Wooliscott floor tiles

[Tom bowe]

Hi does anyone know where i can obtain 30 Wooliscott dorset flame floor tiles 150x150 x 9mm theynow only make red ones the ones i need are brown/red.

 

[Dan]

Wasn't that an offshoot of Johnson's tiles?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

It's a bit of a mix - Wooliscroft , Johnsons fireflash red, Pilkingtons Dorset range, and possibly Ruabon flame.
At 9mm it's one of the first 3 but a photo would help to identify which.

 

[Dan]

I remember selling their Charnwood Grain tiles that were high gloss and looked like mahogany planks. 150 x 450mm

Lovely tiles.

Topps sure had an account with them but didn't stock much of their range but worth a try maybe?

 

[Tile Shop]

Wasn't that an offshoot of Johnson's tiles?

No it was Pilkingtons. Dorset Wooliscroft is still going, owned by Original Style now. But they don't do the old Multi-versatile anymore (smooth on one side, studded on the other) which was their flagship to beat all flagships. Colour wise I don't remember flame. They did Rustic which was a combinatuion of red, mixed with a bit of brown and mustard.

Check this link and see if an alternative is available:

Slip Resistant Floor Tiles | Dorset Woolliscroft - http://www.dorsetwoolliscroft.com/

 

[Tom bowe]

No it was Pilkingtons. Dorset Wooliscroft is still going, owned by Original Style now. But they don't do the old Multi-versatile anymore (smooth on one side, studded on the other) which was their flagship to beat all flagships. Colour wise I don't remember flame. They did Rustic which was a combinatuion of red, mixed with a bit of brown and mustard.

Check this link and see if an alternative is available:

Slip Resistant Floor Tiles | Dorset Woolliscroft - http://www.dorsetwoolliscroft.com/

 

[Dan]

That's it!

I remember that multiversatile! Had a horrible green / grey colour and then the red.

Used to have a display board checkerboard style and customers used to order it and want it like that, one tile the right to way up and the ones around it the other way up. Tilers used to hate it as it needed different amounts of adhesive under them depending on which way up lol

 

[Tom bowe]

Picture enclosed

 

[Dan]

I think that's called autumn blend.

 

[Dan]

Actually i think you said its name? Autumn blend was thicker and some other firms quarry

 

[Tile Shop]

Autumn Blend was the Daniel Platts Crown

That picture is the Rustic.

Doubt anyone will have those anymore. Production stopped at least 15 years ago, and that was one range that was not carried on by Original Style.

Reclaim yards or Antiques Roadshow might be the only option to get the exact tile, or a plain tile in the same size as a contrast.

Thinking outside the box, one other thing that might work as a temporary fix (will not give a 100% lasting finish) and it will take a bit of artistry.

Get the plain red dorsets, then buy a mixture of Mapei Fuga Fresca in Chocolate and Yellow (test a tile before fitting) and dab the tiles with it to get the correct appearance.

The tiles have a moisture absorption rate of less than 0.5%, but the pigment may "stain" just enough to give you the right effect until you come to re-tile the whole area.

I've just dabbed a tile in it to see if it works. I'll leave it to dry and see if it takes and report back later today. (I only have the anthracite though so don't expect it to look like the rustic)