Buying black quartz starlight online - TilersForums.com

[mit4d]

Hello All

first post on here

Would like some advice if possible

Ive been quoted £79.99 m2 30x30cm black quartz tiles by a local discount tile shop in Newcastle (Jamies tiles)

Ive been looking online and have discovered a couple of websites selling the exact same tiles for £35-£45 m2

This is going to save me over £300 if i do buy online

has anybody bought from the following online traders before? are they reliable for this kind of product?

a few of the following have sent me high quality samples, but wondering if the real deal will be the same for 7m2?

any help or guidance would be greatly appertained

tilehq
tilemountain
marble-mosaics
stonesuperstore

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I doubt if you will receive a quality Quartz for the online price and unless you can see what they have ' in stock' you have no guarantee that the sample piece will be what they send!
CTD on Shields Road, Newcastle will have a quality tile at over £100 per sq metre, so buy 1 and take it along to Jamie's and compare his.
Buy wise!

 

[gamma38]

Just finished 3 small floors with quartz today, bought from topps and i can say with this material you certainly do get what you pay for.


my advise, don't buy cheap. It's false economy!!!!

 

[prceramics]

The cheap stuff curls with heat

 

[Stef]

CTD will give you Gulfstone quartz, IMO it's the best you will get..

 

[Qwerty]

More resin in the cheap stuff, can curl as others say

 

[mit4d]

thanks for the advice

Gamma youve done a brill job there

With regards to the resin, do you know what percentage is a average amount if that makes sense?

tile mountain state 93% quartz and 7% resin (inc mirror flakes) - at £48.49 m2..

This is for the kitchen, the room is always cold so i cant see the floor curling with heat?

Also, has anybody actually purchased anything from the mentioned websites i stated in my initial post?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mit4d]

duplicate

 

[gamma38]

Hi, sorry i didn't see tile mountain in your original post. I have recently completed a granite floor using there 300 x 300 absolute black and the tolerances were shocking. I called them and complained and to there credit they sent some more out but they were not a whole lot better. They may be an ok supplier for some things but i would be wary. I did leave a negative comment regarding the granite but it never got posted.

 

[gamma38]

Forgot to say thanks for the compliment as well. I can't comment on the other suppliers as i haven't used any of them.