Shower – use 8×16 tiles on shower walls that measure 39.5“ by 35.5” by 39.5″

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I made the mistake of putting 2" x 2" tiles on my shower floor of a tile that is hard to match. This being my first tile job, I didn't plan properly.

Finally, I've found the floor/wall tile from the same series, but it's at a store 1.5 hours from my home in NYC(I'll make the trip if I can use them).

Yet they only have them in tile in sizes of 8×16 and 8×32, and the bullnose tiles, too. Problem is the widths of my shower walls are 39.5" by 35.5" by 39.5". Is there any way I could arrange those tiles on the walls so they would look ok? Or can I cut them into 8×8 tiles and then put them on the walls. The manufacturer says it's a "porcelain tile that looks like marble."

The tile is: Gardenia Orchidea Varenna beige.

Thanks!
Joe

Best Answer

The usual approach is to cut them so that the offcuts are not so small - and NOT to try to keep an "uncut edge" anywhere.

So, you'd basically plan to burn 48" of tile on each wall, though you should be able to re-use some of the offcuts around the corner. No getting around the 1.75" ones on the back wall unless you want to get cute and put a 3.5" slice in the middle of two 8x16's to make the width. Whether that looks good to you or not is your call - if it does, consider the same approach on the side walls. Something like:

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and then on the longer sidewalls: 

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Look OK is, of course, a highly variable and personal criteria. In your shoes I'd probably find that I could live with another wall tile, but I'm not you and you're not me.

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