Azabache Compac Quartz Floor Tiles

[StellaArtoiz]

Guys.
Thanks for your help...and I hope I have not started any arguments over my question😳

 

[tfs]

Guys.
Thanks for your help...and I hope I have not started any arguments over my question😳

:lol:

your welcome,

Dont worry no arguments here. Being a forum we sometimes disagree with each other due to different info. This has led to must of us learning new things that we were unaware of, 9 time out of 10 this is all meant in a constructive way.

 

[Robbie3864]

Hi mate,

As well as being a tiler I have in the past worked for a tile merchant and some of our quartz tiles had to be sealed. This was info that came direct from the supplier.

compac azabache was a range that we dealt with and you are correct in saying that they dont mention sealing on there packaging. But sealing will do no harm, this has also been confirmed by LTP which was another supplier that we dealt with. An example of a quartz tile that does need to be sealed prior to installation is the star galaxy range.

I have been running my own stone company for the past 9 years and have been in the stone industry for the past 15 years. We do mainly kitchen worktops in granite or quartz and Compac is one of our suppliers. I suppose it depends on the sealer but in my experience some sealers can give a dull effect.

Star Galaxy in a natural granite from India. All natural stone should be sealed as it is porous.

I'm certainly not here for an argument, as you said any comments are meant only to be constructive.
:smilewinkgrin:

 

[tfs]

I have been running my own stone company for the past 9 years and have been in the stone industry for the past 15 years. We do mainly kitchen worktops in granite or quartz and Compac is one of our suppliers. I suppose it depends on the sealer but in my experience some sealers can give a dull effect.

Star Galaxy in a natural granite from India. All natural stone should be sealed as it is porous.

I'm certainly not here for an argument, as you said any comments are meant only to be constructive.
:smilewinkgrin:

Sorry mate, I meant to write Star Light it is a cheaper type of quartz to the Compac range (might be chinese, not too sure though)

 

[StellaArtoiz]

Am I correct in saying that Compac is Spanish?

Would this be considered a mid tange price range tile...or the cheaper end of things?

To my untrained eye, what makes a quartz product cheaper, is it simply the labour cost (thus Chinese products perhaps being cheaper) or the quality of production processes etc?

 

[tfs]

Compac is a quality Spanish brand and the azabache tile is up there with the more expensive quartz tiles

 

[tfs]

Some tiles can be hundreds per sqm though.

I believe there is a difference in quality between cheaper quartz based on what I have seen for example the compac quartz has a better colour (darker black) from what I have seen compared to the Starlight quartz and the starlight quartz must be sealed. So I would imagine that the production process is not the same.

I do believe however that without both tiles in your hand you would be unlikely to think there was any real difference in appearance.

 

[Saltire69]

Pretty sure Compac tiles are already sealed with 10yr guarantee.