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900x900 Tiles: What to Buy Instead, and Why

We do not stock 900x900mm, and neither do most Italian factories — the size sits between two standard press formats. If you searched for it you almost certainly want a big square floor tile with few grout lines, so here is exactly what to buy instead.

Why 900x900 is rare

Italian porcelain presses are tooled around 600, 800 and 1200mm modules, so 900x900 would have to be cut down from a 1200mm slab. That wastes material, loses the rectified factory edge and adds cost — which is why the size never became standard in Sassuolo.

UK searches for 900x900 usually come from imported stone paving, where the size is more common. The porcelain equivalent is 800x800 indoors and 900x600 or 1200x600 outdoors.

800x800mm — the closest square

Only 100mm smaller per side, 800x800 gives almost the same open, low-grout look and is a true rectified format with sharp 90° edges. It is the size we would specify for most living rooms, hallways and open-plan kitchens.

It is also easier to handle: a single 800x800 porcelain tile is manageable for one tiler, where 1200x1200 realistically needs two.

1200x1200mm — bigger, with fewer joints

If your reason for wanting 900x900 was minimal grout lines, go up rather than down. A 1200x1200 slab covers 1.44m² per tile and can halve the number of joints in a room.

It needs a genuinely flat substrate — deviation over 3mm across 2m will cause lippage — plus a flexible S1 adhesive and back-buttering.

600x1200mm — the practical compromise

A 600x1200 rectangle covers 0.72m² per tile, close to a 900x900 at 0.81m², but is far easier to cut into an irregular room and can be laid brick-bond or stack-bond to change the feel.

It is the most widely stocked large format we carry, so colour and finish choice is broadest here.

Common questions

Do you sell 900x900 tiles?
No. Italian porcelain is pressed in 600, 800 and 1200mm modules, so we stock 800x800mm and 1200x1200mm squares instead — both are rectified and cover a similar area per tile.
What is the closest size to 900x900?
800x800mm. It covers 0.64m² per tile against 0.81m² for a 900x900, and gives near-identical visual scale in a domestic room.
Which large tile has the fewest grout lines?
1200x1200mm, at 1.44m² per tile — roughly half the joints of an 800x800 floor over the same area.
Can large format tiles be cut down to 900x900?
Physically yes, with a wet saw or rail cutter, but you lose the rectified factory edge on two sides and the joint width has to open up to hide it. We do not recommend it.

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