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Top Ten Tips: Terracotta

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Before your terracotta tiles are laid, consider your grout joint. Generally, a machine-made tile with a square edge will suit a narrow grout joint, whilst a handmade, aged rustic tile will look better with a wider grout joint. Terracotta colour tones will vary from tile-to-tile. To achieve a uniform finish, lay the tiles on the floor first, without adhesive, so that you can move them around. Terracotta is very absorbent and it will need sealing to protect it from dirt and stains. The sealer will also strengthen the clay. Before applying, make sure that the surface is clean and dry, … Continue reading Top Ten Tips: Terracotta

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How To Fix & Seal Hand Made Terracotta

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Terracotta is a natural product, so you can expect it will have colour tone variation, minor structural deficiencies such as pitting, and other marks all of which make each terracotta floor unique. Terracotta will arrive in its natural form, which can be much paler than the sealed finish, this is due to the sealing process. There are other ways in which you can seal terracotta please visit LTP to see other options, this guide covers the traditional way of sealing terracotta. The process of laying terracotta begins with spreading out your adhesive on your primed concrete or timber floor using a … Continue reading How To Fix & Seal Hand Made Terracotta

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Its all about the Terracotta.

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Kitchen, conservatory or living room; terracotta once fully sealed is suitable for most areas in the house. With the added benefit that terracotta retains heat better than any other tile, the floor should never feel ice-cold to the touch. If used with underfloor heating these tiles will retain the heat even when the heating has been turned off. Teatree terracotta tiles are handmade and therefore no two tiles are alike, they will have all the characteristics of a natural product; colour tone variation, minor structural deficiencies such as pitting, and other marks all of which make each terracotta floor unique. … Continue reading Its all about the Terracotta.

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Why Do I Need To Seal My Floor Or Wall Tiles?

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Here at Wellington Tile we quite often get asked, why do i need to seal natural stone?  Natural stone like Terracotta, Slate, Polished Porcelain & Quarry Tiles ect. Well its because they are Naturally porous, and if left unsealed every piece of dirt and grime will be absorbed by your natural stone, giving you a really big clean up job, to prevent this from happening we would definitely recommend sealing them.  There are essentially three aims when sealing a tile. Stain Prevention Surface Protection Surface Enhancement It is not always possible or indeed necessary to achieve all the aims, however … Continue reading Why Do I Need To Seal My Floor Or Wall Tiles?

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TEATREE HANDMADE TERRACOTTA IS BACK!!

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    As  sales director of Wellington Tile, one of the west country’s most established Tile Showrooms, Mark Atkins is well qualified to comment on trends in the market for floor tiles. What he has noticed is an interesting increase in demand for a tile that was last popular 20 years ago. “Five years ago it was all travertine and stone, but recently the trend has moved back to Terracotta which was last at its most popular in the 1990’s.” Over the past decade stone, especially travertine has made such an impact in interior design that despite its obvious attraction, … Continue reading TEATREE HANDMADE TERRACOTTA IS BACK!!

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HOW DO I LAY STONE FLOOR TILES, PORCELAIN OR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES?

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  Customers in our showroom often ask “Can I tile myself or do I need to employ a tiler?”  If you have time, patience & some DIY skills then tiling is a job which can be done by the customer.need to employ a tiler?” Listed below are some helpful hints to DIY tile fitting. Planning and preparation is key. First make sure you know your floor substrate and the correct preparation required prior to tiling. All surfaces, including existing tiles, must be clean, firm, dry, free from dust, dirt, oil and grease, and strong enough to support the weight of … Continue reading HOW DO I LAY STONE FLOOR TILES, PORCELAIN OR CERAMIC FLOOR TILES?

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Terracotta Wall and Floor Tiles

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Terracotta Wall and Floor Tiles   Terracotta tiles, from the Latin terra cotta meaning baked earth are just that: Terracotta is a traditional, authentic flooring tiles that possess a warmth, a charm and a character, often missing from more contemporary factory produced alternatives . Spain and Mexico tend to be the main sources of terracotta floor tiles sold in the UK, however it is possible to buy terracotta from a range of other countries such as China, Vietman, Iran  and India. Terracotta tiles as a flooring was a popular choice in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the UK as the … Continue reading Terracotta Wall and Floor Tiles