600 x 300 porcelain floor tiles that bend

[DHTiling]

Thats debatable doug......some do, some don't...but incorrect stacking of them doesn't help..

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Thats debatable doug......some do, some don't...but incorrect stacking of them doesn't help..

Exactly Dave, The trouble lies where in China and India they use smaller kilns and have larger production runs, meaning the tiles need to be stacked at higher temps to continue production, Usually the tiles need to be cooled slowly very slowly the slower the less variation in size and deflection, Also the Italians and the spanish manufactures will commonly have over a dozen caliber sizings, by this I mean for instance a production run of a particular style of tile say 10 000m2 once cooled will be sorted into different caliber sizes usually a-n this will be on the box, 'a' usually the smallest in the series and 'n' being the largest. This takes time and costs money, money that goes into the eventual cost of the tile. Other manufactures would be lucky to sort 2-3 caliber sizes and stack them hot, hence the facial distortion that has become so common. 15 years ago these problems where rare.

 

[EXRM1802]

I think this is a problem that alot of newcomers encounter. one of my first jobs after my tiling course was 600 x 300 porcelain brick bond in a shower cubicle. Tiled it with a 2mm grout line thinking it would look Gucci and just couldn`t avoid lipping! took me for ever to get it right - the spot lights above beaming down showed awful shadows. I never would of known why if it was not for the forum.

 

[doug boardley]

I think this is a problem that alot of newcomers encounter. one of my first jobs after my tiling course was 600 x 300 porcelain brick bond in a shower cubicle. Tiled it with a 2mm grout line thinking it would look Gucci and just couldn`t avoid lipping! took me for ever to get it right - the spot lights above beaming down showed awful shadows. I never would of known why if it was not for the forum.

yes,damn those downlighters!! lol:lol:

 

[graybags]

I'm rather glad to hear that I am not the only one with this problem, I'll explain to the wife that it wasn't my fault !