Hi,We are building our new home and we have decided on a porcealin tile which is glazed and has a rectified edge, we are so confused whether we should purchase these tiles for $4000 and get them layed as we have read in a few forums that this form of tile seems to be a massive headache.Should we just choose a ceramic tile instead?
Ceramic or standard or a glazed porcelain. The most important thing is the proper installation technique and a skilled installer Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar and check my qualifications there. GL
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Look for it. The water is shallow.
Rectified edge should be uniform. Easier to install than an artsy fart-sy type baked tile that may deviate from square or uniform dimension. Porcelain tile should be very hard in HARDNESS compared to ceramic, NOT hard as in hard to install. Either way, you want to make sure you have them installed correctly. IMHO the biggest consideration is the SIZE of the tile. Setting a large 18 inch tile takes a fair amount of skill. Setting many, many, many, many 6 tiles is a pain in the *** when you are covering anything more than a 5x8 bathroom. Second consideration is what you have to install around. How many cuts will you make. How fussy are you about having nice wide end rows? Thirdly, are you going to be standing around a lot on this floor in bare feet. If so, be prepared to curse over every uneven edge.
use a compass, when you go over the iron the needle will point down
