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Choosing tiles (whether wall tiles or floor tiles) can be daunting. Not only do you need to know which tiles are on-trend and in fashion, you need to be mindful of which tiles can be fitted to the background surfaces you have in your home.



…. Working on this.



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Best tiles for bathrooms and showers



Bathroom tiles and shower tiles (or the more common ‘wetroom’ tiles) are the types that need choosing well. Unlike the kitchen, they’re going to take some extra abuse from steam, hot water, regular use, regular cleaning – that kinda off stuff. Whether wall or floor tiles, in here the background surface being tiled (so the substrate) has a big say in which tiles you can use.



Lots of thought is required when it comes to using a tile backerboard or not. Access panels need a bit of thought. Then of course design – the last thing you need is poor drainage and ‘pooling’ of...

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The new tile choosing bit.


Fingers crossed it works out okay. :)
 

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