Ceramic Floor Tiles, quality ?

[Curiosity]

Hi

Need to choose ceramic floor tiles for kitchen/breakfast room/utility.

I notice the prices seem to very from £5 per M2 up to £12 M2 for standard type tiles. Wickes have a special offer on a range for £5 M2.

Is there anything I should be aware of going for the cheaper tiles, they all look the same to me, apart from colour that is.

TIA

Paul

[Scott Mills]

I've done quite a bit of floor tiling here (a total of about 35sqM now) and have used cheapo tiles from homebase which cost 4.50/M2, to "expensive" ones at £9/M2 from Wickes. can't say that I really noticed much difference. I was told that the cheaper ones tend to be less square but I can't say I really noticed that as mine were 'wobbly edged'. The cheap ones have not chipped any worse than the expensive ones (yes I managed to drop a drill on the cheapos, and a rad on the expenisve ones!) Go for what you like!

[Michael Chare]

Tiles are normally graded on a scale from 1 to 5. 5 being the hardest. The grading should be shown on the packet.

Michael Chare

[Curiosity]

Thanks for the info, the box says they are graded for heavy use.

Paul

[The Natural Philosopher]

Blimey. My current tiling is at £33 per square meter.

I have to say tho, that they look exactly like riven slabs of limestone!

I have NEVER encountered a tougher tile either. Or more accurate.

You get what you pay for.

[Curiosity]

These are marked 4, is that good or bad ?, should they be hard or softer ?.

TIA

Paul