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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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    USA Two tiles lifting in middle of tiled floor in condo

    Walked into our condo in Orange Beach Alabama and found two tiles popped loose from the floor and raised as if they had been pushed together to form a tent. What would cause this?
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    White Tiles Gone Grey Around Shower/Bath

    I've got some matt white ceramic tiles that have gone grey on the shower wall. Presumably water ingress. I had two or three tiles do this before and had them replaced. I've only got a few left to replace the two that have discoloured. Will they go back to the white again and if so can I seal...
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    UK Has anyone purchased tiles from the UK website tilers-world.com ?

    The trustpilot reviews for tilers-world are excellent, but there's not a huge number of them. Price seems good for the tiles I need, but I need a large number of porcelain tiles for an external job. It will be a lot of money in total so I wanted to be confident before ordering from an online...
  4. r1chy0

    UK Best low profile electric underfloor heating system for tiles UK

    Hi there, hoping for some help here. I am about to install a small (2.2x2.5m approx) area of tiles in our utility. I am using 900x900x10 tiles and ideally would like to keep the junction with our kitchen floor (engineered wood) as flush as possible. That means there is approx 15mm depth to play...
  5. invaak

    USA DAINO tiles 18x 36 B99/A

    Hello Looking fo a few Daino Floor tile. Size is 18x36 nominal. On the sales order it was listed as 228 Daino B99/A Thanks
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    Bath Shower wall prep after tiles fell off

    My bathroom was tiled 5 years ago with 60x30 tiles which became loose and came clean off with a little wiggle. The installation was prior to when I moved in. The walls look sound and flat and seemed to have been newly plastered before the tiling was done. My question is what do I need to seal...
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    Very slight movement in tiles around shower tray.

    Hello, So I have a small shower tray that has 4 upstands and the tiles placed on top. The gap between the shower tray and top of the tile is about 1cm. I've noticed at the bottom tile that if I push it I see slight movement. My worry is that water is getting behind and slowly working its way...
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    Pictures Failing mosaic tiles on shower floor

    I bought Faulty Towers last June. I have done a fix on my shower floor tiles. It has lasted for a couple of months but is now failing again. The problem is mosaic tiles coming off. I tried siliconing them to the adhesive base then a bit of grout in the gaps. So, that doesn’t work. Is there a...
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    USA peel n stick tiles are they popular and in much demand ?>

    Hi guys I d like to ask you who live in US, is there any trend now in buying and installing peel and stick tiles? it seems like that is very popular. I am located in Poland so would like to know what is in fasion in US. Thanks. Pete
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    Aus Drummy tiles, is this normal

    I just had these tiles installed last week by a professional, they tell me this is normal and there is nothing wrong https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tj1mpy_CGnc
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    USA Building up height of tiles

    I have a very small tile project, but I need to have tiles come up 3/4 from the concerts slab to match existing flooring. My plan was to use Ditra XL for the added thickness. Am I missing anything. Should I look at other options?
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    USA Experience with extra large format tiles 36"x72" porcelain tile

    Hello, I am a homeowner living in the Metro Vancouver area in British Columbia. I am currently visiting tile stores to figure out what tiles to use for my bathroom reno. It will be a complet gut and replacement. It's a smallish bathroom 7ft x 8 ft and I plan to convert the tub into a walk in...
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    Tanking past tiles and shower tray

    Hi, I’m tiling wall first then fitting enclosure but tanking before the tiling. My question is if I’m tiling behind the frame but only the width of the frame What will stop the water if it gets behind the tiles, running down the wall to the outside of the shower tray? Hope you can help Ben
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    When to apply grout to shower walls & floor and bathroom floor tiles

    Hello, I'm renovating my 2nd floor master bath. I'm about to lay down tile in three areas... on the shower floor first, then the his and her side bathroom floors, and finally the shower walls - in that order. My question is... Should i grout immediately after each tiled area's mortar it...
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    Aus Stained black tiles

    Hello! Iv recently bought this house and iv noticed that the bathroom tiles go white after they are dry. Iv tried cleaning it with vinegar, CLR and generic cleaning products. I don’t even know what it is. Please help me!
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    Tiling for shower around bath with currently has 5 rows of tiles

    Hi all I am just about to install a shower but need to extend the current tiles to the ceiling (currently has 4 rows) around two end walls and the bath. I am concerned if I remove the current tiles I will damage the plaster board walls. So my 'plan' is the tile over the existing tiles. The...
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    Concerned about void behind edges shower tiles.

    Hi. Having shower tiled - porcelain tiles on waterproof insulation board. Wall is not straight so tiler is using adhesive to level the tiles. However there are some big voids behind the edges of the tiles (see image) where there is no adhesive - these voids are at the 2-3cm edge of the tile...
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    Aus Tiles over floating floor substrates

    Hi all. I've read a few forum comments or articles about the dangers of laying tiles over floating floors due to deflection and cracking of grout/tiles. Was just wondering if there was any sort of floating substrate board where a professional tiler would be comfortable laying tiles on...
  19. Wraiththe

    USA Glue! on edges of glass tiles... oh no!

    HI, Excuse the length and new thread, but it reads super fast. I could use some advice. There are a few hundred tiles to fix... not all of them... This project has been delayed for years and much has been put into it.. and now this. Why give in now. I plan on fixing the tiles I have not...
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    Is a gap needed between shower tray and wall tiles?

    I'm sorry to be asking more questions, but I'm quite worried about my current tiler's work. After further inspecting his progress I note that the wall tiles are installed hard down onto the shower tray most of the way around the tray. Shouldn't there be at least a 2 mm gap between the tray and...
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