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porcelain tiles
Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are porcelain or ceramic tiles commonly used to cover floors and walls, with a water absorption rate of less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser. They can either be glazed or unglazed. Porcelain tiles are one type of vitrified tiles and are sometimes referred to as porcelain vitrified tiles.
Historically, porcelain was not the usual material for tiles, which were much more often made of earthenware (terracotta) or stoneware. The first porcelain tiles were made in China, for example in the 15th-century Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (now largely destroyed). Here the tiles were used for walls, which long remained typical. In Europe, a few rooms were made in palaces of porcelain plaques, often with forms in high relief. These were made by Capodimonte porcelain and Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro among others.
Although porcelain has now been widely used for making tiles for many years, modern production methods and quantities have made porcelain tiles available for the average householder in recent years.
I have got wind of an enquiry today. A customer has got 600x300 glazed porcelain tiles that they are trying to drill a 6mm hole into.
They have tried dry bits, wet bits with a cooling system, loose tiles from the front and back, fitted tiles, tape, a drill clamp...... but the tile just...
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anyone done this with success.
I have fixed loads of stone on scalpuings with min 40mm solid sand cement bed and flex adhesive on back of tile.
any reason why this would not work with porcelain.
Hi all,
Recently bought 20m2 of 798x798 polished porcelain tiles.
Laying these in a new build property in the kitchen. It will be on a concrete floor.
I will post a picture of the floor layout.
I will be helping my dad in laying the tiles as obviously they are a large tile.
I was hoping...
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Hello to all,
I wanted to open a trend regarding TP (thin porcelain).
I would like to focus here, all your experiences.
I am old but curious. and I want to know everything.
Use google translated (is ignorant).
if you do not write well bear with.
thanks antonio
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did a porcelain floor just before Xmas .client calls me this week to say that tiles cut around external corners have cracked .been round and they have too even with ditra underneath . Anyone know why this happens . It is certainly not the first time . I really don't think I should be responsible...
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Hi All
As above,the tile shop that supplied these tiles pictured,over ordered these good quality porcelain tiles by 8m2
As they are a special order they are non returnable,so if you're interested I can pass your details on to the very nice lady concerned
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After finishing tiling a bathroom floor with porcelain tiles and installing electric underfloor heating. Another tradesman has dropped something heavy on the tile and chipped it in two places. Please see the picture.
A slither has been chipped off the surface of the tile by the crossroads of...
Hi everyone, I'm about to start tiling my new build home with some 600x600 porcelain tiles its quite a big job (around 80m2) onto a hemihydrite screed which is dead level. The job consists of a kitchen, sunroom where tiles will be running through a set of double doors to link them and a front...
Just finished a 28sq metre kitchen utility floor area after grouting some very faint scuff marks could just about be seen on some of the tiles. in one area, at £20 a metre are these cheap tiles that can be marked easy or what I have never had a problem before and I take it you cant polish them...
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I'm looking for Beige Polished Porcelain tiles (600mm * 600 mm). I originally purchased them in B&Q many years ago and but they dont have any left.
The code for the tiles is YMP6303. I'm looking for at least 2 pack (6 tiles) or more.
The batch number is A115.
Please help.
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I'm struggling with a price on this one.
Bathroom with 3 windows 57x100 (all at the same level).
Bath, toilet, basin.
Walls: 22sqm of Crema Marfil 60x30 brickbond with a marble mosaic running around the room at about 1.2m. Also the same marble mosaic vertical strip at the head of the bath and...
Hi all.
I've got a 1200x2400 porcelain job in January and haven't used tiles of this size before.
The tiles are 10mm thick which rules out using the Rubi Slim System.
I'm looking at the Montolit flash line and wondering if anyone on here has used it or could recommend anything else to use?
Many...
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Hello, I require my kitchen floor to be tiled with 600mm x 600mm porcelain floor tiles.
It is approximately 15sqm of flooring. I have the tiles already.
Regards
John
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Hi all,
A newbie here and looking to buy the black quartz starlight or stardust,
Stardust Black 60x60 | Topps Tiles
Is this porcelain ? If not I was wondering if there was a porcelain equivalent of that I could purchase online or in a shop,
My tiler has recommended porcelain and prefers that...
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I am currently doing a new build where the customer has bought some tiles from Porcelenasa.
They are 440mm x 660mm porcelain and are the hardest most evil tiles I have come across in 20 years of tiling.
I bought a Rubi TX-900n from Dave at Trade tiler as my TS -60 wouldn't entertain them and...
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I know its a question that alot of people have probably asked but can anyone recommend a bit for holes between 20-40mm
I've just tried the red rubi dry cutters on an angle grinder and on 12mm porcelain got about 8x 20mm holes is there anything better or should I stick with rubi?
Cheers
Leon
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I would like to know the approximate cost of labour for laying 60cm x 60cm porcelain floor tiles. This is in a large self build house.
Floor details:
Indoor lounge area of 46m2. Floor is anhydrite screed with low temperature underfloor heating. Both laid >2 years ago. The laitance will have been...
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I'm looking to get commercial premises tiled with porcelain. The building is currently a shell with new flooring to go in. I have been advised to go with 22mm chipboard with 15mm plywood on top. In terms of primer and adhesive I have been advised that the plywood should be primed on the...
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