Hi all,

Beside the patterns, what should you consider when you choose tiles for

1) Car porch
2) Floor
3) Toilet floor & wall

1) Rough texture on the tiles so that when the car drive up to your porch it won't skid.
3) Anti slip floor tiles.

what type of tiles available for normal floor ?

Type of tiles : porcelain, homogeneous, ceramic....
Type of finish : Polished, matt, honed, textured.....

your choice btwn $$ & your preference

for car porch its advised to use heavy duty (which usually is also anti slip) tiles

normal floor, just pick a design u like..

toilet floor and wall, usually both come with same design, and its homogeneous type, non slippery, specially for toilet.

I love white horse tile.

and remember there is 2 grade of tiles, the 1st and 2nd grade. the difference is the size. 2nd grade size is not the same for all pieces of tiles, which make it harder to be installed properly, but yeah its cheaper...and the colour differ too...

bro,

Do you have a sequence in terms of price for the above list ?

for floor u use heavy duty while for wall its up to you, prices of tiles also depend on brand, if u talking about Guocera or white horse than its definately more expensive than those china mali al-cheapo quality type.

This post has been edited by Tohsan: Feb 19 2010, 07:16 PM

the china one quality how ?

its good if u r on budget, save a lot of cash but quality so so

how much it cost on average?

depend on size.

2' x 2'?

for 2'x2' china mari no brand one range from rm10-30.
WH/MML from rm18-40+

now all Guocera are OEM from china, quality so so

go check the Niro tile, alto their 2'x2' also from china factory, but the quality is

besides choices of tiles, pls ensure your hire expert tile installer!! get young contractor and make sure they use good equipements (eg diamond cutter, etc).

if their workers are >40 years old, I WILL REJECT THEM EVEN IF IT IS FREE!!

i thought older guys more experience?

they say when u reach 40, u will have "flowery eyes '

i regreted that i chose dark colour tiles, a lot of maintenance to keep it clean, the dust is very visible.
however, once clean, it does look good

i just did my flooring at my new place. bought 2x2 tiles from super ceramic. Made in China. The sales person told me that china made tiles are actually better than the local made ones and its also more expensive than local made tiles.

This post has been edited by Goneraz: Feb 24 2010, 11:48 AM

this is not true.
u go to 10 shops, 10 shops would tell u different things (which obviously the ones they are selling is of better grade).
the most important is the Quality Control. places of manufacture is not important.

Good QC China Tiles > Bad QC Tiles from anywhere else

Just to share, I had came across with china floor tile which had been installed almost 2yr then the color started to change. Not sure whether the floor detergent or the quality of tile caused the problem.

Looks like you redo the floors for the entire hall/dining ..did it cost u a fortune ?

This post has been edited by Greenyz: Feb 24 2010, 06:21 PM

i was introduced to a nano technology 2x2 tiles by white horse

was told it is anti scratch. any one heard of it ? price is RM 16 which i think is pretty reasonable

also for granite tile for table top, the guy quote me RM 160 / feet. expensive ? including installation & skirting

hi brotan,

where u quoted ur granite tile for table top? i am interested as well..can u pm me d contact?

how bout tiles, where u bought ur tiles?

Choose a colour and design that you won't get tired of after 10 years or so. Your deco and theme can change after that, tiles cannot change.

PM you

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Added on March 5, 2010, 11:48 amhi darylchan,

thx for the reminder

btw, do you think the price is reasonable or over priced ?

This post has been edited by brotan: Mar 5 2010, 11:48 AM

It wasnt too bad actually... the toilet cost more. than my living room

How much was the cost for installation of 2x2 tiles per sqft?

I got a few quotes, cheapest was (hacking of existing tiles + installation + cement, tiles excluded) is RM5.5, and some more expensive around Rm6.5

i am not sure how much is per sq ft but total was rm3700 for the entire living room+kitchen+ foyer... my house is about 1350 sq ft

just booked a 2x2 tile . super high gloss for rm11.5

tats super cheap for super gloss..i bought mine at rm30 per piece. where did u but it

?

old klang

damn it.. i know super ceramic tiles are a bit more exp thatn others.. but i think i kena katuk liao

but mine is china brand woh, not branded

Can change ma the tiles, its only a matter of the heart willingness and money

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Added on March 7, 2010, 9:50 pmdid u survey Jalan Ipoh, there are a lot of shops there, alternatively u can go to Bandar Baru Ampang, there is a shop there selling quite reasonable price too.

This post has been edited by Tohsan: Mar 7 2010, 09:50 PM

any one with idea which tile is best for porch ? i was told MML one is the best as they are thicker

My renovator told me the 2X2 not so good for kitchen wall...he has one unit previously installed ..now seems already like senget and looks falling off.His unit done 2 layer cement summore ...takkan for mine he want use 3 layer ....he suggest me change to 1X2 ...of course price more exp ..but correct ka this theory ..last time one Erny also wrote somewhre that 2X2 not so good for table top also ..but its the widely used .....now confused and shud i change the tiles size for kitchen wall???

Your advice appreciated

yes..im using mml for my car porch... u look at their rustic collection..

rusty look damn nice lor....perhhhh...thinking of i also as my car poarch Resort Theme..

Any1 know about the tiles look like wood?...any review of it?wanted to have it in my dinning area...wanted to install laminated floor but with 4 kidz..haiyo...scrap the idea but again saw Kopitiam using the Wood look like tiles...wondering can ar??

tarak logic ler, 1'x2' sure cheaper than 2'x2' lor.

2'x2' to wall & table top will face the famous "tiles hollow " after few months....

wa MML berry expensive compare to White Horse...

how much for 1' x 2' ?

something like RM10 plus to RM30 plus depend on brand.

i see there is a mml for 7.5

the one i see is those heavy duty for car porch use, the surface is rough with pattern of some kind.

same here

another shop i see they say this one is toughest from MML for RM 8.5

u shud be able to find MML tiles for less than rm10.Standard

What kind of tiles we can use for car porch? Ceramic tiles too soft right?

+100

I sliped and fall on my back few days back