Edwardian Tiling With A Modern Twist!

[Old Mod]

What about any of these??... Edwardian - Wall & Floor Tiles: Mono, Edwardian , Hex and Boho Soho | Fired Earth

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Haha £7.50 for 230 X 152 plain tile!
U just gotta love Fired Earth! Haha

 

[Old Mod]

@3_fall

They are beautiful tiles. Only thing I would check if you went for a patterned tile like that Marc is whether the wall units can be raised up to 604mm above worktop so you can fit full tiles in. Unless you/they were happy to cut to the worktop as well as units.

Yeah fair point mate,
Well I'm gonna pop my head in Sat morning and see what's what!
Only Surbiton, so for a change its actually local! Woo Hoo! Haha
Might even let them read this thread!

 

[MTiler]

D'u have any pics Sharon?
It'd be Kool if I could show them.
Thanks!

I'm back home tomorrow evening and I'll get a pic sorted as they're all on my Mac and I just have my tablet with me.

 

[Old Mod]

I'm back home tomorrow evening and I'll get a pic sorted as they're all on my Mac and I just have my tablet with me.

Ok Sharon no problem at all, thank you!

 

[Andy Allen]

Why are metro tiles called.....metro tiles?........someone told me it's cause the London underground was tiled with them..

Btw....share your hate for them......just completed 10 m2 in a kitchen, round a big window, inside the reveals, above the wall units.....job from hell....white metros with dark grey grout aswell......not my cup of tea for sure...

 

[Ian]

Why are metro tiles called.....metro tiles?........someone told me it's cause the London underground was tiled with them..

Btw....share your hate for them......just completed 10 m2 in a kitchen, round a big window, inside the reveals, above the wall units.....job from hell....white metros with dark grey grout aswell......not my cup of tea for sure...

A kitchen splash back including over the cabinets! Now that really is my idea of hell!

 

[Old Mod]

Why are metro tiles called.....metro tiles?........someone told me it's cause the London underground was tiled with them..

Btw....share your hate for them......just completed 10 m2 in a kitchen, round a big window, inside the reveals, above the wall units.....job from hell....white metros with dark grey grout aswell......not my cup of tea for sure...

Haha well Andy they were half right!
They came about around the turn of the 20th century, and were used in the New York Subways when they opened in the very early 1900's!
And were subsequently used in the London Underground too!

So...... No pics for us Andy?

 

[Old Mod]

Think I'm gonna start a 'Hate the Metro Tile Society' hahaha

 

[Ian]

Think I'm gonna start a 'Hate the Metro Tile Society' hahaha

Count me in, I'll be treasurer or something like that!

 

[Old Mod]

Count me in, I'll be treasurer or something like that!

Bri, u are a treasure mate!

 

[Andy Allen]

Haha well Andy they were half right!
They came about around the turn of the 20th century, and were used in the New York Subways when they opened in the very early 1900's!
And were subsequently used in the London Underground too!

So...... No pics for us Andy?

Finished the job today...ment to take some pictures but the polish cleaners were rushing me so they could clean the kitchen ......I will join the HTMTS with you and Bri.....I could be treasurer. ...

 

[Andy Allen]

Bri beat me to it...lol

 

[widler]

Here are some,bloody awful , grey grout as well, mitred to a fashion , in a 14 grand kitchen apparently

 

[Old Mod]

Here are some,bloody awful , grey grout as well, mitred to a fashion , in a 14 grand kitchen apparently View attachment 76987 View attachment 76988 View attachment 76989 View attachment 76990 View attachment 76991

U need a new laser Craig! Hahaha

 

[Qwerty]

I start a kitchen splash next week, and guess what!!??















Yep, cream bevelled metros!

 

[Old Mod]

I start a kitchen splash next week, and guess what!!??
Yep, cream bevelled metros!

Well Geoff we got @Bri as treasurer!
We got @Andy Allen as madam secretary
There's plenty more room in the gang! Haha

Heins and La Farge have a lot to answer for!

 

[widler]

U need a new laser Craig! Hahaha

Laser?
What laser

 

[widler]

Ps
You do know these tiles aint flat straight or the same size?
Just looking at your post mark im not sure if you are being witty or bitchy ?
They wanted them 'all over' no spaces , no big joints and as cottagy as possible

 

[Old Mod]

Ps
You do know these tiles aint flat straight or the same size?
Just looking at your post mark im not sure if you are being witty or bitchy ?
They wanted them 'all over' no spaces , no big joints and as cottagy as possible

Hahaha yes Craig I no exectly what they mate, haha
I was actually only refferring to the quarter bond! Haha

 

[MTiler]

I dont mind metros, but hate grouting bevelled metros.

 

[Andy Allen]

Hate grouting them.........I tend to rub my finger over the joint before washing off to get rid of the excess grout..

Geoff can join the HTMTS he can be in charge of the raffle at the meetings..

 

[Ian]

Hate grouting them.........I tend to rub my finger over the joint before washing off to get rid of the excess grout..

Geoff can join the HTMTS he can be in charge of the raffle at the meetings..

I do enjoy a raffle! If we have a tombola as well, that would be all sorts of awesome

 

[Andy Allen]

I do enjoy a raffle! If we have a tombola as well, that would be all sorts of awesome

We could give away tacky prizes. ...like a rubi cutter..

 

[Ian]

We could give away tacky prizes. ...like a rubi cutter..

Yes indeed, I'll donate mine as I'm pretty sure it's broken

 

[Old Mod]

I think we should holdout first meeting of the HTMTS at the forum birthday bash! haha