I made the mistake of getting wavy tiles for our ensuite - even though I was going to shop for something else :-) I got caught up in all the options! Being typical glazed tiles, we have never have any issues cleaning them - even with the texture. I just found that the texture dated them very quickly - more so then a similar flat tile.

Hi squirrel30. I ended up, on a professional's advice, having the whole bathroom stripped and redone. It actually worked out cheaper than any of the seemingly more innovative solutions. It seemed a shame to discard a lot of stuff that was in good order, but to get the result we wanted it proved the best approach and I'm delighted with the result. We had the floor pulled up and replaced with 600 x 600 textured grey tiles and 900 wide tiles in the shower with a grate at the end so in a very, very large shower we have only 3 grout lines and they are dark grey. We used slab tiles on the walls in the shower with dark grey grouting and 600 x 600 tiles elsewhere. Again resulting in very few grout lines, and no glass at all! I posted pictures of the main bathroom at Bathroom reno done! Thanks for the suggestions | Houzz AU The ensuite looks similar but has a twin vanity and larger shower with a tiled nib wall rather than glass. I'm still interested to know more about microcement but I can't get anyone to answer inquiries. I've responded to a dozen or so ads but nobody has ever bothered to contact me. Not sure I would trust a supplier who is that disinterested in potential customers!!

Bigger should not cost more. Size does not determine price. I would go for the largest available tile in a shower. Alternately, you could look at wall sheetings like Mr Wet Wall, Spa Panel, Reflections, etc. Much cheaper than tiles due to the labour saving (and in many cases no need for a wall lining under the finished sheeting). There are some lovely designs. They are generally warrantied for 10 years+. And they make cleaning far easier. Personally, I would NEVER have tiles in a shower if building again.

Glass bricks are very dated but do have their uses. Do you need privacy? Why not standard glass? Anyway the glass bricks will have installation instructions which will say how and where they are best installed.