minton tiles

[sm_jamieson]

We have a minton tiled hallway - a diamond / triangle / rectangle pattern - and we have extended the hallway with a small lobby area near the new down stairs toilet. This area has a bare screed floor at present. We want the ne w area to look continous with the hall. The original tiles will be on an uninsulated concrete slab. The options are to carpet the hall or have the minton tiles cleaned / renov ated and the new section tiled to match. This would mean cutting the screed down to make space for the new tiles. As you probably know, these tiles do not have grout joins (well perhaps 0.5 mm gap in places with "something" in the gap !) and I'm guessing they are f itted by laying direct into screed / concrete and beaten flat with timbers in the old style. Is cleaning up minton tiles and even fitting some more a DIY job ? If not, how much would these jobs cost (*not* London prices !) Simon.

[meow2222]

- and we have extended the hallway with a small lobby area near the new do wnstairs toilet. This area has a bare screed floor at present. We want the new area to look continous with the hall.

ovated and the new section tiled to match. This would mean cutting the scre ed down to make space for the new tiles.

.5mm gap in places with "something" in the gap !) and I'm guessing they are fitted by laying direct into screed / concrete and beaten flat with timber s in the old style.

The tiles are normally laid onto a sand/cement mix on the floor, positioned to butt up against each other. Once laid & touch dry, a dry sand/cement mi x is brushed over them and off to fill in any little gaps. Be aware cement takes days to even begin to acquire any strength.

Cleaning: detergent, electric polisher/scrubber. Just rinse & repeat till c lean.

I don't know how much you know about this, so... what you describe sounds m ore like plain quarry tiles in geometric shapes rather than Mintons. If so, getting matches should be far easier & cheaper. Check out salvage yards. M inton repros can be made to order too.

NT

[sm_jamieson]

rn - and we have extended the hallway with a small lobby area near the new downstairs toilet. This area has a bare screed floor at present. We want th e new area to look continous with the hall.

enovated and the new section tiled to match. This would mean cutting the sc reed down to make space for the new tiles.

0.5mm gap in places with "something" in the gap !) and I'm guessing they a re fitted by laying direct into screed / concrete and beaten flat with timb ers in the old style.

ed to butt up against each other. Once laid & touch dry, a dry sand/cement mix is brushed over them and off to fill in any little gaps. Be aware cemen t takes days to even begin to acquire any strength.

more like plain quarry tiles in geometric shapes rather than Mintons. If s o, getting matches should be far easier & cheaper. Check out salvage yards. Minton repros can be made to order too.

The estate agents always call them Minton tiles, but they are plain and loo k like quarry tiles, no patterns on them. The tiles vary from 4 inch diamon ds (i.e. squares !) to half size triangles and about 4 by 1 inch rectangles with some small squares in there too, colours yellow, black red and brown. I suppose they could be laid in the modern manner with tile cement. Simon.

[mark]

0.5mm gap in places with "something" in the gap !) and I'm guessing they are fitted by laying direct into screed / concrete and beaten flat with timbers in the old style. Is cleaning up minton tiles and even fitting some more a DIY job ? If not, how much would these jobs cost (*not* London prices !) Simon.

I cleaned up some reclaimed Norfolk pamments ( 9"x 9" x 2"), terracotta. I soaked them 2 at a time in a washing up bowl in brick acid/cleaner. Bit of a long winded process but worked well, Should work on your tiles, trial area first of course.

mark

[meow2222]

re quarry tiles:

I'd do it properly, in the original manner.

NT