I did. More so than the client,
thankfully, I guess.

So, you did finish the job? You said "abort" so it sounded like you didn't
finish.

I aborted when I first used the epoxy mortar, as it set up way too
quick for me.

I was wondering if it was possible to install tile with a narrower grout
line than the common ~3/8" you see typically. Seems it would make it more
attractive and easier for chairs to roll over. I didn't consider the plane
issue.

When done right, it looks good, and you're right about the chairs.

Were you installing on a concrete slab? New construction?

Bathroom remodel, subfloor was "ok". I should have been more careful
about checking it for flatness. I also pressed the initial tiles too
deep into the mortar, and ended up not having room to play with when it
came to making the tiles coplanar.

JP

Richard J Kinch wrote:
Jay Pique writes:

Sooo...when you don't lay
the tiles in *exactly* the same plane, you get noticeable edges.

You mean, "lippage", right?

Yep.
JP