b&q polished porcelain

[stevee]

wasnt looking forward to my first time laying this,but it was a breeze

worked very clean,didnt seal before laying, but when they were down

applied LTP impregnator with a sponge mop effort, nice to work standing up, grouted ,washboy ,cleaned up real nice with J-cloths ,then sealed again and buffed

i think i read another post a few weeks back where someone had no bother with these too,steve

 

[Peter]

I used B&Q porcelain a few months ago and had no problems at all. All the tiles were even the same size. :lol:

 

[craig1010]

I did 50 m2 last year of the 600x600, and 42 m2 just a few weeks ago. The beige ones tend to mark very easily, even with a pencil. I know someone who had to change a tile after dropping a tea-bag on a tile prior to sealing. The black ones look fine at a glance, but will never look 100% clean, and look cloudy. It's something I'd tell anyone thinking about fitting them.
A man I did a job for recently left one sitting on his bathroom floor for a week as a sample, and noticed the water marks didn't wipe off, so chose a different tile.

 

[brian c]

i seal them before fixing and before grouting.

 

[craig1010]

i seal them before fixing and before grouting.

What if there is no space to do so, and it's chucking it down outside, like it usually is when tiles need to be sealed?

 

[brian c]

buy a cover!

 

[stevee]

each to their own i suppose ,but this is the second floor in this house ,beige polished porclain , which i laid cleanly then sealed,no problem

 

[White Room]

Have B&Q stooped using the transit wax on there polished porcelain

 

[stevee]

these come with a sheet of paper inbetween each tile mate

 

[White Room]

Hopefully learnt their lesson then

 

[stevee]

aint cheap either £25 for 6 tiles 40x40cm

 

[chrishever@ntl]

This type of prorcelain is a really poor one imported from china. My brother in law owns a tile outlet and knows the guy that sources them for b&q. give it a couple of months then go back and see them. they walk up terrinble. I cant understand why anyone that was serious about a type of tile like porcelain would shop at b&q:mad2:

 

[ggill]

A slight variance on the trend. I am faced with a choose, cheaper b&q polished porcelain 60 x 60 cream tiles or a more expensive alternative. What quality difference and how do I tell?

 

[ggill]

I am faced with having to make a choose, cheaper B&Q 60 x 60 cream floor tiles, and more expensive alternative. What is the quality difference, and how do I tell.

Thanks

 

[ricmrc]

i've laid these tiles several times, and not had any problems with them, the cream ones are a bit easily marked, but as long as they are sealed prior to installation, they aren't bad

 

[beaney50]

Have B&Q stooped using the transit wax on there polished porcelain

Bought the grey granite look porcelain 60x60 tiles @ B&Q last week for the ridiculous price of £5.30 for 3 but ever since my head is spinning from all the conflicting views on quality and installation
B&Q have large notices saying the tiles are waxed, the instructions inside say the tiles "may" be waxed & someone on here says it comes off with the paper in between the tiles but there isn`t any.
We tried using a wallpaper steamer on one tile & that didn`t get anything off. The surface does not seem to be waxy at all so I don`t want to spend a fortune on nanoscrub if it is not necessary.
I`ve had beetroot, red wine & oil puddles on the tile which don`t seem to
be staining the tile & there are no water marks from yesterday`s steamer experiment.

 

[katty]

do you have any of these grey tiles spare as i am on the hunt for 3 of these grey porcelain tiles and they sound the same

 

[steeeevo]

im in the same situation, surely b&q would not keep selling these if there are so many problems, has anyone layed the newer 500 x 500 black porcelain tiles. any thing to watch out for now

 

[Mike]

im in the same situation, surely b&q would not keep selling these if there are so many problems, has anyone layed the newer 500 x 500 black porcelain tiles. any thing to watch out for now

these will probably need sealing, especially if they're polished, but make sure you remove the transit wax first

 

[steeeevo]

That's what I have been reading. It looks as if people are buying them from b and q and just laying them without spending the time sealing them. I have seen mixed reveiws as to seal them before you lay them as they say you have to seal the edges? What whould you guys recommend. Laying them then removing the transit wax then sealing would be a lot easyer

 

[kilty55]

they are poor quality and do not have a good finish imo

 

[jay]

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...kLnvCQ&usg=AFQjCNGoQxRTqIk4PWpNLyJmkwBlNIpJwA

 

[ms.tiles]

i personally hate all B&Q tiles,usually different size tiles in the same box and sometimes different shades,usually broke corners aswell.
for a few pounds more and with my trade discount you can get a decent tile from a tile shop. i know they have made an improvement in the tiles they sell but i dont look forward to using them and try and put the customer off going there.
wickes tiles are just a no go for me,will not put them up,terrible tiles and when i called and told them they just said "yeah well nevermind". 3 different shades of white in one box and 3 different sizes.
must admit in my local B&Q i havent seen these tiles but my local isnt that big and the tile choice is quite small.

 

[ray38carp]

Hi
Ive just tiled a 30m kitchen floor with the biege polished porcelain from b&q and the box said they dont need sealing, so i did'nt, the floor looks fab, three washes then a good buff worked fine for me

 

[steeeevo]

i took a photo of the fitting instructions from the back of the box i will post it later, says they dont need sealing??????

 

[steeeevo]

strange that everyone says you have to seal them and on the box they say you dont, i beleive you guys tho

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I wouldn't believe everything that is typed here, inc. this.
However this thread has had over 2k views others over 5k so it's certainly of interest.
What you read on the boxes now is BQ response to 3/4 years of 'issues' with the 600x600mm porcelain that they have been importing.
18months ago (last time I used cream version) they were advising sealing the tiles, and the boxes clearly stated NOT for use on worktops and areas of hygiene.
At the end of the day you should test them for your own satisfaction - ref Red wine,oil etc and only go by what you find.

 

[kilty55]

as above steve i beleive there are conflicting advice on the boxes at different periods of time

do a test 1st

 

[steeeevo]

I will do a test before to check and let you no what i find with these new tiles, they are 500 x 500 now so maybe they are different to the older 600 square ones where they had alot of problems? im just still in 2 minds if to take these back and get something completely different.

 

[jay]

There Is a fair bit of pre sealed porc coming on the market down here (doing one at the mo) they call it Nano finish there not bad NERO GRANITO seem to be the better at it

 

[jay]

The new nanofinish treatment, based on the application of new nanotechnologies, used also in the automotive and mechanic industrial fields to make the surfaces porosity-free, is applied on the tile surface by some special production lines, also together with other process like cutting, rectifying, semi-polishing and polishing.
The industrial application of nanofinish sets the replenishment of all the superficial microporosity, reducing the penetration of particles and stain formation.
A substance made mainly by Titanium Dioxyde (TiO2) is applied to the tile at a temperature around 90 celsius. This particular substance is able to enter in the micro holes created on the top of the tile by the polishing process (holes that are creating absorption). When the temperature is coming down to ambient temperature, the substance is expanding itself fixing and closing the micro holes. On the top of the tile you don’t have any film or wax, but all the microholes have been closed.
Advantage of the treatment:
- it doesn’t change technical characteristics of the material
- it ensures the replenishment of superficial porosity
- it reduces particles penetration on the surface
- it resists much more to stain formation
- it’s stable and permanent

extract from OZ tile council