slate

[protilers]

calibrated means each tile is the same thickness i.e 10mm.

rectified means they are the same size i.e 305 x 305

dead flat means you want "honed slate" like what they use under snooker tables!!!!
if you want it with a texture you need to buy "riven" slate.

P.s always buy calobrated slate,uncalobrated slate is cheaper to purchase, but it will cost you a lot more in adhesive and labour due to the extra work involved in getting a solid bed of adhesive!!!!!!!! unless the tiler is chancing his luck!, all professionals will qoute a higher price for tiles that are not square and/or not equal thickness.....good luck!

 

[Ric]

ive got that cheap topps slate on my kitchen floor, wish i hadn't bothered now. Shows up every speckle of dirt! although when it is clean for the 10 mins after its been vacummed must say it looks quite nice.

 

[cutmore]

ok matey

 

[enduro]

My very first tiling job was 95sqm of uncalibrated slate, i was on day work luckily, but it took me nearly two days just sorting the slate out before i even started to lay any.

 

[cutmore]

do have any other ideas.how abuot matt black unpolished pocailin.

 

[protilers]

do have any other ideas.how abuot matt black unpolished pocailin.

easy to maintain, flat as in "honed" apperance and should be the same price to install as honed slate, the main difference is you can spill almost anything on it and it will not mark (after sealing naturally)

slate will need a reseal about once every 12-18 months, which depending on the product you use to seal the slate for you required asthetic, may or may not need to be stripped off first....