Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering 1 May 15, 2011 5:50 am As a follow on to my post regarding cost of 1.5m grout (at $24 sqm). I was wondering if it is worth it. I am getting whitish matt porcelain rectified tiles with off white mortar. Do you think you will even be able to tell the difference? Thanks Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 2May 16, 2011 3:58 pm Hi Sorry to ask this but why are you choosing matt finish tiles specially white and rectified, this is a real concern in regards to maintenance issues. Are they for outside or indoors? Craig Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 3May 21, 2011 7:35 am Grout Perfect Hi Sorry to ask this but why are you choosing matt finish tiles specially white and rectified, this is a real concern in regards to maintenance issues. Are they for outside or indoors? Craig Thanks for your response. They are for indoors. Sounds like they will be hard to maintain? It would be great if you could give me some more insight as to maintenance required. Would the glazed porcelin tiles (in a light colour) be a better choice for maintenance? Thanks K Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 4May 22, 2011 8:40 am KAN Thanks for your response. They are for indoors. Sounds like they will be hard to maintain? It would be great if you could give me some more insight as to maintenance required. Would the glazed porcelin tiles (in a light colour) be a better choice for maintenance? Thanks K We opted for matt Porcelain tiles and they appear to tough and hardy (mind you we got pretty high end tiles @ $110sqm) Anyway bring home samples of what you want and test with soy, perm marker and other stains. Leave it for a couple of days and see how hard it is to get the stains out. On the tiles we chose these stains came out reasonably easy. The true test is real life - and we move in next week so will tell you how this turned out. I also think that 1.5mm grout is def the way to go even through more expensive as it limits the area of grout that can and will get dirty! Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 5May 22, 2011 11:02 pm Kan - check out our some pics of our floor tiles - matt porcelain http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0078.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0093.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0094.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0101.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0185.jpg http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/qonyx2010/IMG_0199.jpg Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 6May 23, 2011 7:51 am Nice, Q! Do you know what is the colour of the grout on the floor? In some places it almost looks like sand/cement, in others it looks white grout. Do you know if they had to install the screed (cement bed) on the floor first? My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 7May 23, 2011 5:05 pm KAN Grout Perfect Hi Sorry to ask this but why are you choosing matt finish tiles specially white and rectified, this is a real concern in regards to maintenance issues. Are they for outside or indoors? Craig Thanks for your response. They are for indoors. Sounds like they will be hard to maintain? It would be great if you could give me some more insight as to maintenance required. Would the glazed porcelin tiles (in a light colour) be a better choice for maintenance? Thanks K Hi K Yes glazed porcelain for sure which is 10 times easier to maintain, those matt finish tiles are a real problem we are seeing this all over the country people are jack hammering them up due to the foot traffic areas they can not be cleaned using a mop or anything for that matter they have to use a tile and grout restoration specialists every 12 months. Craig Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 8May 23, 2011 5:55 pm Hi, I have been looking at honed travertine porcelain tiles for the bathrooms, laundry and powder room. Does anyone know if they would be high maintenance? They are a fairly light beige. Thanks for your help. Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 9May 23, 2011 9:07 pm Lex Nice, Q! Do you know what is the colour of the grout on the floor? In some places it almost looks like sand/cement, in others it looks white grout. Do you know if they had to install the screed (cement bed) on the floor first? We used an off-white mortar. Anything else would have cost us something like 27/sqm extra - ridiculous in my mind. Anyway I'm pretty sure they didn't put down a cement bed - and that they are simply glued on. This really doesn't explain why they charged me an extra 45/sqm to lay the large tile with 1.5mm mortar!! Project History Deposit - 20/4/2010 Land Settled - 20/8/2010 Council - 30/9/2010 Slab - 17/11/2010 Bricks - 28/01/2011 Roof - 5/02/2011 Gyprock - 4/03/2011 Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 10May 24, 2011 7:32 am Thanks, Q. So, it's mortar!? That's what one tiler was swearing on ... It looks good on pics ... We have some tiling with mortar grout and it is very obvious that it's a mortar grout ... yours is not that visible. Must be the 1.5mm joint ... My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 11May 24, 2011 10:36 am Abby Hi, I have been looking at honed travertine porcelain tiles for the bathrooms, laundry and powder room. Does anyone know if they would be high maintenance? They are a fairly light beige. Thanks for your help. Natural stone such as honed travertine can be great in bathrooms but you have to make sure it is filled travertine do not buy unfilled as all the dirt gets in the pits and is very hard to maintain. In saying that travertine is hard to maintain but not as bad as others. Did you know they make man made designs that look like travertine these days I will attach a pic. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Craig Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 12May 24, 2011 1:41 pm Thanks for the responses and thanks for the pics Q! Love your flooring... Damn Di Lorenzo are tight with their samples. They will only give you them if they have cut offs. But you have all given me something to think about.......... BTW - which are more slippery matt or glazed porcelian? Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 13May 24, 2011 5:38 pm KAN Thanks for the responses and thanks for the pics Q! Love your flooring... Damn Di Lorenzo are tight with their samples. They will only give you them if they have cut offs. But you have all given me something to think about.......... BTW - which are more slippery matt or glazed porcelian? Glazed tiles are more slippery but 10 times easier to clean I think it is best to take the risk with glazed tiles. I have many clients who have polished porcelain and they never really complain about the floor being slippery until it gets wet but most floors can be when wet even matt finishes. Craig Re: Matt Porcelian tiles - follow on 14May 25, 2011 9:15 am Abby Hi, I have been looking at honed travertine porcelain tiles for the bathrooms, laundry and powder room. Does anyone know if they would be high maintenance? They are a fairly light beige. Thanks for your help. Abby, you say they are 'travertine porcelain.' Are they porcelain or travertine? That second pic that Grout Perfect posted looks good, but I will always opt for natural stone. If you've been to Europe you'll see stone floors that are hundreds if not thousands of years old. If you are buying through a reputable stone merchant they should give you some guidance about sealing & maintenance. ALso ask them to recommend a couple of tilers who are experienced with natural stone & give them a call. I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 7731 Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7792 Our house was completed 8 years ago. Builder did not leave any spare roof tiles behind. Just found out that one tile is cracked. Wanted to replace the tile but most… 0 2784 |