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ceramic tile
Porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles are porcelain or ceramic tiles commonly used to cover floors and walls, with a water absorption rate of less than 0.5 percent. The clay used to build porcelain tiles is generally denser. They can either be glazed or unglazed. Porcelain tiles are one type of vitrified tiles and are sometimes referred to as porcelain vitrified tiles.
Historically, porcelain was not the usual material for tiles, which were much more often made of earthenware (terracotta) or stoneware. The first porcelain tiles were made in China, for example in the 15th-century Porcelain Tower of Nanjing (now largely destroyed). Here the tiles were used for walls, which long remained typical. In Europe, a few rooms were made in palaces of porcelain plaques, often with forms in high relief. These were made by Capodimonte porcelain and Real Fábrica del Buen Retiro among others.
Although porcelain has now been widely used for making tiles for many years, modern production methods and quantities have made porcelain tiles available for the average householder in recent years.
Hi all,
Just a few (hopefully simple) questions, more out of curiosity than anything else.
I’m about to tile my bathroom walls with 500 x 250 ceramic tiles made by Keraben and noticed some stipulations on the packaging that seem a little strange.
1 - Is there a good reason why they state...
I currently have several ongoing customer issues that I am investigating where ceramic tiles are crazing within 1-2 weeks of installation. The constants in all cases are that a rapid-setting adhesive has been used and the tiles are BIII (Eb > 10%). I have sent the details and images to the...
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Hello, I'm looking for some advice quite urgently. To explain: I recently pulled up some faux-laminate flooring strips that had been stuck down over a lovely old ceramic tiled floor. This floor covering must have been stuck down with an industrial strength impact adhesive and, as such, has left...
Due to a late cancellation we now have places available for our ceramic products training course this Thursday (11th July). We are also offering a 'Forum members only' day for you guys on 15th August, but if you can't make that day and are free on Thursday, you're more than welcome.
The course...
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Hi,
So i have a bathroom floor to tile the house is around 8 months old and they want the floor tiles changing but adamant dont want the mess of ripping up old ones,
Whats a good adhesive to use i was going use mapei flexible and some kind of primer after i have cleaned old tiles with sugar...
You are invited along to our brand new Mapei Academy training facility in Halesowen for our Ceramic Products Training Day.
Now we are up and running, we thought it would be the perfect time to invite the forum members along to see what Mapei is all about. The day will give you a chance to visit...
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We purchased Winchester Classic Field tiles for our kitchen. It's only a small area so we are doing it ourselves, we have done a small bit of tiling before. The brochure says we should seal the tiles before fixing with Fila MP90, but that seems to cost a fortune everywhere. Is there a cheaper...
I'm just wondering if my glazed ceramic tiles need sealing before I grout them...
I applied some Mapei Ultracolour Plus Terra Di Seinna grout to an inconspicuous area. I scraped the excess off straight away and wiped across with a damp sponge. I left it about 5 minutes and wiped it again. The...
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Hi all,
I’m using split face tiles (10mm ceramic 600x300mm) on one wall and I’m failing to cut them along the wavy lines, the manual cutter I have will not cut straight through the split lines and the small wet saw I have, doesn’t support the long tiles, it cuts it like butter but when it...
Hi - Following BCT going into Administration, I am seeking 2 boxes of BCT30829 Shift Grey Multiuse R10 (298 x 598mm). I can arrange collection from mainland UK. Thanks.
Mapei UK Marketing submitted a new resource:
Mapei 'Avoiding Ceramic Tiling Failures (pt. 1)' RIBA accredited CPD seminar. - A Mapei World London City, specification centre presentation.
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