Nightmare tile from Topps

[afright]

I have recently done a shower with these tiles they are porcelain 600 x 300 split face lookalike from Topps you cannot give them a joint and its hard to grout them ,I have now got another shower to do but will not be grouting them, the walls are no more ply and primed with SBR you can't use a tile cutter so will have to be wet cut.I am just hoping that they don't catch on

 

[dptiling]

I used these last year , bloody nightmare .

 

[Gazzer]

PITA IMHO

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Sorry guys but you might have to get used to them.....

These are one of Topps best selling ranges.....

And judging by what the tile agents are showing us from products launched at cevisama, there are even more just like it coming out.

 

[Andy Allen]

I fitted some a couple of weeks ago and never again..

Just out of interest did you fit them all the same way or just put them up random. If you look at the tile the ridges are more prominate one way than the other. .

 

[Gazzer]

Sorry guys but you might have to get used to them.....

These are one of Topps best selling ranges.....

And judging by what the tile agents are showing us from products launched at cevisama, there are even more just like it coming out.

I had a nightmare with them last year , grout would not wash of at all. Ended up scrapping the shower walls and doing it again in another tile.
Just recently got asked to use them again....Nope not gonna happen.

 

[Andy Allen]

Even topps web site suggest not grouting them and in wet areas just tank the walls...no thanks !!

 

[Gazzer]

Even topps web site suggest not grouting them and in wet areas just tank the walls...no thanks !!

Yup thats what they told my client !

 

[beanz]

Did these last year on a splash-back over a bath. Butted them up with a thin bead of clear silicone between the tiles. A shower would make me nervous, but I guess the tanking should do it's job..

 

[Diggy]

You want to try grouting Porcelanosa ' Zeus Biege/Blanco or 'Pearls white' , absolutely hideous , particularly the Zeus!

Diggy :0)

 

[mz30]

You want to try grouting Porcelanosa ' Zeus Biege/Blanco or 'Pearls white' , absolutely hideous , particularly the Zeus!

Diggy :0)

we had them both on 3 new build estates along with Firenze nacar and a few other nightmare to grout tiles in the end we found a good method ,using a very soft grout float and just doing the joints worked a treat.

 

[Stef]

Someone posted on here last year about running a small bead of silicone between tiles & butting them up to each other & doing them that way.
I fitted these last year & they are an absolute mare to work with.
I see topps have them discounted just now 15 or 25% off, was hoping that was a sign that they aren't a very good seller.
I will fit them again but a very inflated price!!!

 

[afright]

I walked of the job this morning refused to fix them but the chap that I do a lot of work for convinced me into doing them, so going back tomorrow to start but will not be grouting them, got about 11 m2 to do.

 

[afright]

I fitted some a couple of weeks ago and never again..

Just out of interest did you fit them all the same way or just put them up random. If you look at the tile the ridges are more prominate one way than the other. .

The first shower I did I kept all the same way with straight joints also found them hard to cut can't get tight joints in the internal angle's did think about mitre internal's but to much like hard work so just silcone.

 

[Diggy]

we had them both on 3 new build estates along with Firenze nacar and a few other nightmare to grout tiles in the end we found a good method ,using a very soft grout float and just doing the joints worked a treat.

Yeh i use rubi float , grout alomg joints , then rinse plenty with washboy