them B&Q black porcelain

[pjtiler]

i put 20 m2 down today
no problem with the size and they grouted a treat in fact they looked great

[Saltire69]

Nice m8. Layed them just after x-mas on a kitchen floor,had no probs aswell. Doing their splash back now with b&q 10x20 white and black and their a nightmare. Sizes all over the place.

[pjtiler]

i must admit i was a bit worried with all the guys talking about the problems they,d had with staining and sealing

[whitebeam]

Good looking job mate and what sealer did you use

[pjtiler]

i use some Italian sealer called jolly Ive used there produces for years without a problem

[whitebeam]

Last question honestly, Who supplied the sealer as in who did you buy from

[pjtiler]

its from a company in Bradford called
combined masonry

[whitebeam]

Cheers mate

[Dave]

Nice job paul.......... ..looks well.........

[muffinman]

Dancing Floor Lets boogie very nice job

[Averroes]

PjTiler, how much are these tiles cost from B&Q matey as I am close to buying some in white from Almurad in bradford which have a 1/4 meter squared coverage per tile. Does B&Q have a white version of these also?

I am not a professional tiler just a DIYer and was wondering which spacers to get for such large tiles. I like the idea of keeping the gaps short like you have done but then wondering how to grout the buggers without marring the glazed finish

cheers

[TopTrainer]

Looks a great job.............. and I'm somewhat relieved as I have 27 m being delivered next Saturday.
Mine are the 400's in black also white..........

im a DIY er so could I ask what size spacer you used here please as i really like the look but would that gap be too big in 400 size?

Also you say you sealed them i have got some Lithofin impregnator as thats what i was told to use could any give me some guidence on that issue please


I will over the moon if the job looks like yours brilliant


TT

[Averroes]

lol your situation is very similar to mine

nice

[365drills]

Looks a great job and nice to see grey grout!

White is dodgy on a floor becasue it gets so dirty.

[pjtiler]

cheers guys
i only posted the photos to put peoples minds at ease
with all the trouble some had had laying , grouting and sealing these el cheepo,s

there 10 quid a box (1.44 m2 4 tiles ) from B&Q

don't use impregnator there far to dense

4mm joint btw (gaps ) lol

[Averroes]

cheers guys
i only posted the photos to put peoples minds at ease
with all the trouble some had had laying , grouting and sealing these el cheepo,s

there 10 quid a box (1.44 m2 4 tiles ) from B&Q

don't use impregnator there far to dense

4mm joint btw (gaps ) lol

lol come on give me benefit of doubt, im not a pro tiler so not spot on with the correct terms. So long as you understand what i mean

Regarding only £10 a box, are these seconds or something that they are cheap? The ones I was going to buy are £22 a box with less coverage (1 meter squared)

cheers

[Saltire69]

There must have bought stacks of these,cause there down to 7 quid a box here.

[pjtiler]

There must have bought stacks of these,cause there down to 7 quid a box here.

bloody hell thats cheap
and well worth it too
my last porca job the tiles were 72quid a m2

[Averroes]

Damn guys does anyones local B&Q still have these in the white

My local one in bradford and the larger one in Leeds only have black, beige and one or two other colours but not white as they have sold out

[pjtiler]

Damn guys does anyones local B&Q still have these in the white

My local one in bradford and the larger one in Leeds only have black, beige and one or two other colours but not white as they have sold out

try the warehouse in huddersfield

[Averroes]

PJ are they open tomorrow?

[pjtiler]

PJ are they open tomorrow?

yep about 10 00 till 4 00 i think
leeds road

[stockers1970]

Apologies if someone has already asked this question. I also had 20m2 of these tiles layed a couple of weeks ago, and the tiler has done a spot on job. My problem now is trying to seal them, I used the sealer recommended by B&Q, which is made by Plasplugs, this didn't dry and left me unable to touch it without leaving fingerprints all over. I managed to clean this off but wasted 8 hours of my life doing so. The tiles are not sealed now and are impossible to keep clean, every drop of water results in the tile having to be washed then buffed.
Can anyone advise me as to whether I need to clean the tiles with something before sealing, and if so which products to use for sealing and cleaning. Getting to the point where I'm considering pulling them up and starting again.
Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks.

[Averroes]

yep about 10 00 till 4 00 i think
leeds road

PJ, I phoned them but they didnt have any in either i really want these in white

[brian c]

Apologies if someone has already asked this question. I also had 20m2 of these tiles layed a couple of weeks ago, and the tiler has done a spot on job. My problem now is trying to seal them, I used the sealer recommended by B&Q, which is made by Plasplugs, this didn't dry and left me unable to touch it without leaving fingerprints all over. I managed to clean this off but wasted 8 hours of my life doing so. The tiles are not sealed now and are impossible to keep clean, every drop of water results in the tile having to be washed then buffed.
Can anyone advise me as to whether I need to clean the tiles with something before sealing, and if so which products to use for sealing and cleaning. Getting to the point where I'm considering pulling them up and starting again.
Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks.

try using SOVERIEGN SEALER M8,when using these tiles this is the product i use on them with no problems.

[Averroes]

does anyone know where i can get these from in white, these are exactly what I need for my premises

[pjtiler]

does anyone know where i can get these from in white, these are exactly what I need for my premises

all you can do really, is get in touch with B%Q and let them ring round all theres stores

[Averroes]

some of the staff in some of these B&Q stores are rather unhelpful but I am going to ring Leeds again on Monday and see if they can track a delivery of these white ones for me

[stockers1970]

try using SOVERIEGN SEALER M8,when using these tiles this is the product i use on them with no problems.

Cheers Brian. I'll give that a go.

[TopTrainer]

B & Q have a rather rediculous ordering system in that.......if they have a couple of boxs on the shelf they wont order stuff to fullfil your order.

you just have to wait and see what comes in if it comes in at all !! on the strenght of that I changed my order from beige to white cos they had enough to fill the order.


TT