Mandana Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 What would/did you choose and why please. We were sent in the direction of porcelain as limestone fades apparently. However, it’s quite a bit cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 What are you using it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I use both Porcelain is much much more durable Ive used limestone on floors But wouldn’t use it on heavy trafficking areas Great in bathrooms though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I have used limestone tiling in a new bathroom, on both the floor and the shower walls. Very happy with it except that some tiles in the shower are looking darker because they have absorbed water. This shows more at the bottom, where most splashing occurs. Despite several coats of marble sealer, there must always be some tiny way in at grout, and then it is sealed in and takes several weeks non-use to return to normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandana Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 2 hours ago, markc said: What are you using it for? For outside the front door and up the soon-to-be created slope to the front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandana Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, nod said: I use both Porcelain is much much more durable Ive used limestone on floors But wouldn’t use it on heavy trafficking areas Great in bathrooms though Thanks! It’s for outside and up a slope. Not greatly used but does get a lot of the weather - sun, wind and rain, so we’re conscious of fading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandana Posted October 4, 2021 Author Share Posted October 4, 2021 3 hours ago, saveasteading said: I have used limestone tiling in a new bathroom, on both the floor and the shower walls. Very happy with it except that some tiles in the shower are looking darker because they have absorbed water. This shows more at the bottom, where most splashing occurs. Despite several coats of marble sealer, there must always be some tiny way in at grout, and then it is sealed in and takes several weeks non-use to return to normal. Thanks for your reply. It’s actually for outside so although showering isn’t an issue, the driving rain will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Check slipperiness and for abrasion. the hardness can vary massively. I guess you need very hard with a roughish surface. porcelain is potentially very slippy when wet too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Mandana said: Thanks! It’s for outside and up a slope. Not greatly used but does get a lot of the weather - sun, wind and rain, so we’re conscious of fading. Porcelain is better for outside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeitstop Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 2 hours ago, nod said: Porcelain is better for outside Can I ask why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 Why not use a limestone-effect porcelain? We are using this on most of the ground floor inside, outside and in one bathroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 39 minutes ago, Makeitstop said: Can I ask why? Frost is the main problem with outdoor tiles 90% of outdoor tiles that I’m asked to quote for are Porcelain Bombproof 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandana Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 One of the landscapers had a good idea today which was to wet each of the samples we can and stick them in the freezer. I did that (wet them twice) and I got my answer as to what we can have on the wheelchair slope … and it’s not porcelain! If I want to break my coccyx again or have even more titanium in my spine then porcelain would be fine, but no! The porcelain was an ice rink!! Far too dangerous, so instead we will put the same as we’re putting on the garage slopes - Marshall’s Driveline Nova course. Not aesthetically as beautiful, but far safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nod Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) You can get a non slip porcelain Edited October 5, 2021 by nod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandana Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 44 minutes ago, nod said: You can get a non slip porcelain You can?? Please can you send me a link. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeitstop Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 I have to admit, I have a limestone in a rear patio and I love it. Its soft underfoot, non slip and is not in any way coarse or unpleasant to walk on barefoot. In contrast, I have fitted porcelain in a small patch at the front door of a rental property and even though it was sold as a non slip rated product, it's nowhere near as good as the limestone I have at my own house. There is something I prefer in natural stone too, but maybe that's just me. On 04/10/2021 at 20:33, nod said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Mandana said: You can?? Please can you send me a link. Thanks! We are using this one, comes in various colours and 4 finnishes: honed, natural and two others designed for outdoors. Most tiles typically have multiple finnishes. https://www.cottodeste.com/collection/limestone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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