Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity?

[rupert]

Hi All, I've come across the following tiles, 60*60 costing £15sqm.

They come pre-sealed so I'm assuming they are pretty porous, so I'm slightly concerned going for these.

The price is good and I like the colour, but I don't want problems in the future with staining and cleaning.

I'm thinking of using them in the kitchen and bathroom floor, pretty high traffic areas...

Should I avoid? They seem too cheap...Other places are charging £30sqm for tiles like these, eg tile giant etc.

 

[Alan.P]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

They are probably / more than likely substandard, you get what you pay for, the problems you could face are staining etc.

 

[rupert]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Thanks again Alan,

They are from al murad. I'm going there on the weekend so will ask them to see what their response is...

Cheers.

 

[AliGage]

Very cheap!
Where have yet found them out of interest? I've seen 300*300 in CTD for around the same price. But they were end of line and dramatically discounted.

 

[rupert]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Search for Super White Polished Porcelain Pre-Sealed 60 X 60 WALL & FLOOR TILE on ebay.

 

[Rookery]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Its usually true to say you get what you pay for. Apart from the general quality, there could be size issues or bowing too making fixing more difficult.

 

[judge]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

sound a bit iffey to me :smilewinkgrin:

 

[True Tiling]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Hi Rupert,

I'd avoid Tile Giant and Al Murad as they are unlikely to have any customer come-back at all. These companies don't have a solid returns policy, and you will have to dredge-up the tile importer to inspect if it goes wrong. Avoid B&Q because their tiles are terrible. Wickes are okay, but if you want to go for a decent tile supplier, then CTD or Tiles UK are worthy, and Porcelanosa are excellent. Stick to British, Italian or Spanish tiles and you will be okay :smilewinkgrin:

 

[John Benton]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

I did a job for a customer who got their own tiles from Al Murad. Supposed to be polished porcelain, half were, a quarter were semi-polished and the rest are matt.

If you want my opinion you need to be looking at at least £30m2 and purchase from a reputable supplier.

 

[Eduardo]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Cheap tiles can be good or bad, my advice is to check the quality, if first quality,You have the chance are good.Same with expensive tiles, I recently installed tile that cost £ 240 per square meter,1000x1000, 15 mm thickness, which had differences of 2 mm....

 

[IanWalls&Floors]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

They will probably be imported from the far east, they will have a nano seal applied which does work. Most suppliers import Chinese porcelain (including the main distributors) at very cheap prices although their attention has moved to Vietnam etc since the anti dumping tax was imposed by the EU.

 

[True Tiling]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Totally agree - any tiles around the £30 per sqm mark will be unlikely to cause any issues.

 

[rupert]

Re: Is it worth buying cheap porcelain tiles? 60*60 - £15sqm -porosity

Thanks chaps. Will avoid.