Find this a bit strange.......

[Andy Allen]

Customer asked me to check some tiles there thinking of purchasing.
This is the info I looked at.
Can you spot anything that doesn't make sense..

 

[Albert]

Yes

 

[Andy Allen]

Yes

And the answer is.....................

 

[Albert]

Indoor only

 

[Qwerty]

For me the 450 x 450 being classed as large

 

[Qwerty]

Indoor only

I saw that but thought they are probably meaning its not frost resistant??

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Yes - they are not Metros!

 

[Andy Allen]

Why would a grade 5 porcelain tile be for indoor use only...??

 

[hmtiling]

Why would a grade 5 porcelain tile be for indoor use only...??

because of the slip rating i'd imagine Andy

 

[One Day]

Flat texture, slip rated, indoor only

 

[Old Mod]

I took this from a tile store web site.


‘The majority of floor tiles these days are given an anti slip rating. This rating comes in the form of an 'R' value. The 'R' stands for 'ramp test'. This 'R' value ranges from R9, which has a small degree of slip resistance, right up to R13, which is the highest slip resistance. This 'R' value shows the degree of slip resustance the tile has.

R13 is the resistance recommended by many professionals for public wet areas such as showers in a changing room and pool surrounds, whereas R9 and R10 values are often used for domestic situations such as bathrooms and kitchens.’

 

[Old Mod]

The above are ramp test ratings,
The other measurement used is the PTV test....



Uncle Ray has one of these, and I’m sure if anyone needed such a test doing he’d be only too happy to assist.

 

[Andy Allen]

So it has nothing to do with the quality of the tiles, just you might slip on your arse if you're a clumsy prat...??

 

[Time's Ran Out]

@3_fall - great bit of information.
Thank you.

 

[WetSaw]

you're a clumsy prat...??

Is that another way of saying old and infirm?