Ask the Builder: Installing subway ceramic tile. What you should know.

Ask the Builder: Installing subway ceramic tile. What you should know.

I have been installing stunning green subway tile the past two weekends in my son’s new basement bathroom. Subway tile is rectangular in shape. The grout joints between each tile have the same back-and-forth staggered pattern as mortar joints between bricks in a wall. It’s a fascinating look, and one you should give serious consideration to should a tile job be in your future. The colors, textures and crackled glazing in some subway tile will ta…