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Can you use porcelain floor tiles outside?

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Alpine Champagne porcelain floor tiles outside Porcelain floor tiles outside It’s a good question, can you use porcelain floor tiles outside? The short answer is yes you can. However, it is important you chose the correct type of porcelain tiles for your external space. Not all porcelain tiles are suitable for external areas.   Porcelain has Can you use porcelain floor tiles outside?

Are porcelain floor tiles hard wearing?

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Chic Silver limestone look porcelain Porcelain flooring Are porcelain floor tiles hard wearing is a commonly asked question. Picking the right flooring for your home is a big decision. Not least because of cost, but you also want flooring that will stand the test of time and potentially add value to your home too. Colour, Are porcelain floor tiles hard wearing?

Do I need to seal porcelain floor tiles?

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Bliss Caramel Flagstone To seal or not to seal? Do I need to seal porcelain floor tiles? It’s one of the questions we are asked the most and there is plenty of information and advice out there. But it can all be a bit confusing so we’ve put this blog together to help. So read Do I need to seal porcelain floor tiles?

A guide to indoor outdoor tiles for 2024

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Indoor outdoor tiles are without doubt one of the best ways to harness the beauty of open plan living. With the lines between inside and outside space blurring ever more, and homeowners seeking to connect lounge to lawn with a seamless transition, the flooring you choose to connect these spaces has become more important than A guide to indoor outdoor tiles for 2024

Choosing a porcelain grout or ceramic tile grout colour

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Whilst your tiles are always the star of the show, porcelain grout plays an important role. As well as enhancing the overall look of your tiled floor or wall, it also holds tiles in place and ensures there are no dirt traps so debris can’t build up between tiles. Choosing the right ceramic tile grout Choosing a porcelain grout or ceramic tile grout colour

Porcelain floor tiles for outside use and slip resistance

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With trends for 2023 and beyond predicting that outdoor spaces will be one of the areas we are investing in, more and more of us will be taking outside, what is inside, creating outdoor spaces in which to lounge, entertain and dine. We have ranges of porcelain floor tiles for outside use that have style Porcelain floor tiles for outside use and slip resistance

A guide to 10mm External Porcelain Tiles

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Using a 9mm or 10mm Porcelain tile outside With the growing trend for sliding and bi-fold doors creating a seamless flow from home to garden, the trend for co-ordinating porcelain tiles that run across both spaces has grown in a bid to beautifully accentuate that feeling of flow, space and connection from inside to out. A guide to 10mm External Porcelain Tiles

A guide to large format tiles

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At large & on trend It’s hats of to technology that tile sizes have steadily increased in recent years. Large format tiles are becoming the go-to for home renovations and new builds large or small. Once the domain of commercial projects, these statement tiles are making it into our homes and they are beautiful, practical A guide to large format tiles

A guide to 20mm outdoor porcelain slabs

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Looking for exquisite 20mm outdoor porcelain slabs? You’ve found them. These are tiles with style in spades. More of us than ever before are seeking to create outdoor spaces that echo our indoor space. Whether that is a small patio area, sweeping terrace or linking inside to outside with sliding or bifold doors, these are A guide to 20mm outdoor porcelain slabs

A guide to indoor outdoor porcelain tiles

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The indoor outdoor living trend As we spend more and more time in our gardens, outside space is being seen as an extension of our inside living space. We are creating outdoor areas that have indoor styling very much at the heart of their design. With the latest advances in bifold and sliding door systems A guide to indoor outdoor porcelain tiles

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