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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.
Looking for tilers to help complete this job to a deadline. I want tilers who have experience of at least 5 years, can demonstrate accuracy, are prepared to work hard for a long day and receive a rate above market to reflect the skill needed and time constraints of the job.
This may require...
..my tiler has grouted my bathroom and hasn't cleaned the grout off properly....the tiles are a Matt porcelain and the grout seems to have sunk in leaving white patches all over the tiles where they haven't been cleaned right,,,, the white residue all over the tiles seems to be coming off but...
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had a nightmare on job laid recently..50mts porc on ufh ..bifold doors on one end 3 rooms knocked into 1...massively out of level everywhere..started laying these 600x600 s with the vacum lifter which i always use on these with 3mm joints..noticed with light flooding in through the doors the...
Hi all,
I am wanting to purchase a manual tile cutter that can cut porcelain tiles 600x300mm.
Rubi may be out of my price range.
Thank you in advanced.
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got a decent sized floor to start next week . approx. 220 sq mts .
will be laying ditra mat.
I usually use tilemaster setaflex for all porcelain and stone but feel that these bigger pieces may need a pourable thickbed adhesive. any recommendations ?
alo ned to buy a dry cutter that will go up...
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Quick one on pricing have a conservatory floor to tile roughly 8m2 pushing 9 porcalin 300x300 maybe slightly bigger depending on what they end up agreeing to quoting £290 that's inc the grout and addy is this too cheap or too high ....
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The growing popularity of “Thin Porcelain Tile”
Now that industry professionals have coined a term for thin porcelain tile products, developing the appropriate product standards is next on the list
Ultra-thin, large-format porcelain panels — now referred to as “thin porcelain tiles” (TPT) — are...
Hi guys
I am after a bit of advice. I have spent some time reading through posts but it all gets quite confusing for a newbie. There seems like lots of different products so would love to get peoples opinions if possible.
My bathroom was tiled about 3-4 years ago as a wet room with these on...
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Sure I read somewhere earlier, and can't find the thread now, about porcelain tiles with a fibreglass layer in the middle of them. What's going on there then?
Hi chaps. First let me make it clear. I'm not a pro however I've done my fair share of tiling jobs over the years. Mostly simple little anti jobs. Im about to re tile an entire bathroom 3 walls and the floor. In a mates house she is skint so guess who she asked. Couldn't say no really anyway the...
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Can I re polish polished porcelain tiles?, helped my brother tile a kitchen floor a week or so ago. Anyway the customer rang him and told him there was scuff marks on 3 tiles, his friend who has a granite company told him to polish them out. He's been today and had ago, he's got the marks off...
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Hi
Looking for a tiler for a kitchen refit were just getting sorted.
Penn, Wolverhampton WV4
Need 18sqm of porcelain "vintage abete" tiles, wood effect laying.
Current floor is 80% ceramic tiles, 1930's house, where a fair few have been removed they are laid very well over a cement/concrete...
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Experianced tilers required for refurb evening project in Milton Keynes, Working hours from 6pm-2am.
Top rates for professionals.
Ready from next week .
Walls Porcelain 300x300mm
Floors Porcelain 600x600mm
All materials supplied.
Please drop me a mail for more info
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Good Morning All
Just been to check out a possible job and soon sitting down to do a quote.
I have attached a couple of photos.
Hoping if any folk could estimate roughly the cost they would be charging and possibly the time to complete bearing in mind the size of the porcelain and cutting...
Hi,
We have tried cutting some porcelain wall tiles
many times to get a hole cut for pipes and other
pieces in the bathroom, but no luck with a drill
or angle grinder. The tiles are just too brittle and
keep cracking.
The tile shop have said we need to get the tiles
sent for waterjet cutting...
SamB
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hi guys tried to drill a porcelain tile today ,had two new 32 mm 365 drill bits and they both didn't make a mark on it ,I have never ever come across anything like it before any help would be great as have about 38 holes to drill
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