problem with british ceramic tiles

[Ian]

I've done a couple of bathrooms with their new 'HD' range, I thought they might be really nice with such a fancy name but, no, same old out of square, sizey rubbish. It reflects on the overall finish when tiles are so poor, the only way of disguising the variations in joint size, is to use a grout as close to the tile colour as possible, a contrasting grout draws your eye to any discrepancies.

 

[WetSaw]

That was the problem with these, cream tiles with grey grout.

 

[thompsonbrown]

Here some pics of the BCT tiles I wrote this post about.


Thanks to all for your feedback.

 

[Paul Bleasdale]

Installing a bathroom and the customer has choosen 600x300 Dorchester-Carrara tiles made by British ceramic Tiles.
Finding that some of the tiles are up to 2mm different in size and other tiles have blemishes or crack lines in the glaze.
Is this just a bad batch or are British tiles inferior to Spanish or Italian tiles.
Most of the tiles I fit are Porcelanosa so I may have been spoilt with quality.

The problem with tiles made of wall standard clay being called wall and floor tiles is now a if problem in our industry. I wish manufactures would by now have realised that they are not suitable for wooden floors or ufh. It is up to Tilers to refuse to fix them . Problem is clients usually have bought them and can be reluctant to change them

 

[Joseph Kover]

Installing a bathroom and the customer has choosen 600x300 Dorchester-Carrara tiles made by British ceramic Tiles.
Finding that some of the tiles are up to 2mm different in size and other tiles have blemishes or crack lines in the glaze.
Is this just a bad batch or are British tiles inferior to Spanish or Italian tiles.
Most of the tiles I fit are Porcelanosa so I may have been spoilt with quality.

Yep, I have just told the same few days ago in other thread. Rubbish.

 

[Joseph Kover]

The last Porcelanosa I fixed weren't very smart & not very flat, wasn't impressed at all.
Fitted Chinese ones & they are very good tiles, can't remember the make but made in GuangDong province.

Kito, I think??

Did fit Chinese ones half year ago, they were better than most others

 

[gazmcd72]

Best tiles I've used for sizing are porcelanosa and keope I know a lot of the Johnstone stuff are not made in the UK anymore but the eu

 

[jenjen]

BCT do seem to have gone down hill. There was a particular white matt tile 4 or 5 years ago I used to spec a lot, which was good quality and cheap! but don't anymore as it's just a terrible tile now with sizes all over the place and not even square

Hi there, I am currently in a dispute with the liquidators of BCT regarding some pallets of matt white tiles that were sent that the sizing was all over the place. I have to get expert opinion on the tiles, but cannot due to lockdown. Would you be able to provide me an expert opinion . . .. assuming you are a "suitably" qualified person. Regards Jenny
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Here some pics of the BCT tiles I wrote this post about.
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Thanks to all for your feedback.

Hi there, I am currently in a dispute with the liquidators of BCT regarding some pallets of matt white tiles that were sent that the sizing was all over the place. I have to get expert opinion on the tiles, but cannot due to lockdown. Would you be able to provide me an expert opinion . . .. assuming you are a "suitably" qualified person. Regards Jenny