Red Quarry or Porcelain for Doorstep? - Tile Advice

[ddo101]

Hi. Looking for some opinions/advice. I am looking for tiles that would be a good match for my front doorstep for tiles that have since been removed and discarded (potentially sadly). They were 6" red Victorian/Edwardian, not sure if they were original or not, they were poorly fitted with very uneven grout lines. Given most features were stripped out over the years, I assume not original, but not sure. The closest I've come up with is a red Denis Ruabon quarry tile. Having gotten a sample though, they are rougher than what used to be there, but that could simply have been years of wear. I'm also then considering an old English reproduction ceramic, but they are all thinner than what was here (9mm vs 13mm) and probably not as safe. I appreciate I can compensate with screed, but it then becomes a much bigger job. Any other ideas? Been searching for weeks on end.

 

[Dave]

Have you looked at original style. Red or black would look good

 

[ddo101]

Yes. In fact, I've used Original Style for a new path. They're not quite as thick as what I'm after, but perhaps that's what I need to do and screed for a bit of additional thickness so I don't have a door gap issue.