Domestic Kitchen floor tiles material

[guitarmanic]

Please help...what is the best / most robust / non slip tile material to use in a domestic kitchen .. ideally needs to resist , kids shoes trainer marks , dogs claws / scratches / and plates saucepans etc dropped or falling out of cupboards ...ohh and easy to clean cooking oil spills etc!!

 

[DHTiling]

Glazed porcelain tiles......

 

[GazTech]

Porcelain is very tough stuff...but ensure it is fixed by a pro.......Gaz
http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/browse.php?Category=19&actionsearch=go

 

[enduro]

How about laminate

 

[brummie tiler]

I would go for a porcelain 2.

 

[devonmark]

concrete screed...lol, as above glazed porcelain

mark.

 

[Proper Job]

porcelain is about the best mate but i would not go for a glazed version its not has hard wearing. You really need to be looking at a grade 5 porcelain. You could also go for a natural stone product like granite. If you go for a natural product at least you could sand out any scatches and fill chips in. For cracking thats when there not fixed correctly. Other option would be quarry tiles mate very hard wearing and get better with age.

 

[myhometiling]

natural stone for me in the kitchen, if you get a chip at least
the colour goes through the tile.



calvy...

 

[DHTiling]

porcelain is about the best mate but i would not go for a glazed version its not has hard wearing. You really need to be looking at a grade 5 porcelain. You could also go for a natural stone product like granite. If you go for a natural product at least you could sand out any scatches and fill chips in. For cracking thats when there not fixed correctly. Other option would be quarry tiles mate very hard wearing and get better with age.

You can get grade 5 Glazed porcelain you know......why not use glazed mate any reason..???

 

[guitarmanic]

Glazed porcelain tiles......

thanks for the advice

 

[guitarmanic]

thanks to all for your advice

 

[Proper Job]

Does this answer your question Dhceramics

Q. What is the difference between glazed and full-body porclean tiles?
Glazed tiles are coated with a liquid glass, which is then baked into the surface of the clay. The glaze provides an unlimited array of colors and designs as well as protects the tile from staining. The unglazed tiles are pretty much the same as the glazed tile, except that their surface is not coated. Full-body porcelain tiles do not show wear because their color extends throughout the tile, making them ideal for commercial applications.

 

[DHTiling]

Does this answer your question Dhceramics

Q. What is the difference between glazed and full-body porclean tiles?
Glazed tiles are coated with a liquid glass, which is then baked into the surface of the clay. The glaze provides an unlimited array of colors and designs as well as protects the tile from staining. The unglazed tiles are pretty much the same as the glazed tile, except that their surface is not coated. Full-body porcelain tiles do not show wear because their color extends throughout the tile, making them ideal for commercial applications.

Exactly mate..commercial applications where they will get lots of wear and tear!!( i.e shopping malls and airports )

As for a domestic kitchen a glazed porcelain tile will be fine....

 

[Proper Job]

mate your spot on, but i just thought he wanted to know what was the best is all

 

[Perry]

Exactly mate..commercial applications where they will get lots of wear and tear!!( i.e shopping malls and airports )

As for a domestic kitchen a glazed porcelain tile will be fine....

Yes Dave i just fix in the commercial market in very busy shops in places like Oxford street ect most of the tiles are glazed porcelain that i use 😛ete

 

[Proper Job]

alright PJC you sure there not very highly polished porcelain I'm not a commercial fixer myself but i know a lot of commercial fixers and most the stuff they lay is natural stone, Terrazo, and highly polished porcelain I'm talking about W.B simpsons here the largest and oldest commercial tile fixers in the UK.

 

[Perry]

ha ha :stupid: