Porcelain floor tiles don't seem fit for purpose - TilersForums.com

[Waluigi]

I’d take a tile up and have a look at the coverage. The tile has to come up anyway.

 

[Andy Allen]

NO tile is ever sold with a guarantee against impact damage, and I bet
somewhere in the B&Q t/c it will state this.

 

[Andy Allen]

Try tapping the tiles to see if they sound Hollow...

 

[Balloo]

I've installed 1200x600 15 years ago in a very busy restaurant and the owner has often mentioned he's amazed that none of them chipped or cracked and I told him they where put down with bal elastomeric adhesive using a 20x20 notch trowel and back buttered , at which point his eyes glazed over and said to much information tommy !

 

[One Day]

1200x600 15 years ago?
who was making tiles that size then???

 

[hmtiling]

1200x600 15 years ago?
who was making tiles that size then???

Stone?

 

[Balloo]

1200x600 15 years ago?
who was making tiles that size then???

5 years ago

 

[Tile Shop]

I'm with impish on this one. Agree, british ceramics, whether it be from bct or johnsons aren't much cop. But full bodied or double charged porcelain (which those tiles look to be) , are far superior quality regardless of who makes or supplies it. They look to have take a fair whack from something being dropped, but for it to cave in or chip like that would have to mean there is little to no support beneath the tile. Maybe spot fixed, maybe not, but almost certainly not a full coverage of adhesive.

 

[Bill]

1200x600 15 years ago?
who was making tiles that size then???

I did a shop in Bicester village in the late 90's in 1200x600

 

[Davidf]

Yes I have just done kitchen extension new kitchen porcelain from tiles porcelain These poreclain tiles are supposed to be highly durable and resistant to most heavy impact stresses, making it suitable for high-traffic that's why I choose these for my kitchen and hallway, much more so than the standard ceramic tile. This porcelain tiles are supposed to extremely dense material all tiles have there pros and cons the reason I chose the porcelain tile is that is superior tile which is stronger and with a harder and more water-resistant surface. thane the ceramic tiles. but got chipped by a porcelain cup. There is no way that these type of tiles can endure bog standard kitchen life. They are not fit for purpose and should not be advertised for kitchen use ( stick to wood)