Hi I have been recommended this site for some advice on which Porcelain tiles to buy for our new kitchen. It is a white high gloss finish and would like to source some white high gloss floor tiles, porcelain, to go with it. The rest of the house renovation we are using porcelanosa, but when they showed us their white porcelain tile, its quite a cream colour.

Looking for advice thanks!

Tile Giant - Ceramic Tile Merchants
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Super White Pre-Sealed Polished Porcelain Wall/Floor Tile 60x30

Super White Pre-Sealed Polished Porcelain Floor Tile 60x60 - Super Polished Porcelain - Polished Porcelain - Floor Tiles

Thanks for the quick responses! we are looking for a good quality one as we are fitting underfloor heating and don't want to be lifting it anytime soon, which would be a hard wearing one?, the last one (presealed?)

I have found this company via google

Polished Porcelain floor and wall tiles

Has anyone used them? They have a polar white porcelain which looks very nice on their webpage

Originally Posted by fimac

Thanks for the quick responses! we are looking for a good quality one as we are fitting underfloor heating and don't want to be lifting it anytime soon, which would be a hard wearing one?, the last one (presealed?)

hi the nano supers are decent quality

Be very careful where you buy white polished tiles from. Some can stain - even after following the word from the manufacturers. Avoid Topps tiles and Al Murad as they give little or no advice and generally stock low-grade. Prepare to pay £40+/sq/m for good quality.

Hi Fimac,

We have a Super White Polished Porcelain that is pre-sealed.

Super White Polished Porcelain Wall/Floor Tile Nano Polished 600 x 600*-*Polished Porcelain*-*Bathroom Tiles*-*Tile HQ

It is available in a 300x600 and a 600x600.

Please let me know if I can do anything to help.

Try tilesporcelain.co.uk

Originally Posted by aphilp

Try tilesporcelain.co.uk

One comp i would avoid is them..

cheers for the tip people

Most are pre-sealed though, but need stripping and re-sealing. Is this a permanent seal?

Originally Posted by TheTiler

Most are pre-sealed though, but need stripping and re-sealing. Is this a permanent seal?

It is not a pre-seal, just simply a transit wax..

So it basically protects against rubbing and scratching of tiles in transit and makes them look good to buy? This can be mis-leading for buyers as they must factor in the cost of stripping and sealing prior to fixing...

It is for transit purposes but i wouldn't say to make them look good as it dulls them slightly,,

I'm with you on this David, but don't you think there is a severe lacking of knowledge around cheap polished porcelain tiles and the manufacturers careless attitude towards protection?

Yep!!. there sure is and it is annoying isn't it..

Originally Posted by Sir Ramic

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Thanks for this! Nice to see a couple are in Stoke too!

Please can you tell me more about tileporcelin.co.uk, why would you avoid them? I was going to use them!

Why would you avoid them?

Hi Fimac,
We offer a competitve super white porcelain that comes in 60x30 and 60x60 sizes. With these being a polished porcelain they do need to be sealed. This is to prevent any liquids seeping through the polish and staining the tile. When the polish is layered onto the tiles they are filed and buffed down to create an even surface. This leaves micro cavities where air bubbles have been trapt, and so sealing the product ensures that all the microscopic air holes are sealed. All this entails is using a polished porcelain sealer, we use an L.T.P. product called 'MPG sealer', in which a small amount of liquid is applied to the porcelain, buffing after 20 minutes (to remove any wipe marks).
To test if any natural stone or polished porcelain tile needs sealing you can perform an easy watermark test; leave a spot of water on the tiles and after 20 minutes if there is still a visible water mark within the tile this indicates that liquids are being absorbed into the product. Simply clean and reseal!

Hope this is of some help!