Well, you have chosen your new tiles and are looking forward to fitting them in your bathroom or shower cubicle, whether you are fixing them yourself or asking a tile fixer to do the job for you it is good to have a little extra knowledge to ensure that your new tiles stay looking that way!
Top tips for booking a professional bathroom installation!
OK, so you have taken the plunge and ordered your brand new bathroom, you may well be thinking what next? Bathroom renovations can seem mind boggling as you are dealing with so many different trades but with some careful planning your project has a much better chance of going smoothly.
Firstly, you need to decide who is going to do the work for you and you need to think about every aspect of the job from the pipe work, to the installation, to the tiling and the electrics. So, where do you begin?
Tiles and batches, some important points to remember!
Tiles are manufactured from natural materials and with the best will in the world there may be slight variances between production runs. For this reason most tile manufacturing operations will distinguish between runs by printing a batch number or code on the packaging.
The format of batching differs depending on which company made the tiles, some products will display a long code comprising of numbers and letters to ascertain details such as shade code, date of production and product quality. Products by Britsh Ceramic Tile would feature a 5 digit code on the bottom corner of the sticker probably starting 10, 11 or 12 but more recently they have gone on to adopt a simple system that shows the date that the tiles were made on the packaging.
TileClick Express Stores!
TileClick have branched out!
As a popular online tile retailer we have vast experience in supplying tiles and tiling products to both retail and trade consumers. At the end of 2011 we decided to put this knowledge and experience into “bricks and mortar”, we were delighted to acquire our first four tile stores, now known as TileClick Express!
Home Improvement Projects
Improving your home.
The influx of home improvement TV shows on main stream evening television appears to have slowed down a bit which is, in some respects a bit of a relief, but for others it makes finding inspiration for improving your home harder to find.
Planning the project is where things need to start, a quick project opportunity analysis to decide on what you want to do is a good start. Firstly, look at what you need, then what you would like and finally, what you would like if time and money wasnt a problem!
New Sample Ordering Service
TileClick are introducing a new sample ordering service in the next few weeks.
We have received quite a bit of feedback in a recent survey that has made it ckear that whilst people like the full tiles we send on some products, that they tend not to ever use them so end up throwing them out, or they get broken, but that in a sample, most of the time they were just expecting a cut piece so they could feel the tile, see the colour better and judge the surface.
Bathroom Tile Glaze
When choosing bathroom tiles it is important to make sure you consider the appearance of the tiles.
All ceramic tiles will be glazed, this is a technical part of the tile that protects the biscuit (ceramic) part of the tile from water. Once the tile is printed it is then put through the glazing process.
Gloss and Satin are the most common types of glaze used. Gloss is a more traditional finish, providing a shiny, reflective and fresh look to the tiles, with many white tiles, tiles that are glazed with a gloss finish are whiter than than a satin verison of the same tile.
New Floor Tiles Arrive In Store!
We will soon be able to add more superb and carefully selected products to our website.
We have had 8 new ceramic floor tiles delivered to our stores today, increasing the selection in store and they started selling straight away.
Introducing dark and light grey, beige and brown in a rustic satin finish and also in a flat polished / gloss finish. These tiles will give great complementing colour schemes to go with many of our wall tiles including the Laura Ashley ranges that have had the floor tiles discontinued by the manufacturer.
January Price Increases
January Price Increases.
For the last seven years, TileClick have always provided our customers with good quality products at the best prices we can on our tiles and accessories.
We appreciate the current economic climate, but unfortunately all of our suppliers are implementing forced increases in January. The increasing cost of oil, gas, petrol etc are all the reasons that manufacturers and hauliers are being forced to cover their costs and unfortunately our keen pricing policy means we have to increase our costs proportionately.
At this moment in time we are not fully aware of the increases, but we will aim to keep them to a minimum.
Increased emission zone areas around London will also mean that certain London and surrounding areas may need to pay a surcharge as we are unable to absorb these increases.
These increases will only take effect from January 1st 2012 so please order as soon as possible to avoid these increases as we will not be able to honour 2011 prices once the increases have been implemented.
Ceramic wall tiles
Using ceramic wall tiles in your bathroom is not only one of the most practical, but can be one of the most cost effective ways to finish your bathroom or kitchen.
Ceramic tiles provide not only a durable and stylish finish but an easy to clean an hygienic one.
All ceramic tiles are glazed with either a matt, satin or gloss finish glaze. This glaze is applied to a printed pattern that gives the look of tile and this is printed onto the body or ‘biscuit’ of the tile – this is the ceramic part!