Tile chips and grout gets gross (especially if kids are involved). I regret my porcelain floor in my bath and kitchen. Things to think about.
Grout gets gross. Edit: both of my porcelain floors have several chips from the last 5 years and none of my ceramic tile (all wall tile) has chips. Looking for the best porcelain tile for shower walls? Our 2026 guide reviews top-rated, durable, and waterproof options for easy installation and a stunning bathroom transformation.
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Go porcelain. More durable. Make sure it's a floor rated tile.
These tiles usually come in sheets and if the installer isn't skilled, it becomes glaringly obvious. As for cracking or breaking. The most important thing is the tile base.
You want to make sure that subfloor isn't flexing. I recommend a cement board then Schluter system. Tile C-54: This subreddit contains almost every aspect of Ceramic and Mosaic Tile.
This includes but is not limited: glazed wall, ceramic, mosaic, quarry, paver, faience, glass mosaic and stone tiles Please submit videos, pictures of beautiful and amazing works, and your own work for us to admire, or help you finish. Porcelain Tile itself is waterproof or near so, extremely durable, available in endless size, texture, pattern, colour, price. Not so much for ceramic.
What are your thoughts on porcelain tile that are stone "look-alike" for a small 8'x5' bathroom? Shower walls? I've been looking at marble tile for shower walls (fiberglass pan) and bathroom floor. The horror stories about marble got me looking the other way. Porcelain tile is going to be a denser tile than a ceramic tile and is usually going to cost more.
A porcelain tile will have it's colour go right through the entire tile where a ceramic tile the colour is only on the surface. What does any of this mean for choosing tile for a home bathroom? Absolutely nothing. For home use, a properly installed tile will be very durable and last the life time.
Sure there's cheaper porcelain tile, but marble or granite tile is 2.