Split Face Tiles

[White Room]

Imagine cleaning the split faced tiles in a shower area😕

 

[Ian]

Imagine cleaning the split faced tiles in a shower area😕

Pressure washer

 

[Time's Ran Out]

[GALLERY=media, 4172]Slate - African Multicolour with Feature Vertical 'Edge' Panels. Wall 600x300mm. Floor 300x300mm. Wetroom configuration. by timeless john posted Jan 30, 2010 at 10:34 PM[/GALLERY]
Just been back to do this
[GALLERY=media, 13913]Swimming pool by timeless john posted Feb 9, 2016 at 10:33 AM[/GALLERY]
Must be doing something right!

 

[Alexb]

Can't think of any supplier that would recommend them for that situation.

I'd personally be nervous about putting them in the direct wet areas. Cement based adhesive and back skimming is essential. A couple of heavy coats of sealer (LTP Mattstone or similar) will be needed, whilst tanking every tiled area being the best way to protect and seal the wall and the gap to the bath (with tanking tape to bridge the gap). Regular bead of Silicon but it might be harder to apply because of the texture.

But none of this will stop water getting through the gaps of the tiles, into the adhesive, into the back of the tiles etc.... and because its going to take in more water than any other tile, it might cause cracking and splintering in the future and potentially falling off altogether.

However people have ignored advise and done it in the past with no issue, and I'm sure many on here have also done it and will say its ok with immaculate preparation. But I like to be cautious as I've seen the odd horror story with various Splitface tiles in bath and shower rooms. And the last think I'd want whilst playing with my rubber ducky, is a slate tile bludgeoning me in the back of the head.

Paul and the guys, I had a chat with the customer today, showed him all the comments on the forum and managed him to change his mind. Thanks all for your help.

 

[Tile Shop]

Good choice, but more importantly, a safe choice. There are quite a few realistic looking imitations. Just gotta shop around for them.