Wood look tile is trending but installing wood look tile can be really frustrating.
Wood look ceramic tile no grout.
Many of the wood look tiles available have rectified edges which means that their edges are very straight and consistent.
The wood look tile can handle a bit of grout and still look right.
A narrow grout line looks great but the installer has to be good to succeed with a properly laid tile.
If you truly dislike the look of grout however and you plan on installing your tiles in a dry area you may be able to get away without using a grout joint provided you install tiles that have.
Perfectly cut edges will not perform better than regular tile when friction occurs so they can still cause a variety of problems if you opt for a no grout tile installation.
Since hardwood floors don t have much of a joint you don t want your tile to either.
Precise edges mean that the grout joint can be smaller so wood look tile can have a grout joint as narrow as 3 16 of an inch.
To achieve a true genuine wood look the grout lines must blend seamlessly or else it just reverts back to the standard tile and grout look.
Even if rectified tiles allow you to avoid using grout without having the result look unaligned the materials are still in danger of being chipped or damaged.
The benefit of that natural wood grain look without the maintenance required of wood flooring make these tiles extremely popular.
Yes wood look tile does require grout.
Sizes such as 6 x 24 15 x 61 cm and 8 x 36 20 x 91 cm have become the new normal when considering these wood plank tiles.
Pine wood white 6 in x 36 in matte porcelain wood look floor and wall tile.
Porcelain and ceramic tiles that look like wood have become increasingly popular as digital printing technology has allowed manufacturers to duplicate the look of almost any wood.
However one commonly overlooked factor is the grout lines.
However with wood look tile you really don t want the grout to steal the show you want it to disappear.
Though it is a wood look it is still tile and subject to its own limitations.