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Plumbers Advice:
Small tiles work well for a shower floor and any area that would need drainage to a floor drain. They slope well and keep you from possible drainage problems in the long run. Any good tile guy knows how to install them. It's not that difficult. As far as grout goes...seal it and keep it clean. Big deal! A lot of big commercial bathrooms use small tile. Some smart residential people use small tile for bathrooms, on request only. Your contractor may just specialize in residential and not have much knowledge on the subject. He's not necessarily lazy. I suggest talking to a good tile man, ask them what he would do in his own bathroom (they love that), and getting him to price your project. I don't suggest you talk to your contractors tile man. Let him deal with his own guys. You can always contract the tile work yourself and have the contractor omit it from the original agreement. This may be a positive way to get the contractor to step up his game with his subs.