My local Tile shop has shut... - Tile Advice

[Hawkofeagles]

Heard some bad news today, my local tile shop has pulled the shutters down and shut shop for good. This tile shop had a good bunch of staff and I felt confident with the advise they gave me. Now I will have to go to another local tile shop set up an account and start to get to know them now.

 

[doug boardley]

sign 'o' the times I'm afraid Neil

 

[mikethetile]

im sorry to hear that mate

a lot of independants are struggling, I just lost a local paint supplier and like you I have to get myself known somewhere else

 

[kilty55]

seems to be up and down here,,of course the shops tell you they are doing okay but they seem like ghost towns sometimes at the mo

 

[united]

It's still tough out there. I say there are some major hight street retailers that will go bust before things start to get better.

Hope you find a new tile shop as good as that one mate.

 

[strummerman]

yep sure is i know of a kitchen showroom shut after 27 years of trading

 

[Hawkofeagles]

I must admit they were only there for a short time but I knew if I needed something while on a job I could go there and get exactly what I wanted.

Fortunatly I have a Tile Giant account so will be going there more often now,so glad I applied for an account with them a while back...

 

[Hawkofeagles]

Ok so i went to the other tile shop locally and they seem pretty helpful. They have a nice selection of tiles, grouts and adhesives although they are going to stop selling Mapei products. The reason for this they say is due to the exchange rate as Mapei is Itallian, so they are now stocking Granfix Grouts which I have used before with no problems. So I'm very happy.

Now I just want to check a few things here. As I have never laid Porcelain tiles that need the transit wax removed and sealed before grouting I just want to confirm that the products they have advised me to use are appropriate for the job. Here goes...

To remove the transit wax coating they are saying I need to use Lithofin Wax off and to seal the tiles Lithofin MN Stainstop. It's not that I don't trust them I just need confirmation as this job is very important to me as It could lead to more things so I want it to be top drawer..

Any info gratefully appreciated..

 

[DHTiling]

Ok so i went to the other tile shop locally and they seem pretty helpful. They have a nice selection of tiles, grouts and adhesives although they are going to stop selling Mapei products. The reason for this they say is due to the exchange rate as Mapei is Itallian, so they are now stocking Granfix Grouts which I have used before with no problems. So I'm very happy.

Now I just want to check a few things here. As I have never laid Porcelain tiles that need the transit wax removed and sealed before grouting I just want to confirm that the products they have advised me to use are appropriate for the job. Here goes...

To remove the transit wax coating they are saying I need to use Lithofin Wax off and to seal the tiles Lithofin MN Stainstop. It's not that I don't trust them I just need confirmation as this job is very important to me as It could lead to more things so I want it to be top drawer..

Any info gratefully appreciated..

LOL.. Mapei has a massive factory in the UK.. I think they just wanted to sell the cheaper granfix products and used that as an excuse..:smilewinkgrin: