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Hexagon Tile Floor Tips for Curbless Showers
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In this video we share hexagon tile floor tips for curbless showers. Hexagon tile looks awesome but it can be royal pain in the butt. • For more home improvement tips visit https://www.homerepairtutor.com/👍🏼 • Tip #1 - Plan the Layout • Always start hexagon tile layout to accommodate the most obvious spot in the bathroom or shower. In this example we felt the main shower wall was the most eye catching area and started the layout there. • Tip #2 - Symmetry • Symmetry is very important, especially with hexagon tiles. Try to make tiles on either side of the room look the same and also try to avoid tiny diamonds created by cutting hexagon tiles. • Tip #3 - Horseshoer Shims and SeamClips • Hexagon tiles have 6 grout joints per tile. This might seem easy to manage but if the tile is slightly off kilter you'll be an unhappy camper. We used 1/16 horseshoe shims to maintain grout joints and Tuscan SeamClips to hold the tiles together and avoid tile lippage. • Tip #4 - Pitch Main Bathroom Floor • Any tile outside a curbless shower should slightly pitch back toward the shower pan. The same is true for hexagon tiles, slope them slightly toward the shower pan. • Tip #5 - Spacers Dulling Tile • This hexagon tile floor was in both the shower pan and main bathroom floor. A linear drain was used but the raw edges of the tile were exposed on both sides of the linear drain. We used a Montolit diamond pad to lightly sand the raw edges and the Schluter spacer to ensure equal spacing on either side of the linear drain. • If you like these tips give us a thumbs up and let us know if you have any questions.
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