One of the curses of being in the tile industry is being able to spot that one tile in a set that is misaligned or not level. In my 20-year-old main master bath, which someday I’ll get to fixing, I have a tile at eye level with a lippage problem that haunts me every morning — and it’s only 12 x 12 inches!
Bigger, higher, faster, stronger — that’s our world today and tile’s no exception. Manufacturers have taken it beyond the typical 12- x 12-inch and it’s (literally) a growing design trend. Tiles that are two feet across, even four or five feet at least one way or another, have been inching their way into the home and commercial market. Along with them come new installation challenges. If you have a small tile with a problem, it’s relatively easy to step over. A bigger tile that suffers from a spacing or lippage issue is more noticeable — and you do not want tripping over lipping.