Porcel-Thin Tiles

[Dan]

Who's fitted Porcel-Thin tiles so far then?

How have you got on with them? Was the customer impressed with them? Have they saved you some headache with regards to floor heights perhaps?

Even better, got any pictures for us?

 

[DHTiling]

Not had the pleasure yet...

 

[Dan]

Think you will do soon mate? PHG getting any? (more stone though aint he?)

 

[DHTiling]

He stocks both tile types now from stone through to ceramics.. but no sign of these large format thin ones yet.. got some large format thick wood plank look ones ffs... 🙂

 

[Dan]

To be honest I quite like those wood plank ones! Saw a bathroom posted to the forum the other day in them where the shower area used 100x100's I think. Pretty sure that's the same stuff.

 

[DHTiling]

These ones are massive..lol.. not got a tile cutter to cut them.... but can hire a TX1200 at ctd.

 

[Peter]

Sigma 3EK/M would cut them.

Think I have B&Q 4mm porcelain to fit next month, don't imagine that it'll be good to work with.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

heres some pics of thin tiles in a small bathroom

 

[Dan]

They do look huge next to a shower! Puts in in perspective that doesn't it.

 

[tobins tiling]

Nice job there ray they weren't Newcastle fans were they by any chance

 

[J.R Tiling]

Iv'e just done a job this week with the B&Q 4mm tiles , and to be fair they were really nice to work with :hurray:

Just need to go back next week to do some boxing in once plumber has fitted the toilet so will take some pics and post them

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Nice job there ray they weren't Newcastle fans were they by any chance

no just a time less look

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

 

[tobins tiling]

Ray some quality work there mate can just ask what the little rectangle pad is on the bath

 

[John Benton]

Ray some quality work there mate can just ask what the little rectangle pad is on the bath

To rest your head on when you're in the bath

 

[tobins tiling]

No not the head rest I mean the one that's on the tap wall by the taps it looks chrome with a black fac

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

the touch sceen computer that runs the bath radio telphone air pump massage pump ozone self cleaning under water lighting heating system and so on

 

[tileman1]

I have set the Slimtech 3mm and 5mm large format tiles 60cm x 120 cm and 120cm x 240 cm from Spain. I love them for their looks and the ability to customize your design.
I took a simple glass cutter and scribed a swoosh like wave (coca cola like) across the tile and snapped it clean. I then used the same tile as a template to scribe with the glass cutter on a different colour tile and repeated the process allowing me to inset a custom wave like pattern across the wall and into the floor. Must do's!!! take all the time you need to prep d levee/plumb all your surfaces before setting. You have to back butter each tile with a 4mm v notch trowel and spread your mortar on floor/walls using a 6mm v-notch trowel. If you can't buy them then make your own trowels from flat plasterer's
trowel. Be sure to stone the cut edges of you tile as they come out razor sharp.
Have fun.

 

[tobins tiling]

Is that all ray :lol:

 

[Dan]

Are you guys a lot more experienced with these Porcel-thin tiles now or what?

@Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin has done a fair few Porcel-thin courses.

We even now have a Porcel-thin pictures category in the media thing.

You fitted any @DavidHoweTiling

 

[Dave]

Are you guys a lot more experienced with these Porcel-thin tiles now or what?

@Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin has done a fair few Porcel-thin courses.

We even now have a Porcel-thin pictures category in the media thing.

You fitted any @DavidHoweTiling

Not yet no... Not up here at present.

 

[Dan]

Not anything you'd push? A bit unique?

 

[Dave]

Not anything you'd push? A bit unique?

I suppose they are , just not seen stockists up here yet...

 

[Dan]

I bet you could push them as a tiler to potentials and get trade from @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin ? (Don't want to speak out of turn here mind I don't know if he sells direct or what).

 

[White Room]

I have set the Slimtech 3mm and 5mm large format tiles 60cm x 120 cm and 120cm x 240 cm from Spain. I love them for their looks and the ability to customize your design.
I took a simple glass cutter and scribed a swoosh like wave (coca cola like) across the tile and snapped it clean. I then used the same tile as a template to scribe with the glass cutter on a different colour tile and repeated the process allowing me to inset a custom wave like pattern across the wall and into the floor. Must do's!!! take all the time you need to prep d levee/plumb all your surfaces before setting. You have to back butter each tile with a 4mm v notch trowel and spread your mortar on floor/walls using a 6mm v-notch trowel. If you can't buy them then make your own trowels from flat plasterer's
trowel. Be sure to stone the cut edges of you tile as they come out razor sharp.
Have fun.

Would'nt think a 4-6mm v notched trowels would enough for full coverage especially on the floors where it's needed.

 

[Dave]

I bet you could push them as a tiler to potentials and get trade from @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin ? (Don't want to speak out of turn here mind I don't know if he sells direct or what).

Strummer is opening a tile store , so maybe he might look into them.

 

[White Room]

Strummer is opening a tile store , so maybe he might look into them.

Does he still have his kitchen place as well....

 

[Dave]

Does he still have his kitchen place as well....

Yes , it's going to be a bolt on to the kitchen/bathroom/bedroom showroom.

 

[White Room]

Yes , it's going to be a bolt on to the kitchen/bathroom/bedroom showroom.

There's only round my way who has them and don't have any on show except silly oblong sizes on a board which means nothing.

If Mikes doing high end kitchens then Porcel Thin will go well together.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

well on avarage i train 4 to 5 tilers a week .week in week out when a client buys our tile we all ways say if your tiler has not used this format before get them to give us a ring and come in for some training thats how we have sold over 40000 m2 with very few problems we will not sell them to other tile shops now unless at least one sales person from that shop comes in to go through some training on fixing them .there are far to many tile shops selling products they dont understand giving all the wrong info to client and fixer alike .i have lost count of the amout i have had to sort out .with the big names selling thin tiles but leaving the tilers on there own to figure it out .not even returning there calls .well we turn away no one and tilers are welcome any time they need help .

 

[Dan]

well on avarage i train 4 to 5 tilers a week .week in week out when a client buys our tile we all ways say if your tiler has not used this format before get them to give us a ring and come in for some training thats how we have sold over 40000 m2 with very few problems we will not sell them to other tile shops now unless at least one sales person from that shop comes in to go through some training on fixing them .there are far to many tile shops selling products they dont understand giving all the wrong info to client and fixer alike .i have lost count of the amout i have had to sort out .with the big names selling thin tiles but leaving the tilers on there own to figure it out .not even returning there calls .well we turn away no one and tilers are welcome any time they need help .

Waffling aside.

Do you sell to tilers or shops?

😵😉