A question for the tile aficionado's

[crispy_wafer]

Sent the Missus down to a local Independents tile warehouse on Saturday morning with one aim...  Find a tile that we can cover the whole groundfloor with.  'Must be Italian or Spanish cos that's what @nod from the internet says' I said.  Have a few colours in it to makes complimenting, or contrasting a little easier.

 

Anyhow, she's found these wood effect tiles from Keratile (alen forest), I wasn't really thinking of wood effect, but I can live with them.  The independent offered them at 28inc VAT per m2 straight away, so there must be deal to be had.  First offer isn't always the best is it?  Is Keratile a decent'ish manufacturer of tiles, or will these bend like banana's and cause the pro a nightmare.  Should I look to a different brand, now I can see what she likes, if so any recommendations?  I have that Roccia place bookmarked.

 

 

Ta

Marek

[nod]

Especially so with the porcelain planks 

The Italian planks are more realistic prints and usually have 16-25 variations of pattern 

Most shop prices are 45-55

Expect to drop down to 30-33

[ToughButterCup]

3 hours ago, crispy_wafer said:

Sent the Missus down to a local Independents tile warehouse on Saturday morning with one aim...  Find a [...]

 

Oh dear, oh dear oh dear. 🤐

 

[AliG]

Have some of these Porcelanosa wood effect tiles which we really like. A different look to the tiles you have shown.

 

They are quite a bit more expensive at low £30s per sq metre + VAT  if I remember correctly.

 

[nod]

[crispy_wafer]

15 hours ago, AliG said:

Have some of these Porcelanosa wood effect tiles which we really like. A different look to the tiles you have shown.

 

They are quite a bit more expensive at low £30s per sq metre + VAT  if I remember correctly.

 

 

Very nice.

[crispy_wafer]

15 hours ago, nod said:

The Italian planks are more realistic prints and usually have 16-25 variations of pattern 

very good point.  I'll keep that in mind

Edited January 24 by crispy_wafer

[Bonner]

19 hours ago, crispy_wafer said:

The independent offered them at 28inc VAT per m2 straight away, so there must be deal to be had

Can’t comment on the wood pattern tiles but Presleys will give a discount for quantity, very easy to deal with.

[crispy_wafer]

2 minutes ago, Bonner said:

Can’t comment on the wood pattern tiles but Presleys will give a discount for quantity, very easy to deal with.

 

That's where she saw them!

[saveasteading]

We got similar from Topps. Big discount for what they call a pallet order, which I think means too much for the car. I think this can vary by region and branch.

 Still close to £30/m2 but it's classy.

All long tiles bend and you need a wedge and clip system to lay them, which will add a few£ /m2.

 

You must see an opened pack to look closely at the pattern. Does it look like a print or wood?

How many repeats? Real wood has zero repeats. The shop people don't necessarily ' get it' that this may matter. The display panels can even have coincident patterns which shows they don't understand.

But that's me, and maybe it doesn't matter to you, or visitors or future buyers.

With 15 to 20 patterns and reversing you have 30 to 40 ways.

[crispy_wafer]

is it worth say narrowing the choice down to rectified tiles only, or would this be counterproductive?  Pricewise I'm happy up to 30-35 per m2, Obviously I'd love a bargain too.  I'm not too arsed about posh branding or glitzy showrooms either.

[Omnibuswoman]

On 24/01/2024 at 10:10, saveasteading said:

We got similar from Topps. Big discount for what they call a pallet order, which I think means too much for the car. I think this can vary by region and branch.

 Still close to £30/m2 but it's classy.

All long tiles bend and you need a wedge and clip system to lay them, which will add a few£ /m2.

 

You must see an opened pack to look closely at the pattern. Does it look like a print or wood?

How many repeats? Real wood has zero repeats.

We are currently looking at wood effect tiles in Topps. The shelf price for the top-end Elevo is something insane like £64 per m2. Which one did you go with, and how did you get such a good discount?

[saveasteading]

8 hours ago, Omnibuswoman said:

how did you get such a good discount?

Make it clear you like it but have options. Have a big area of floor and other tiles.

Try another topps if one isn't discounting enough.

Be lucky with whether they are pushing for sales at the time.

 

I would have to ask the team which tile it is. BUT crucially for me there are 18 (?) patterns x 2 ways round, so ( with attention) there is no visible repetition. 

 

[Omnibuswoman]

We found a lovely Italian wood effect tile (by Rondine) at CTD a few months ago and negotiated down to £34m2, but didn’t order straight away as it was a bit early. Now CTD have gone into administration and we are kicking ourselves!