Found out my grout lines were way too big after looking at an old house

I was at my sister's place in Philly last weekend. She bought a row home built in 1920. The tile in her kitchen had these tiny grout lines, like 1/16 inch. I always thought bigger grout lines were standard. I looked it up when I got home. Turns out 1/8 inch is normal for most tile now, but I've been using 1/4 inch spacers for years. No wonder my backsplash always looked clunky. Has anyone else switched to smaller spacers and regretted it?

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sullivan.john10d ago

Ha, welcome to the club of people who learned the hard way that bigger isn't always better. I made the same mistake on my first bathroom reno and it looked like I used leftover spacers from a patio job. Now I stick with 1/8 inch and the tiles actually look like they belong together instead of floating in a sea of grout.

patricia38510d ago

Fr fr, 1/8 inch is the sweet spot for everything now.