Sunday, April 18, 2010

Is 1mm grouting indentation OK on travertine tile

My wife and I are arguing on the finish of our new bathroom tiles.
We have had travertine tiles installed with 2mm grouting gap. Today the installer has done the grouting but my wife is not happy because the grouting surface is roughly 1mm deeper than the tiles'. She says that it will be prone to develop mould but honestly I quite like the finish and I wouldn't like grouting and tiles to be levelled as I feel part of the beauty of these tiles will go. But I need a stronger argumentation than just personal taste. So my question to you is, is grouting supposed to be levelled to the tiles or can it be 1mm or 2mm deeper? Please consider it's a bathroom and it's around the shower area.

Thanks,

Giuseppe

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