Alternative ceramic tiles to Travertine. Suggestions please

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Alternative ceramic tiles to Travertine. Suggestions please

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Qwerty

If I didnt want to go down the Travertine route, whic tile would you recommend?
I want the look of Travertine and have seen the Padova (at Topps) and also the Nerea (at Tile Giant)

Which one of the two above has anybody got any experience with. Are they any good? Any problems?

Many thanks
Geoff
 

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Nkayjay

We have also got one called Caroline Ivory 50x50, retails at £13.96 M2, might be worth a look. Also you could try Atenas 50x50. I take it that your after large format looking at the uploaded pics, if not then there is also Bellini Travertino 30x30 which has got a really good print on it if you wanted to go smaller. I agree these are much easier to lay than the real thing and the printing techniques are spot on these days. Only thing is you won't get the patina of age that you get with the real thing. As for Padova/Nerea, well I would be biased lol
 
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Frosty

I've fitted padova before. Lots of colour variation even with the same batch codes:mad2:
If you pick the ones with 3 square cut outs, DON'T, they're manufactured on a different line to the others and you might aswell fit white and beige tiles for the colour match.
Not impressed with padovas at all (can you tell???)

Unfortunately I've got some more to fit in 2 weeks time, I'll let you know the outcome if you can wait that long.
 
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Qwerty

Frosty said:
I've fitted padova before. Lots of colour variation even with the same batch codes:mad2:
If you pick the ones with 3 square cut outs, DON'T, they're manufactured on a different line to the others and you might aswell fit white and beige tiles for the colour match.
Not impressed with padovas at all (can you tell???)

Unfortunately I've got some more to fit in 2 weeks time, I'll let you know the outcome if you can wait that long.
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Hello mate, just wondered if you have fitted the padova tiles yet? How did it go?
Cheers
Geoff
 
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Matt

Nkayjay said:
We have also got one called Caroline Ivory 50x50, retails at £13.96 M2, might be worth a look. Also you could try Atenas 50x50. I take it that your after large format looking at the uploaded pics, if not then there is also Bellini Travertino 30x30 which has got a really good print on it if you wanted to go smaller. I agree these are much easier to lay than the real thing and the printing techniques are spot on these days. Only thing is you won't get the patina of age that you get with the real thing. As for Padova/Nerea, well I would be biased lol
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We also have a range called Manhattan that is a fantastic Travertine Effect. It is a glazed porcelain so more hard wearing than the ceramics (But unfortuantely alittle more pricey too). It comes in a Noce and Crema with both matt and gloss finishes
 
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blocko said:
If I didnt want to go down the Travertine route, whic tile would you recommend?
I want the look of Travertine and have seen the Padova (at Topps) and also the Nerea (at Tile Giant)

Which one of the two above has anybody got any experience with. Are they any good? Any problems?

Many thanks
Geoff
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hi blocko ive fitted hundreds of mtrs of padova tiles from topps i must say ive never had a problem with shading or grouting.for my money its a good trav look alike.a much cheaper alternative :thumbsup:
 

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