b&q polished porcelain

[beaney50]

Have B&Q stooped using the transit wax on there polished porcelain

Bought the grey granite look porcelain 60x60 tiles @ B&Q last week for the ridiculous price of £5.30 for 3 but ever since my head is spinning from all the conflicting views on quality and installation
B&Q have large notices saying the tiles are waxed, the instructions inside say the tiles "may" be waxed & someone on here says it comes off with the paper in between the tiles but there isn`t any.
We tried using a wallpaper steamer on one tile & that didn`t get anything off. The surface does not seem to be waxy at all so I don`t want to spend a fortune on nanoscrub if it is not necessary.
I`ve had beetroot, red wine & oil puddles on the tile which don`t seem to
be staining the tile & there are no water marks from yesterday`s steamer experiment.

 

[katty]

do you have any of these grey tiles spare as i am on the hunt for 3 of these grey porcelain tiles and they sound the same

 

[steeeevo]

im in the same situation, surely b&q would not keep selling these if there are so many problems, has anyone layed the newer 500 x 500 black porcelain tiles. any thing to watch out for now

 

[Mike]

im in the same situation, surely b&q would not keep selling these if there are so many problems, has anyone layed the newer 500 x 500 black porcelain tiles. any thing to watch out for now

these will probably need sealing, especially if they're polished, but make sure you remove the transit wax first

 

[steeeevo]

That's what I have been reading. It looks as if people are buying them from b and q and just laying them without spending the time sealing them. I have seen mixed reveiws as to seal them before you lay them as they say you have to seal the edges? What whould you guys recommend. Laying them then removing the transit wax then sealing would be a lot easyer

 

[kilty55]

they are poor quality and do not have a good finish imo

 

[jay]

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...kLnvCQ&usg=AFQjCNGoQxRTqIk4PWpNLyJmkwBlNIpJwA

 

[ms.tiles]

i personally hate all B&Q tiles,usually different size tiles in the same box and sometimes different shades,usually broke corners aswell.
for a few pounds more and with my trade discount you can get a decent tile from a tile shop. i know they have made an improvement in the tiles they sell but i dont look forward to using them and try and put the customer off going there.
wickes tiles are just a no go for me,will not put them up,terrible tiles and when i called and told them they just said "yeah well nevermind". 3 different shades of white in one box and 3 different sizes.
must admit in my local B&Q i havent seen these tiles but my local isnt that big and the tile choice is quite small.

 

[ray38carp]

Hi
Ive just tiled a 30m kitchen floor with the biege polished porcelain from b&q and the box said they dont need sealing, so i did'nt, the floor looks fab, three washes then a good buff worked fine for me

 

[steeeevo]

i took a photo of the fitting instructions from the back of the box i will post it later, says they dont need sealing??????

 

[steeeevo]

strange that everyone says you have to seal them and on the box they say you dont, i beleive you guys tho

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I wouldn't believe everything that is typed here, inc. this.
However this thread has had over 2k views others over 5k so it's certainly of interest.
What you read on the boxes now is BQ response to 3/4 years of 'issues' with the 600x600mm porcelain that they have been importing.
18months ago (last time I used cream version) they were advising sealing the tiles, and the boxes clearly stated NOT for use on worktops and areas of hygiene.
At the end of the day you should test them for your own satisfaction - ref Red wine,oil etc and only go by what you find.

 

[kilty55]

as above steve i beleive there are conflicting advice on the boxes at different periods of time

do a test 1st

 

[steeeevo]

I will do a test before to check and let you no what i find with these new tiles, they are 500 x 500 now so maybe they are different to the older 600 square ones where they had alot of problems? im just still in 2 minds if to take these back and get something completely different.

 

[jay]

There Is a fair bit of pre sealed porc coming on the market down here (doing one at the mo) they call it Nano finish there not bad NERO GRANITO seem to be the better at it