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Tiles are usually thin, square or rectangular coverings manufactured from hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass. They are generally fixed in place in an array to cover roofs, floors, walls, edges, or other objects such as tabletops. Alternatively, tile can sometimes refer to similar units made from lightweight materials such as perlite, wood, and mineral wool, typically used for wall and ceiling applications. In another sense, a tile is a construction tile or similar object, such as rectangular counters used in playing games (see tile-based game). The word is derived from the French word tuile, which is, in turn, from the Latin word tegula, meaning a roof tile composed of fired clay.
Tiles are often used to form wall and floor coverings, and can range from simple square tiles to complex or mosaics. Tiles are most often made of ceramic, typically glazed for internal uses and unglazed for roofing, but other materials are also commonly used, such as glass, cork, concrete and other composite materials, and stone. Tiling stone is typically marble, onyx, granite or slate. Thinner tiles can be used on walls than on floors, which require more durable surfaces that will resist impacts.

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    Sticking ceiling coving to wall tiles

    Hi, I am new to this forum, and hope all you experts can offer me some advice. Can anyone advise the best way to stick coving onto tiles. I have decided to remove the coving and tile the walls and then put the coving back on top after as the tiles are quite thick and therefore protrude in front...
  2. L

    Advice on tiling with 60cm x 30cm wall tiles

    Can anyone please give me some advice on tiling with 60cm x 30cm wall tiles. I think the tiles are ceramic and approx 9mm thick. I also have a marble border. I am revamping my shower room and really need some advice. I have tiled before but never with tiles of this size so need some expert...
  3. G

    Removing old wall tiles from plasterboard walls

    There have been a few questions on how to do this without wrecking the wall. Just came across this broken link removed Not seen it before
  4. T

    I need some help with Travertine Wall tiles

    Hi, It seems from googling that our Tile seller gave me some duff advice and I need help sorting it out. I have tiled our bathroom walls with 10x10cm travertine tiles, then grouted using a limestone grout, buffed the excess grout off and set about sealing. Now the tiles still look dusty, when...
  5. C

    Finishing between kitchen wall tiles and worktop

    How is this best done? I have seen many kitchens where the join between the worktop and the wall tiles is sealed with silicon, but this has cracked and peeled because, I suspect, of movement of the worktop. Anybody got any tips??
  6. T

    Wanted small quantity Eliane wall tiles

    Hi does anyone have a small quantity (1 box or less) of Eliane Ipe (?) or Ipanema tiles? They are a gloss ceramic wall tile, beige marble effect either with or without the integrated border, 24x41cm, now discontinued. Be very glad of any help with this one. Thanks!
  7. U

    Coving and wall tiles

    Hi, I need some advice, I am about to tile my bthroom and in some areas I want to tile the whole wall. The problem I have is what is the normal thing to do about the coving, do I tile up to it or do I remove the coving tile and then replace the coving over the tiles? Any advice would be...
  8. J

    removing wall tiles

    I'm removing wall kitchen tiles for the first time, been told to use an angle grinder on the grout then bang out with bolster and hammer but alot of noise and smoke and sparks is that normal? and the tiles dont seem to come out easier anyway am i doing something wrong?
  9. M

    Porcelain Wall Tiles

    Hi All I have a bathroom tiling job booked later this month. The customer is having large porcelain wall tiles all round. Need a few pointers as I have not had to tackle porcelain tiles before: 1)What product is best to prime the walls before tiling (bal SBR??) 2)The tiles are 1sqm each...
  10. L

    Bathroom Wall Tiles onto Lath & Plaster

    Hello this is my first post. I need to tile over a new bath which will also have a thermostatic bath mixer tap with shower screen. The walls have existing tiles, but in removing them the old lath and plaster walls are being damaged and crumbling in places. I suspect that this was because the...
  11. T

    60cm porcelain wall tiles

    Hi everyone - I'm doing a bathroom next week. Client has 60cm porcelain tiles that are too big for my Sigma 5a. Would I be better getting a wet saw or buying another Sigma to take the longer tile? TIA
  12. P

    WANTED - Mondrian Wall Tiles by Tau Ceramica

    I am looking for 6 boxes of Mondrian wall tiles from Tau Ceramica. They are off white, ribbed, and elongated. I will add serial number details if needed. They are no longer made. Thank you.
  13. W

    Numbered wall tiles

    I'm doing a kitchen splashback today and the tiles are 10 X 10, ceramic with tumbled rough edges. The tiles are numbered 1 to 20 - can any enlighten me why? Also how do u correctly space tiles that dont have square edges?
  14. G

    Wall Tiles Falling!

    I am tiling my bathroom at home and have come across a weird problem that I don't understand. After about 24 hours some of the tiles are just dropping off the wall leaving a mirror of their underside embedded in the ridges of adhesive left on the wall. Some gental prodding in the area reveals...
  15. T

    Black brick effect wall tiles

    Hi im about to fit some Back brick effect 20cm x 10cm tile as a splashback in the kitchen, What colour grout and trim would you pros use. Thanks in advance
  16. E

    Clear glass brick mosaic wall tiles.

    Doing 4 metres of clear glass brick mosaic (20mm x 40mm each brick) splash backs soon, she wants chrome trims used even on the diagonal bricks stepping up to the cooker hood. Any tips on cutting these especially for external corners, no trims to be used? Anybody used DMT diamond sharpeners...
  17. L

    Wall tiles on or behind skirting?

    Evening all! I'm tiling my bathroom. Should the wall tiles should go down to the floor with the skirting then put on over them, or should they sit on top of the (in place) skirting? It's triggered off a lively debate here, I can tell you. Any thoughts appreciated. Cheers, LennyW
  18. C

    60 x 30 travertine wall tiles

    Hi. just ordered 60 x 30 travertine walltiles, the supplier gave supagrip adhesive, the tiles are for a newly plastered shower enclosure, would multigrip be a better choice as i dont have time to prime or unibond the surface, thanks in advance.
  19. J

    What is the best substrate for Travatine wall tiles?

    Hi, I am planning to tile the walls and floors of my bathroom with travatine tiles, 406x406x12mm. I am having to re-build some stud walls and wonder what is the best base board material for these tiles. I am a bit concerned about the weight of them all! I guess the normal thing to use...
  20. Dan

    Have your wall tiles ever fell off?

    ....if so... why?

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