Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 07, 2014 2:11 pm Does anyone know what sort of things I should be looking out for when choosing a feature tile for a facade? I don't think slip resistance would matter, but is there a UV rating for fading, or something else like that which I should be aware of? Thanks! Re: Using tiles on the facade 2Jul 07, 2014 2:53 pm My only recommendation is to go with a tile that gives the lowest sheen, so matt or honed tiles. There is a house near me with shiny tiles, it looks terrible... Nothing worse than a guy in a shiny suit! Re: Using tiles on the facade 3Jul 07, 2014 3:08 pm Thanks candy, yeah I have a house near me with shiny tiles too, so bad... Re: Using tiles on the facade 4Jul 07, 2014 3:11 pm Trixee we had considered putting tiles on a blade wall on our facade (before we ended up settling for a feature brick!) and we were recommended to put an exterior floor tile on there, they are matt, often with a slight texture and come in all kinds of sizes. We had been looking at a sandstone tile. Ask at a good tile store, they should be able o help. And yes, shiny is not good! Re: Using tiles on the facade 5Jul 07, 2014 3:29 pm Thanks Marcia, do you know of any shops that specialise in exterior tiles, or are they just the regular tile shops anyway? Re: Using tiles on the facade 6Jul 07, 2014 5:13 pm regular tile shops can have exterior tiles do go matt especially look for slip resistance as a feature on the wall of my house instead of stack stone which would have too heavy for the wall weight wise. i went with a stone look tile and it is great. Re: Using tiles on the facade 7Jul 07, 2014 5:45 pm Thanks rocky, why is slip resistance important if it's only going to be used on a wall? Is it just the look? Re: Using tiles on the facade 8Jul 08, 2014 5:52 am Re: Using tiles on the facade 11Jul 09, 2014 1:17 pm Thanks Joanne, the point on sealing is a good one. Re: Using tiles on the facade 12Jul 09, 2014 1:23 pm Have fun! Look forward to a picture of the result!!! Broker here - legislation says that every true broker must put the clients best interests before theirs so in theory they must offer you the best options for you on their… 2 46019 0 2023 Dear Members I have to decide the Facade column size. My custom builder standard is 350mm with rendering, but i asked for 470mm plus stone or tiles and yet to get… 0 7508 |