Since bathroom walls can be longer than they are high you can use tiles that also are longer than they are high.
Common wall tile sizes.
4 x12 and 48 6 x24 36 and 48 7 x20 8 x32 36 and 48 9 x36 12 x24 and 48 16 x32.
Over the years tile sizes have grown dramatically.
Actual finished grout spaces will vary from 1 8 to 1 4 if 3 16 spacers are used.
Tile spacers are reusable if handled carefully.
Bathroom wall tile sizes.
Finished grout lines will vary from 1 16 to 3 16.
Tile spacers come typically in the following sizes.
Rectangular 30x60 cm tiles can be used either alone or in combination with the 60x60 size on floors and above all on walls to play with shapes and colours to great effect.
Some manufacturers have begun producing even larger floor tiles in sizes of 24 48 36 36 and 48 48.
But in many cases small tiles such as glass mosaic on mesh can be as thin as 1 8 and go up to 3 8 what is typical for many stone mosaic.
Rectangular shaped tiles comes a in a range of different sizes though the most standard options are as follows.
Typically twelve rows by.
20x60 cm tiles 15x60 cm tiles.
Tiles that are 12 inches high by 24 inches long work well if you want larger sized tiles.
If smaller spacers like 1 8 are used it will accentuate the size difference of handmade tile.
Guide to wall and floor tile sizes.
You have a choice among common sizes which will depend on what size grout line you envision.
1 x2 3 and 4 2 x3 4 5 6 and 8 3 x4 5 6 and 8 4 x4 5 5 6 and 8 5 x2 3 4 6 and 8 6 x8.
The appeal of porcelain comes from its ability to emulate natural stone brick or wood and without any of the maintenance castellano says.
Similar to shower walls bathroom walls usually look best with tiles above the 4 inch by 4 inch size.
Usually 12 x 12 ceramic or porcelain tile are 1 3 of an inch thick.
Same size granite or marble tile are often 3 8 of an inch.
Mosaic tile is made up of individual tesserae in 1 inch by 1 inch squares.
The other most common type of tile is porcelain which differs from ceramic tile.
1 16 1 8 3 16 1 4 and 3 8 inches.