Wall tiles for floor tiles??????

[TJ Smiler]

Have to agree with all the other tilers, it's a wall tile, not a floor tile. It may last for a short while but eventually (probably just months) the surface will start wear off and it will chip and crack incredibly easy. If your not bothered about any of that then get em down but i would as someone else said buy some cheap floor grade tiles and put them down, i would then consider insulting the inside of my shed then putting some suitable boarding up then using the cheap wall tiles on them instead.

 

[Stef]

Go into a Topps tiles & you will get a floor tile for less than £5m2, this will save a lot of hassle in the long run.
I fit these tiles in rental properties for a woman I do work for & although they aren't great at least they are floor tiles & will last.

 

[Ajax123]

Purely as an educational thing what is the difference between wall and floor tiles in terms of manufacturing standards...e.g compressive, flexural strengths, surface abrasion resistance, slip resistance etc etc...

 

[peterwhayward]

Purely as an educational thing what is the difference between wall and floor tiles in terms of manufacturing standards...e.g compressive, flexural strengths, surface abrasion resistance, slip resistance etc etc...

All of the above I would say, although the slip resistance bit is not always a priority. Some of the tiles I have fitted to bathroom floors (by request) I would consider to be down right dangerous.

 

[Stef]

Purely as an educational thing what is the difference between wall and floor tiles in terms of manufacturing standards...e.g compressive, flexural strengths, surface abrasion resistance, slip resistance etc etc...

Some johnsons tiles I have fitted to floors haven't in my eyes been suitable.
Some of their ceramics I would say are only suitable for walls as they have snapped far too easily over my knee.
I'm not too sure about flexular strength or that Alan but you do get a feel for tiles over the years & some I would say aren't suitable for application.

 

[cam_low]

sell the tiles on ebay and purchase floor tiles. no need for flexi adhesive onto a concrete base...waste of money going flexi....

 

[WetSaw]

At least the OP has got some great advice now;-)
Just looked at how expensive adhesive is in Topps, I pay €5 - €7 for standard up to €9 for porcelain flexi.....

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.