Very few homeowners like the look of grout.
How to lay ceramic tile without a grout line.
They help keep your tiles in straight lines and prevent damage from the tiles rubbing against one another.
How to lay tile without grout lines.
Grout can become dingy looking quickly making a tile installation look old.
Groutless tile has a higher chance of breaking meaning that you would need to resume the work.
It can chip become stained and create a grid effect on an otherwise smooth tile installation.
In most other tile i will use 1 16 or 1 8 inch lines.
If you want the job to last then you need to use grout.
Grout lines however are important for a few reasons.
For most granite and marble tile i install i use either 1 32 or 1 16 inch grout lines.
But here s the thing.
Grout is necessary.
The best thing to do is use the smallest grout line your particular tile will allow and get a grout that closely matches the tile.
It keeps moisture out of the substrate helps keep tile lines straight and.
How to lay ceramic tile without grout.
There are cases when laying tile without grout will probably leave the job looking a lot better.
Grout is a necessary and integral part of many tile jobs for several reasons.