Wall tiles for floor tiles??????

[Andy Allen]

Think you should listen to the tilers...
Theres a reason why its called a wall tile.....its ment to go on the wall not the floor.
Floor tiles are graded 1to 5 grade 4 and 5 are suitable for most rooms in your house...grade 2 and 3 light traffic areas only ie bathrooms or bedrooms....I doubt your wall tiles are a grade 1 if that....infact I dont even think they grade wall tiles....still its your money so good luck..

 

[Qwerty]

Spend the money on some cheap floor tiles. This will at least last rather than wasting your time and cost of materials when it fails

 

[WetSaw]

Think you should listen to the tilers...
Theres a reason why its called a wall tile.....its ment to go on the wall not the floor.
Floor tiles are graded 1to 5 grade 4 and 5 are suitable for most rooms in your house...grade 2 and 3 light traffic areas only ie bathrooms or bedrooms....I doubt your wall tiles are a grade 1 if that....infact I dont even think they grade wall tiles....still its your money so good luck..

Absolutely!
But as it's only a shed being done up by the owner for their own use, and they've got the tiles already, I still say it's worth a punt. Certainly wouldn't advocate it normally but I would do the same in my shed if I was in this situation.

 

[Andy Allen]

The op asked the question can a wall tile be used as a floor tile. ...imo the answer is no..

If you feel its worth a punt then great.....I think it will be a waste of time and money....

 

[m3fitter]

the adhesive / grout will cost you more than the tiles ! the glaze is too thin, and will wear off, chip... don't waste your time and money, as someone said, if they could be used on the floor, the manufacturer would have advertised it.. your call... also a wall tile biscuit cannot take weight as designed not to be load bearing and the tile will crack under pressure..

 

[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.