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Hi all, We are redoing our bathroom and I am a lover of country decor.  I want to use wainscotting on the walls up to a chair rail level or so.  The tub/shower area will be tile.  Here’s where I think I need to plan a little more and my question to someone who may have done this before. How do we meet the tile and wainscotting?  Right now, the wall surfaces are even, meaning the durarock and the sheetrock.  The tile will end with a cap (not sure if that’s the right word).  Should we just caulk or grout the space between them?  Oh, and because of the vertical lines on the wainscotting, will it make a visual difference if we use the 4X4 tiles or the 4X6 (or 8, whatever the next size is).  Any opinions out there?  Thanks in advance for your input. Missy

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hi all, > We are redoing our bathroom and I am a lover of country decor.  I want > to use wainscotting on the walls up to a chair rail level or so.  The > tub/shower area will be tile.  Here’s where I think I need to plan a > little more and my question to someone who may have done this before. > How do we meet the tile and wainscotting?  Right now, the wall surfaces > are even, meaning the durarock and the sheetrock.  The tile will end > with a cap (not sure if that’s the right word).  Should we just caulk or > grout the space between them?  Oh, and because of the vertical lines on > the wainscotting, will it make a visual difference if we use the 4X4 > tiles or the 4X6 (or 8, whatever the next size is).  Any opinions out > there?  Thanks in advance for your input. > Missy

Missy How thick is the wainscot material?  Is the tile being installed directly to the drywall or over a 1/2" backerboard or mortar? In other words will there be a difference in thickness between the two finishes?  The thinner of the two finishes should ‘die-in’ to the thicker one. just butt it tight and use either sanded colored caulking (if using sanded grout) or regular caulking (if using unsanded grout) at the joint. —  AJ

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Missy, Use a color caulk that matches your tile or grout color.  The caulk will, allow the dissimilar surfaces to move with out cracking the joint. Michael J. Rothberg Director Home Center Sales Ceramic Tile and Natural Stone Installation Systems Laticrete International, Inc. www.laticrete.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Hi all, >We are redoing our bathroom and I am a lover of country decor.  I want >to use wainscotting on the walls up to a chair rail level or so.  The >tub/shower area will be tile.  Here’s where I think I need to plan a >little more and my question to someone who may have done this before. >How do we meet the tile and wainscotting?  Right now, the wall surfaces >are even, meaning the durarock and the sheetrock.  The tile will end >with a cap (not sure if that’s the right word).  Should we just caulk or >grout the space between them?  Oh, and because of the vertical lines on >the wainscotting, will it make a visual difference if we use the 4X4 >tiles or the 4X6 (or 8, whatever the next size is).  Any opinions out >there?  Thanks in advance for your input. >Missy

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