Discontinued tile(i think)

[JIMBOB326]

Hi everyone. Im trying to find a tile by TOPRAK that is 13inches by 13inches. Mainly light green with some white and grey. I need a couple but one would do me. They were fitted in my kitchen prior to September 2005. I have a pic on my PC but cant seem to upload it.

 

[DHTiling]

Hello and welcome..not a tile i recall...good luck..

 

[bassman]

:welcome::welcome: To the forum. cant help with your tile im afraid but if anyone can they will be on this forum somewhere, all the best.

 

[faithhealer]

Welcome jimbob, a picture would help, good luck

 

[JIMBOB326]

Any ideas how i can get a pic on the site, ive got one on my pc.

 

[diamondtiling]

when you try and load the picture, does your computer take ages and then say "the web page cannot be displayed", if so its your computer matey, are you on a restricted deal? I had the same problems but after upgrading my account with talktalk the problems suddenly went away, got a sneaking feeling they do that on purpose to get more dosh out of you

:mad2::mad2::mad2:

 

[DHTiling]

Any ideas how i can get a pic on the site, ive got one on my pc.

You can use the manage attachment feature in post reply tab or upload to an album in your profile..

Pic sizes are limited to 24000 x 1200 , so you might have to resize them first.

 

[JIMBOB326]

Ive just put a pic of the tile on as my profile pic. Thanks

 

[White Room]

Hi and welcome

 

[JIMBOB326]

Hi there, ive put a pic of the tile im after in my profile as my profile pic. Thanks.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

hi Jimbob,

All the usual questions now:
~ Do you recall where the tiles were purchased from?
~ Have you contacted the tiler who fixed your tiles in 2005 to ask if they recall?
~ Do you have a broken one that you may be able to see if there was a manufacturers name on the other side?
~ Are they wall or floor tiles?
~ Where these tiles are fitted, are there any of the tiles that are hidden that you could remove and put where you need it?

Hubby and I did that in a house we rented once. We broke one of the wall tiles but managed to pull one from behind the radiator in the bathroom and do a repair job... Don't think the letting agent noticed as we got our deposit back

Oh and :welcome:

GRR :driving:

 

[JIMBOB326]

Ive got some tiles under the fridge that i could lift but i dont think ill be able to take one up without it breaking as ive replaced a few in the past and i had to smash them off. Theyre fllor tiles and we werent in the house when they got fitted, previous owners. Any ideas then how to get a tile off without damaging it? Cheers love. James.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Ive got some tiles under the fridge that i could lift but i dont think ill be able to take one up without it breaking as ive replaced a few in the past and i had to smash them off. Theyre fllor tiles and we werent in the house when they got fitted, previous owners. Any ideas then how to get a tile off without damaging it? Cheers love. James.

Hi James,

Any of the tiles I've managed to get off walls haven't really been that well stuck down. The one behind the radiator in the rented house came off with a bit of gentle persuasion with a butter knife :lol: Managed to take two tiles of the walls in my parents bathroom the other day too, but again, fixing was dubious and I think they were ready to come off.

Have you taken any of these floor tiles up before? Gently tapping a few of tiles may indicate if they're securely fixed to the floor. If there are one or two that sound hollow when you tap them, chances are they're not fixed too well to the floor underneath. At that point you'd need to rake the grout out from around the tiles carefully and then gently try to lift the tile. Here's hoping that any hollow ones are under the fridge where the hole can be disguised easily :smilewinkgrin:

But a word of warning - only try this if you have the full backing of the other half or you don't mind considering the cost of completely brand new tiles being laid - just to be on the safe side. :20:

I've also just done a quick search on the net and found details for Topravit Ltd who appear to own the Toprak tile range. They're based in Harlow in Essex, tel. 01279 770180 Give them a call and see if the tile is still current.

GRR

 

[JIMBOB326]

Thank you yet again. Ill get in touch with them. P.S. Had a glance at your albums, nice pics of yourself. Regards. James.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Thank you yet again. Ill get in touch with them. P.S. Had a glance at your albums, nice pics of yourself. Regards. James.

Thanks James... guess it's about time I put some pics of my tiling up there... when I eventually get round to doing some tiling :lol: