Porcelanosa Ceramic Tiles??

[actionjackson]

I'm very keen on these tiles for my bathroom but given the price (approx £55/mtr) I was expecting them to be porcelain.

Porcelonosa Ruggine & Ferroker range.

Question is, should i be concerned they are ceramic and not porcelain?

[pjc]

if they are on the walls no porcelonosa were one of the best made tiles in the world when i used to do domestics 15 years ago not sure if that has changed

[deanotile]

for the walls you should not be concerned at all.

[actionjackson]

What about the floor.....

[kilty55]

why should you be concerned action?

[actionjackson]

I had it in my head that a ceramic tile was a lower quality tile, especially considering the price!

[Stewart]

Most tiles from Porcelanosa are very good quality...


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[Rich]

Its not a simple as that. Ceramics are not a lower quality porcelain. If they are suitable for what you want them for (floor/wet areas and so on) then you should have no concerns at all.

[actionjackson]

thanks all!

[doug boardley]

what size tiles? just make sure that if you're doing the floors that they are suitable. At the start of a large commercial job I expressed my concerns as the main contractor wanted the same 1000 x 333 on the floor as on the walls, a phone call to porcelanosa justified my doubts

[deanotile]

porcelenosa normally do matching floor tiles for there wall tiles

[doug boardley]

porcelenosa normally do matching floor tiles for there wall tiles

1000 x 333's weren't suitable for floors tho' Deano, altho could get same tone/shade in smaller format.

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

Doug, i found that they big ceramics are quite soft, brilliant tiles as always from Porcelanosa.
When you go to a few jobs that have the good old B&Q's & then go back to Porcelanosa you realise why you pay a bit more for them.

[deanotile]

1000 x 333's weren't suitable for floors tho' Deano, altho could get same tone/shade in smaller format.

floor tiles for them would be 333 by 333

[doug boardley]

yep, that's what they told me, (main contractor wasn't to happy about it though)

[tfs]

Just done a job with the same tiles doug

1000x330's marfil colour, they were porcs on the floor but the matching tile for the wall was ceramic.

[actionjackson]

what size tiles? just make sure that if you're doing the floors that they are suitable. At the start of a large commercial job I expressed my concerns as the main contractor wanted the same 1000 x 333 on the floor as on the walls, a phone call to porcelanosa justified my doubts

Wall - 33x100 cm
floor - 44x66 cm

[John Benton]

Just done my brothers bathroom in Porcelansas Black Crystal (venis) 1000x333 with a 1mm joint and they look the business. They look like glass as the glaze is so reflective. I did use their grout as well as it is very fine and will not scratch the surface of the tile.

PS Can't you get a discount on that £55m

[actionjackson]

Are Porcelanosa known to offer discounts?

[John Benton]

Well I have an account there and I get between 30-35% on most stuff, depends on how much I grovel.....

[ROBSON MCGREGOR]

As soon as i opened an account with Porcelanosa i got the 30% discount.

[actionjackson]

I'm not a tradesman though, just DIY.

[bobbynz]

The larger tile suppliers will give a trade discount to the guys who will continue using them for their business but for a one off purchase they may not be so generous, if you know what i mean?

[John Benton]

Ask for a discount. If you don't, you wont get one. I went to buy a TV a few years ago and I spoke to the manger of the shop, told him what budget I had and which TV I wanted. I got the TV I wanted and didn't pay the ticket price. I would have walked otherwise. It was a national retailer as well so they are open to bartering. Good luck.