Comments on: Retro tile from British Ceramic Tile http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/20/retro-tile-from-british-ceramic-tile/ Remodeling, decor and home improvement for old homes Thu, 24 May 2012 13:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/20/retro-tile-from-british-ceramic-tile/comment-page-1/#comment-37582 pam kueber Thu, 14 May 2009 23:38:26 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2261#comment-37582 Cathy, I've been thinking more about your kitchen. I am in the Northeast where tile kitchen floors are not as common. But I realized thinking about this more that in other climates they are quite common. Also, even in the North for those with radiant floor heating. Regarding wanting pink or green... have you gone to the largest, best tile store you can get to? I've actually had luck that way... Cathy, I’ve been thinking more about your kitchen. I am in the Northeast where tile kitchen floors are not as common. But I realized thinking about this more that in other climates they are quite common. Also, even in the North for those with radiant floor heating. Regarding wanting pink or green… have you gone to the largest, best tile store you can get to? I’ve actually had luck that way…

]]> By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/20/retro-tile-from-british-ceramic-tile/comment-page-1/#comment-37580 pam kueber Thu, 14 May 2009 21:09:52 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2261#comment-37580 Hi Cathy. I would love to hear from others regarding your question. I have to admit, I thought you were talking about a bathroom floor - which would get a lot of traffic but not as much as a kitchen. In a bathroom, I don't think satin-finish tiles are totally verboten but as the Dal-Tile website says: "Water, oil, grease, etc. create slippery conditions. Floor applications with exposure to these conditions require extra caution in product selection." That's probably why you're hearing to use unglazed. I'll say, though, I am pretty sure I've seen satin/matte finish tile in kitchens my whole life long... and I have satin finish AO Chloe tiles in my three bathrooms, we are just good about not letting water splash all the floor, which might cause a slip. We use rugs. Must you really truly have tile? How about a vinyl composite tile or LINOLEUM? You might like that a lot, and they have pastels. These floors are 'warmer', less hard on the legs and back, and goodness, the grout in tile floors gets dirty fast in a kitchen - you will NEVER be able to keep it clean, IMHO. Having fun yet. See: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/04/the-hard-way/ Hi Cathy. I would love to hear from others regarding your question. I have to admit, I thought you were talking about a bathroom floor – which would get a lot of traffic but not as much as a kitchen. In a bathroom, I don’t think satin-finish tiles are totally verboten but as the Dal-Tile website says: “Water, oil, grease, etc. create slippery conditions. Floor applications with exposure to these conditions require extra caution in product selection.” That’s probably why you’re hearing to use unglazed. I’ll say, though, I am pretty sure I’ve seen satin/matte finish tile in kitchens my whole life long… and I have satin finish AO Chloe tiles in my three bathrooms, we are just good about not letting water splash all the floor, which might cause a slip. We use rugs.

Must you really truly have tile? How about a vinyl composite tile or LINOLEUM? You might like that a lot, and they have pastels. These floors are ‘warmer’, less hard on the legs and back, and goodness, the grout in tile floors gets dirty fast in a kitchen – you will NEVER be able to keep it clean, IMHO.

Having fun yet. See: http://retrorenovation.com/2009/01/04/the-hard-way/

]]> By: Cathy Colin http://retrorenovation.com/2008/05/20/retro-tile-from-british-ceramic-tile/comment-page-1/#comment-37578 Cathy Colin Thu, 14 May 2009 20:38:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2261#comment-37578 Hi Pam, The gentleman I spoke with at American Universal said that the only tiles they sell that would be suitable for a kitchen floor are the "Unglazed Hex" series. As far as I can tell they come in black and white. I also saw some colors in Hex tile that were Matt finish -- but according to what I was told, for kitchen floors could only use the unglazed hex series. The gentleman said that the other tiles would become scratched. I just sent a note off to the other place you suggested. We'll see what they say. Thanks so much for your help! Cathy Hi Pam,

The gentleman I spoke with at American Universal said that the only tiles they sell that would be suitable for a kitchen floor are the “Unglazed Hex” series. As far as I can tell they come in black and white. I also saw some colors in Hex tile that were Matt finish — but according to what I was told, for kitchen floors could only use the unglazed hex series. The gentleman said that the other tiles would become scratched.

I just sent a note off to the other place you suggested. We’ll see what they say. Thanks so much for your help!

Cathy

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