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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.
Global production of ceramic tiles, excluding roof tiles, was estimated to be 12.7 billion m2 in 2019.

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    Floorboard needs changing in bathroom . Wet/rotten

    Hey guys I have a small bathroom but water seems to leak to the kitchen. I realised under the floor tiles, one of the floorboards on side of the bath was wet through and almost rotten over years of this issue. So I feel the water has been seeping through that due to splashes over the bath...
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    HELP NEEDED FLOOR LAYOUT 4 ROOMS

    Hello I'm new to tiling my first flooring job it's 42sqm in 600x 200 floor tiles (wood effect) My room starts at front door where I'm hoping to start"?" To then go right through door into living room then left into dining room ans left to the kitchen! It's like a big u shape I do have a floor...
  3. nick9one1

    how to lay out tiles in wetroom form

    Hi, I'm tiling the floor of a wetroom and would like some advice on the best way to lay the tile. I plan to use 300mm x 600mm tiles, and there is a 800x1100 wet room form installed with a 300mm linear drain. Because the wide of the form has been trimmed, it doesn't exactly match the tile...
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    Ceramic Wall Tile Failure - How?

    Looking for some technical advice on these tiles please. Our installers fitted this CaPietra Ceramic tile in Oct 22. CCL Wetroom floor, tanked plasterboard to walls. We believe they used a ready-mix adhesive such as BAL White Star as it looks too white from installation photos to be...
  5. J

    Can anyone identify this floor tile please

    Anyone know where I could find this tile to replace cracked ones. It is a floor tile and measures 330mm x 330 mm many thanks
  6. Mtile89

    Slc or ditra mat to tile over UFH?

    Hi I asked the Wunda technical department if I can just use a Ditra mat only and not the SLC. They said the Decoupling membranes are fine to use, they just don't form part of their normal recommendations. They advise that it would be best to bond the Ditra mat down with the recommended tile...
  7. leemkule

    Has anyone ordered tiles from Tile.expert website?

    I'm trying to source some specific tiles from Marazzi, but it seems most UK dealers are just re-sellers that rebrand tiles under their own name from Spanish / Italian manufacturers. I found the Tile.Expert and can get the tiles I'm after, they have decent trustpilot reviews, but have my...
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    Split tiles remove or seal?

    We inherited split face tiles on a feature wall in our ensuite. In my naivety over the last few years these have been cleaned with a steamer and bathroom cleaner. They aren't fairing so well now - constantly damp, chip easily when cleaned and a brown residue can comes off when cleaned (this may...
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    DIY Pebble floor tiles installation

    Hi looking for advice laying these floor tiles. My bathroom is chipboard. I’m going to get hardie cement backer board, lay it onto adhesive and screw to floor and line joints with tape. Then I’m going to install these natural stone pebbles on top with adhesive. Question 1. Would the (mapeker...
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    Tile trim & shower screen

    Hi I have two questions. First question. My bath is only 700 wide & im only going to tile to the edge of the bath. I have a glass shower screen which I was going to put in after & set it about a 10-15mmm in from the edge. So I’m going to be left with about 10/15mm of tile showing just past the...
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    Small area osb floor to tile?

    hello Folks, its a tiny area. 1.8 m2. Joists are solid 3 inch wide. Area is upstairs close to joists end. Have screwed the osb every 300mm. 18 mm osb. Thinking of putting on a few coats of sbr. Area feels solid but of course I cannot really control any moisture absorption or...
  12. Ebbrom

    Quarry tile sealant advice - made a mess

    Hello! We have quarry tiles which we used iron wax satin on. I did one coat. We then had some plaster come down when the builders fitted some spotlights and we couldn’t get it clean after three mops. I therefore tried the HG grout remover I had again which we used before the wax. This has left...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile 33.3 x 33.3 grey/brown floor tiles? Probably from 2007/8(ish).

    Massive shot in the dark! Does anyone recognise these 33.3 x 33.3 grey/brown floor tiles? Probably from 2007/8 (ish). Possibly B&Q as their Cirque tiles are the same size?
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    USA Looking for older maybe discontinued tile

    Hi y'all, Not sure if someone can help but I'm looking for some tile to patch up floor from recent renovations. The tile I'm looking to match is 12.75 x 12.75, ceramic (has surface bumps and tan backing), has stamps of "made in Italy", "monocottura", and 5/90 on back. The color is an off-white...
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Bathstore Wall Tiles

    Hi, I am looking for some Bathstore Richmond Creama Field 310x450 wall tiles to match with existing ones. Please help
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    I'm Looking For This Tile Discontinued tile trying to trace

    Hi I'm trying to trace 8 off or whatever of the old 'cracked ice' 6" white ceramic tile probably 40 plus years old made by the biggest (only) british tile manufacturer at the time who's name I can't remember altho have tried to look up? I have a photo but obviously can't load it here? Can...
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    tile lippage/levelling systems

    I have used a couple of the systems out there with varying success and i would like to settle on one system. What are you good people using especially for your floor tiles.
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    Split face tile on plaster render behind log burner adhesive

    Hi all, I am planning to tile a full height panel of split face tiles to sit 3” behind a log burner on a plaster render on blockwork wall. I’m planning to score and scrape the paint off the plaster and then use Vitcas heat resistant tile adhesive. Tiles are about 23kg/sqm - planning to sit...
  19. antmoore

    How to repair damage to outdoor tiles cause by muric acid.

    I hired a pool cleaner and they used muric acid. It has turn all the brown and blue edge tiles white. What can I door to fix please.
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    USA Sliding Door Threshold to Tile

    I'm looking for solid answer or opinion. We had some windows removed on an exterior wall and replaced them with a sliding door. The frame is quite high so I'm going to do a transition that is not even. What is my best option to make this sound and visually appealing? I first thought about using...
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