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Hi all

I'm new to tiling and am looking to start learning from working on my own projects. Am hoping to go for a similar effect to the attached image wall tiles on my own bathroom. These are Rectified white gloss ceramic 300 x 600. Running floor to ceiling for all but one feature wall.

I understand there are pros and cons of using ceramic v porcelain, porcelain have to be used for outdoor use where frost happens. That ceramic are easier to cut and work with etc.

My question for the forum is would there by any difference visually with a plain white gloss porcelain verses the ceramic version? Can you have tighter grout joints with porcelain, giving more of a plain white wall effect? And why do plain white large porcelain wall tiles seems to be more difficult to source, are they out of favour with tilers in the UK?


Thanks

FT

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Hi all

I'm new to tiling and am looking to start learning from working on my own projects. Am hoping to go for a similar effect to the attached image wall tiles on my own bathroom. These are Rectified white gloss ceramic 300 x 600. Running floor to ceiling for all but one feature wall.

I understand there are pros and cons of using ceramic v porcelain, porcelain have to be used for outdoor use where frost happens. That ceramic are easier to cut and work with etc.

My question for the forum is would there by any difference visually with a plain white gloss porcelain verses the ceramic version? Can you have tighter grout joints with porcelain, giving more of a plain white wall effect? And why do plain white large porcelain wall tiles seems to be more difficult to source, are they out of favour with tilers in the UK?


Thanks

FT

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Porcelain and ceramic tiles have changed alot in last 15 to 20 years , porcelain came out to be a stronger alternative with more pattern etc variations originally , but ceramic tiles are changing ! Alot stronger and variation .I done a job years ago , the tiles were white but so highly glazed that they showed everything in the room like a mirror ! Had to fix every tile and stand back and look at it from several angles ! But at moment you can get great quality porcelain and ceramic tiles
 

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