Help!: Advice on Granite/Quartz providers

[Lucy]

I'm new to this so have posted this on new members and on here so apologies if I'm not supposed to do this but deperately need some advice/wanted to make sure people see this
Hi

We are buying our first home and having saved really hard we wanted to have granite or quartz floors in the bathroom/ensuite and kitchen...
The two options I'm looking at are black Star Galaxy Granite and Starlight Black Quartz.

I'm just a bit worried as the price seems to vary so much from one place to another...I've also read some scarey stories on here about quartz granite from a particular supplier curving/bowing and am worried about this.

I'd be really grateful for any advise as to reputable firms and reasonable prices for good quality floors. We've saved really hard and I'm just so scared that we will put alot of work into our home for something to go wrong with the tiles..

I live in Swindon have family in Swindon and Newcastle so we are willing to travel to get a good quality product/look further a field... but just want to make sure we dont get ripped off. I had been looking at a supplier in Langley Park, Co. Durham - The company Ive seen bad reviews about on here isnt names but it says they are situated in Crook, County Durham. If nobody is allowed to name this company can they please tell me if they think this may be the same supplier?? If it is I will give it a wide birth..

We have also been looking at a company in Bicester which looked quite reasonable. As anyone had any dealings with companies round there??

Any advise of help would be gratefully appreciated and any recommendations of tilers and what a reasonable quote per sq meter would also be appreciated as I must admit Im clueless

Thanks
Lucy

[Dave Ramsden]

Welcome Lucy and welcome to the forums,

I cant personally help you but someone will be around shortly with an answer for you.

[Lucy]

Thanks I hope so

[Pebbs]

Lucy,
The star galaxy you mentioned is as hard as nails, and is a true granite, meaning no resins or other additives will be added to it. Its cut straight from the block into slab and then cut down to size. The other material is a mixture of resins and chippings, and I know from the past many people have had problems with this material bowing and warping. If you give me some idea about colour and format size, then I will forward you a couple of fabricators/stockists that I use and trust.

Pebbs

[Matt]

The company that the threads on this forum reference is Tiles Porcelain/Buy Tiles. They used to be located in Crook, but have recently moved.

We have a sister website called Tile HQ that sell both the Galaxy Granite and Starlight Quartz.

You can view them here:

Starlight Quartz Floor and Wall Tiles*-*Tile HQ

Granite Black Floor Tile*-*Granite Bathroom Tiles*-*Bathroom Tiles*-*Tile HQ

The picture of the Galaxy Granite doesn't show the bronze/gold flecks very well, but it does have them.

[Lucy]

Lucy,
The star galaxy you mentioned is as hard as nails, and is a true granite, meaning no resins or other additives will be added to it. Its cut straight from the block into slab and then cut down to size. The other material is a mixture of resins and chippings, and I know from the past many people have had problems with this material bowing and warping. If you give me some idea about colour and format size, then I will forward you a couple of fabricators/stockists that I use and trust.

Pebbs

Thanks - we need about 8m2 for the kitchen in black star galaxy, 1.62m2 for the w.c, 3m2 for the bathroom and prob about 2.5m2 for the ensuite (although I still really want quartz in the ensuite as I can see what you're saying about it being resin but the starlight black is sooooo sparkley )

[david campbell]

can someone amalgamate the 2 threads ?

[Scott]

As long as you go for a true granite then you should be fine. Pebbs knows her stuff when it come to stone, she'll sort you out