Old Wall Tile Sizes

Over the years tile sizes have grown dramatically.

Old wall tile sizes.

Large format tiles greater than 12 inches placed horizontally on walls tend to make a space feel bigger because there are fewer lines to break up the surface visually. 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. Even with some patterned tile such as marble you can still accomplish this feeling if the pattern runs horizontally. 20x60 cm tiles 15x60 cm tiles.

Create a focal point or feature wall in any room with wall tiles arranged in interesting patterns or color. Use our online search filter to find what you re looking for by color or size or contact us directly with your flooring or antique wood requirements and we will. Tiles with irregular edges such as tumbled marble tiles require spacers approximately 1 4 inch in size. Tiles that are 12 inches high by 24 inches long work well if you want larger sized tiles.

Wall tiles transform any space. Twelve inch square tile is a favorite of do it yourselfers as it is easy to handle and will fit in most snap tile cutters and wet tile saws. Rectangular shaped tiles comes a in a range of different sizes though the most standard options are as follows. Since bathroom walls can be longer than they are high you can use tiles that also are longer than they are high.

Ceramic tiles come in more colors and sizes than porcelain also consider your safety get a floor tile that won t be too slick even when wet. 20 years ago 8 8 floor tiles and 4 4 wall tiles were in fashion and the more common sizes but now the more common and fashionable sizes include 12 12 18 18 12 24 and even larger for floor tiles and 8 10 and larger for wall tiles. 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. Though used mainly on floors this size of tile is sometimes found on walls.

Tiles that have smooth edges can use a closer spacer measuring 1 8 inch or 1 16 inch. Similar to shower walls bathroom walls usually look best with tiles above the 4 inch by 4 inch size. This is the smallest tile found in great abundance on floors. White tiles made the dirt easier to see and thus eradicate.

Bathroom wall tile sizes. Our extensive collection includes bull and nose cap tiles floor tiles fireplace surround tiles liners tiles wall tiles tile murals mixed tile sets and collectors tiles. Smaller sizes can be found but in far fewer numbers.