Looking for tiles for my Mum!

[Tile Seeker]

I have just visited my mum who is 80 this year. It's time for her to re-do her bathroom - get rid of her bath and have a 'wet room' shower installed - if she's going to be able to stay in her house long term. We've looked round, decided on layout/product etc. We have a good idea of what's out there and what will work for her. BUT... she cannot find any tiles that she likes better than what's in her current bathroom, plus the idea of the mess created by having all those perfectly good tiles hacked off, is making her think twice about the whole project. One contractor suggested that she wouldn't need that many tiles to just patch up (the changes only affect one wall) - if she could find any... We have searched behind/under the bath panel, in the shed and the garage (I have yet to go in the attic, not looking forward to that one). The bathroom was put in by owners before last, between 6 to 10 years ago, we think. If we could find out what the tiles are we might be able to find some.

The tile size is 250mm x 330mm. It is quite a distinctive accent tile and border and I'm hoping that someone might recognize it (manufacturer/importer/style name?). We don't actually need any of the accent tiles, it's the plain cream/beige regular tiles that go with them that we need.

Thanks to anyone who might be able to offer suggestions.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

:welcome: Take the tiles off the walls where the shower is going and replace the wall areas with shower boards. That way you may get enough to patch up the area where the bath is coming out.

Good luck.

 

[Tile Seeker]

Thanks for the welcome, and for replying so quickly.

Will an experienced tiler be able to get a reasonable number of tiles off - whole - to be used again? I know that's probably a question like how long is a ball of string and depends on various factors. The tiling is well done and appears to be firmly on there. We're looking at a corner, one wall is breeze blocks backing onto an integral garage and the other is a stud wall. Does that affect how easy it is to get the tile off?

Thanks very much for the suggestion, it is well worth exploring.

Tile Seeker

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Usually when you want to keep them they all break, but only you can tell how well they are fixed.
Send her to the Cotswolds for a few days and strip the lot out. No one likes upheaval and mess but she'll love it when she gets back.

 

[Tile Seeker]

Aaah yes, the law of sod!

Send her to the Cotswolds for a few days and strip the lot out. No one likes upheaval and mess but she'll love it when she gets back.

Yes, that's what we were thinking of doing, we're planning on having her stay with us so she's out of the way. It's just that I've been to so many showrooms with her and no tiles are to her liking...!

Thanks again.

 

[Dan]

Typical woman.