We are purchasing a new home from IPAC and considering using the standard white tiles for the showers in the secondary bathrooms. Our concern is too many grout lines (since the tiles are not big) will be difficult to keep clean. We could use bigger tiles to reduce the number of grout lines but that upgrade option is not cheap. We would appreciate hearing other people?s experiences in keeping the grout lines clean and advise on whether it would be better to get the bigger tiles and less grout lines. Thanks.
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Grout Lines
- Thread starter bookworm
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We have those tiles in our master bath. Our builder was Lennar and offered no upgrades so we were stuck. UPGRADE IT! worth it. Years down the road I will eventually get new tiles in with darker grout.
Come On, post a picture. How can someone stalk you with a picture of the interior of the house? On another note I am still waiting for posting by "Paris" to let us know how getting the flooring installed after closing worked out. No damages to Builder installed baseboards and cabinets? Was it difficult to remove the Builder installed tiles?
Tiles are tiles. Hire someone to take them out.
Well, in my case, I was able to choose my grout color. At my design center meeting, iPac designer showed us a couple of different grout color samples along with my bathroom tile choices.
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jmoney74
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bookworm said:We are purchasing a new home from IPAC and considering using the standard white tiles for the showers in the secondary bathrooms. Our concern is too many grout lines (since the tiles are not big) will be difficult to keep clean. We could use bigger tiles to reduce the number of grout lines but that upgrade option is not cheap. We would appreciate hearing other people?s experiences in keeping the grout lines clean and advise on whether it would be better to get the bigger tiles and less grout lines. Thanks.
We have those tiles in our master bath. Our builder was Lennar and offered no upgrades so we were stuck. UPGRADE IT! worth it. Years down the road I will eventually get new tiles in with darker grout.
We actually upgraded to even smaller tiles for our shower floor (woohoo - more grout lines) and the white grout has been holding up well (~1 year of daily use). We get it cleaned every 2 weeks by the "pros". I would post a picture but that's no longer allowed on 'stalk irvine'.
For shower floor, grout lines are there for safety concern and 2x2 to 4x4 are the optimal size for safety. Although you can go up to 6x6 but anything larger that that might be too slippery.
If your budget allows, upgrade it and upgrade to darker color tiles. Hopefully the builder will use a darker grout (iPac does not let you choose the grout color) which will hide discolor, stain better in the long run. Also make sure you seal the grout once a year.
If your budget allows, upgrade it and upgrade to darker color tiles. Hopefully the builder will use a darker grout (iPac does not let you choose the grout color) which will hide discolor, stain better in the long run. Also make sure you seal the grout once a year.
Irvine Dream
New member
bones said:We actually upgraded to even smaller tiles for our shower floor (woohoo - more grout lines) and the white grout has been holding up well (~1 year of daily use). We get it cleaned every 2 weeks by the "pros". I would post a picture but that's no longer allowed on 'stalk irvine'.
Come On, post a picture. How can someone stalk you with a picture of the interior of the house? On another note I am still waiting for posting by "Paris" to let us know how getting the flooring installed after closing worked out. No damages to Builder installed baseboards and cabinets? Was it difficult to remove the Builder installed tiles?
Irvine Dream said:bones said:We actually upgraded to even smaller tiles for our shower floor (woohoo - more grout lines) and the white grout has been holding up well (~1 year of daily use). We get it cleaned every 2 weeks by the "pros". I would post a picture but that's no longer allowed on 'stalk irvine'.
Come On, post a picture. How can someone stalk you with a picture of the interior of the house? On another note I am still waiting for posting by "Paris" to let us know how getting the flooring installed after closing worked out. No damages to Builder installed baseboards and cabinets? Was it difficult to remove the Builder installed tiles?
Tiles are tiles. Hire someone to take them out.
akirvine79
Member
lnc said:If your budget allows, upgrade it and upgrade to darker color tiles. Hopefully the builder will use a darker grout (iPac does not let you choose the grout color) which will hide discolor, stain better in the long run.
Well, in my case, I was able to choose my grout color. At my design center meeting, iPac designer showed us a couple of different grout color samples along with my bathroom tile choices.