Encaustic tiles

[NW tiler]

Has anyone fitted these before?

I've got to do a quote for 5 entrance halls, approx 5m2 each. I've never heard of them before until I had the phone call. looked at them on the web but no info on how to fit them etc.

Any ideas?

 

[CJ]

PART ONE

Encaustic, Geometric and Roman Mosaic Tiles
Sealing
Geometric tiles should be sealed with two
sparing coats of MN Stain-Stop. Geometric
tiles require no further sealant or finishing.
Fired Earth Roman Mosaic tiles do not
require sealing prior to grouting.
Fired Earth Encaustic tiles on the other
hand are extremely delicate before they
receive there protective sealant coats. These
tiles should therefore be wiped down with a
clean dry cloth prior to sealing. It is
recommended that gloves are worn during
this process to avoid contaminating the
tiles with oils from the skin.
Dirty marks should be cleaned thoroughly
with warm soapy water and a scotchbrite
pad if required. When clean and dry, apply
between three to four uniform coats of​

Fired Earth Stone Shield

, which must absorb

fully in to the tiles. Encaustic tiles should be
sealed before they are fixed.
Finishing
Finishing should only be carried out once the
grout has fully dried and any residues have
been removed from the surface of the tiles.
Apply a first coat of Fired Earth Stone Finish
evenly and sparingly over both the tiles and
grout using a soft, fluff-free cloth. A second
coat should be applied at right angles to the
first coat after 20 minutes. Encaustic tiles
may require a number of light applications
to achieve a uniform sheen.
Maintenance
Tiled floors should be swept or vacuumed
regularly to remove all loose dirt. It is
important to use the correct Fired Earth
products when maintaining your floor, as
these have been formulated to both clean
the floor and be gentle on the sealers.
Spillage and cooking stains should never be
allowed to remain on an unglazed floor and
should be wiped off immediately with a
clean, damp cloth. More stubborn marks
can usually be removed using white spirit.
This solution must be kept clean to avoid
streaking, particularly on lighter tiles.
Superfloor - ​

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The floor may be wiped over

with Fired Earth Super Floor diluted in clean,
warm water. This solution must be kept
clean to avoid streaking, particularly on
lighter tiles.
Product notes
Encaustic - ​

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These tiles naturally contain

high levels of lime which can sometimes be
seen on the surface of the tile (more
noticeable on the darker colours).​

 

[CJ]

Part two

Cleaning with white spirit and an abrasive
pad is sometimes required to remove heavy
deposits. These tiles can be subject to
crazing from time to time. External corners
are not available with some patterned
border tiles. Border tiles may require
mitring to achieve an acceptable finish.
Roman Mosaic - ​

Metal reinforcing bars are

used in the manufacture of border designs
and may cause excessive wear on cutting
equipment. Care should be taken to ensure
that the pattern is correctly matched,
particularly in the case of the basketweave
design. Small pieces of mosaic can become
detached during installation and should be
glued back into place using an epoxy or
similar glue.
Roman Mosaic tiles should be butt jointed
(no grout joint) except when in wet areas.
Please refer to the Fired Earth Technical
Department in this case. Roman Mosaic​

tiles should also be slurry grouted and care

should be taken to wash off all excess grout
to ensure that small stone pieces are not
left covered by the grout.
General characteristics
Chips and blemishes - ​

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On inspection of

the tiles, chipped edges etc., can be rubbed
down with sandpaper, or in severe cases,
with the edge of a broken tile. ​

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[CJ]

Fired Earth Encaustic Floor

 

[NW tiler]

Sounds like a lot of messing.........

What sort of price do you charge?

 

[DHTiling]

Encaustic tiles are ceramic tiles in which the pattern or figure on the surface is not a product of the glaze but of different colors of clay. They are usually of two colors but a tile may be composed of as many as six. The pattern is inlaid into the body of the tile, so as the tile is worn down the design remains. Encaustic tiles may be glazed or unglazed and the inlay may be as shallow as an eighth of an inch, as is often the case with "printed" encaustic tile from the later medieval period, or as deep as a quarter inch.
What were called encaustic tiles in the Victorian era were originally called inlaid tiles during the medieval period. The use of the word "encaustic" to describe an inlaid tile of two or more colors is technically incorrect. The word encaustic means "burning in" from the Greek en "in" and kaiein "to burn". The term originally described a process of painting with a beeswax-based paint that was then fixed with heat. It was also applied to a process of medieval enameling. The term did not come into use when describing tile until the 19th century. Supposedly, Victorians thought that the two color tiles strongly resembled enamel work and so called them encaustic. Despite the error, the term has now been in common use for so long that it is an accepted name for inlaid tile work.
Encaustic or inlaid tiles enjoyed two periods of great popularity. The first came in the 13th century and lasted until Henry the Eighth's reformation in the 16th century. These tiles caught the attention of craftsmen during the Gothic Revival who, after much trial and error mass-produced these tiles, making them available to the general public. During both periods tiles were made across Western Europe though the center of tile production was England. Companies in the United States also made encaustic tile during the Gothic Revival. The American Encaustic Tiling Company of Zanesville, Ohio, was active until the 1930s.
In both medieval times and in the 19th Century Gothic Revival, tiles were most often made for and laid in churches. Even tiles that were laid in private homes were often copies of those found in religious settings. Encaustic tile floors exist all over Europe and the United States but are most prevalent in England where the greatest numbers of inlaid tiles were made.







hope that explains a bit better......

 

[CJ]

So wot was wrong with my explaination then David

Info needed on "How too"

Not history of

 

[DHTiling]

:lol:...just a small explanation of what they are as well as your fixing techniques..

 

[CJ]

:yes:

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