gulf stone the tiles with the bling

[deanotile]

Used the gulf stone last week. Got my self all set up for a hard days graft cutting, as they were 600 by 600 on the 45. I assumed they would cut like granite but they cut like butter oh what a joy. Anybody used them?

[Varley]

Never layed them myself mate, nice to know though. Like your description of them...

'tiles with bling' lol

They are sparkly mind.

[CTD Marie]

I think these tiles are gorgous!!!!

If only i was allowed to get them for the bathroom floor!!!!

[Varley]

I think these tiles are gorgous!!!!

If only i was allowed to get them for the bathroom floor!!!!

Why aren't you allowed Marie?

[CTD Marie]

Bank balance and i rent my dad's house if i change the curtains he shouts god knows what he would do if i change the colour of the floor!!! LOL.

[deanotile]

I’m not sure but I think they are about £90.00 m2 or somthing like that.

[salmonfisher]

laid 3 sqm in bathroom at the start of the week £10 for a 300 x 300 tile look good down, they are very easy to cut as they are a composite material, must be made with similar resins to baths as the smell is the same when cutting whole in bath for taps as cutting tiles

[CJ]

Smell like glass fibre when you cut them.

Done the black with silver flecks in. Wonder wot they would look like with the new Mapei glitter stuff in the grout.

Just need a 1970's disco ball on the ceiling...........and the Bee Gees in the back ground

[deanotile]

Smell like glass fibre when you cut them.

Done the black with silver flecks in. Wonder wot they would look like with the new Mapei glitter stuff in the grout.

Just need a 1970's disco ball on the ceiling...........and the Bee Gees in the back ground

[TilingLogistics]

Someone told me they ruin your cutting disc is that true?

Kev

[deanotile]

Someone told me they ruin your cutting disc is that true?

Kev

No they cut very easily they are made of crushed glass and resin

[faithhealer]

I’m not sure but I think they are about £90.00 m2 or somthing like that.

Just been asked to quote 50 sq mts of the stuff 'on the phone'! Refused to quote 'til I see the job.

[paulvdavies]

Hi Dean,
I am doing a smallbathroom floor on a plywood overlay under timber and will be using these tiles. Any advice as to what you fixed with and whether sealed? Thanks.....

[Saltire69]

they don't need sealed and most spf addy should be ok.

[Leatherface]

Did a 18 sq m bathroom in them last year. Cut very easily. Smelled awful when cut with wet cutter.
Grinder not a good idea - them dust particles cannot be good for you !!!
Think the tiles were nigh on £100 a metre

[deanotile]

how thick is the ply m8?

[paulvdavies]

I have done with 12mm exterior, know it should be 15mm but the room is less than 2sqm with no movement..well screwed down!
Thanks for help....

[plfc1966]

i used the gulfstone black opal bought them from CTD 32sq mtrs , used them on the kitchen floor . my kitchen has been transformed into beautiful kitchen and comments are all fantastic from my freinds and relatives. just a warning the actual Gulfstone quartz tiles are freely availible at CTD branches i did a lot of researh and the internet companies i know for a fact are selling imitations from China that scratch rather then Gulfstone which do not.

[Aztectiler]

I did a small bathroom with these for a local hairdresser and they look fantastisc. Easy to cut and simple to lay with flexy addy, over a traditional floorboard floor overboarded with 12mm ply. The smell people talk about is something you get used to.
These were £120 metre to buy.

[aflemi]

I did a small bathroom with these for a local hairdresser and they look fantastisc. Easy to cut and simple to lay with flexy addy, over a traditional floorboard floor overboarded with 12mm ply. The smell people talk about is something you get used to.
These were £120 metre to buy.

Got my first client job on Monday, re-laying 5sqm of 300mm sq Gulf Stone (ish) tiles. They look like the Gemini/CTD ones, same price, have the mirror flecks etc, but are light beige. I spoke to the supplier and asked him if they were Gulf Stone. He sells them as 'Aviemore', he says like Gulf Stone but Gulf Stone doesn't come in beige. Anyway, job is a bit of a story, cowboy tiler put these down on 6mm mdf with blobs of godknowswhat type of adhesive over floorboards so they debonded pretty quickly. The client, having paid £500 for the tiles, wants them rescued, if possible. To be honest, the ones they prised up had no adhesive sticking to the tiles so I don't think it will be a problem. They also have bought 8 spare and some of the cuts were pretty rubbish round a quadrant shower base so I'll replace these if I have enough spare. It looks like they're not that hard to cut straight, but curves? Client says Jesse James used an angle grinder ( in their garage and covered everything with dust), I'm hoping the wet cutter will do the job, but with the curved cuts as above, what is best method? I'm not too comfortable with angle grinder as never used one on tiles and they're a bit of a handful, any suggestions on method eg clamp tile to workbench, take guard off wet cutter etc.
I would like to practice first before I set myself loose on £100 per sqm tiles with a grinder..............

[BSR]

wow laid 40 sq mtrs of gulfstone quartz tiles in my living room , to say it looks awesome would be a understatement it looks out of this world , so happy . used 600x600 thought it may look to big tiles but now there laid they do look really WOW.

[BSR]

Hi Gulfstone is the leading brand of quartz tiles in terms of quality and richness of colours and i beleive they do come in beige . Looked really into quartz tiles b4 buying found that Gulfstone is quality backed and if i am right CTD are heavly into it

[david campbell]

most places are right into the gulf stone at the moment,unfortunately a lot of internet suppliers are selling of some poor quality stuff at knock down prices,i've had a few samples sent out for my hall and kitchen and it's obvious why these places are asking for 40/50m2 looks like i'll be paying the £80 odd per m2,my mrs is looking for those beige gulf stone tiles to do with the black border(c.e trevertine)dougie done these in black with red border and looks great

[BSR]

Hi David
Your spot on like i said i looked at quite a few internet companies ie Domostone, tiles Porcelain , Crystalstone i beleive there selling rubbish from Far East cannot be sure . I know for a fact CTD do Gulfstone Essel Beige which i looked at to combine with the black but in the end the black just looked too good . I would certainly reccomend Gulfstone

[david campbell]

crocotile are also doing good stuff but i'm pretty sure they are only glasgow based! cosmo's and topps sell them but they are just better than average!

[eamonn06]

Does anyone know the best price a m2 for quartz (gulf stone)doing 90m of it . Need a price asap

[Dave]

It's not cheap....retails at around £125 a sq mtr

[david campbell]

Does anyone know the best price a m2 for quartz (gulf stone)doing 90m of it . Need a price asap

as dave says it ain't cheap, but if you are getting 90m2 of the stuff try and haggle a bit on the price even getting a fiver of a m2 will fairly add up

[eamonn06]

Planning on using single part flexible polymer based adhesive on quartz tile 600x600. Anyone got better idea. 9mm ply down with warm up on it.

[Terry Cottar]

don't buy it off the net get the sample from a shop ask them what box it came out of and make sure your customer gets the exact same write sample on the sample in front of the shop. we had a few cases over here and it costs up to €175 m2 here

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