How unfortunate.

Another lesson learnt is extra money should be spent on tiles which have been "nano treated" or coated. It's money well invested.. especially as its Easier to clean any spills, marks stains. etc. Less porous. water also beads and it's so much easier to clean up.

I think MML has a range that is nano treated. I think we bought ours from there. 2 x 2.

When shopping around for tiles, we went directly to the manufacturers. they have humongous warehouses which showcase all the different types of settings the tiles can be used. Very useful in picking out a set of tiles for one room. Especially knowing which tiles are suitable for which areas.

After that.. note down the numbers of the tiles you like. and take a picture just in case you forget..

then go to the normal contractor shops and ask for quotation. (you might as well ask for a quotation at the manufacturers also.. they may give you a good price as well).

Also.. another tip I learnt from the tilers is that you should not try to stinge on cheaper lower grade tiles. Apparently tiles have different grades.

The higher the grade. A or A1?? their sizes are more uniformed. As such they will be easier to place. Especially if you are "OCD" about the gaping and size and uniformity.

As I understand, the lower grade tiles have some sizing issue. Some are bigger, some are smaller there is a few mm worth of "play" that they are allowed.

However this is what my tilers told me long ago. Don't know if it's really true anymore or not.

My wife was a bit OCD over the patterned tiles and took out each tile for inspection. those that the printing was a bit off or not so pretty, she put it one side and the nice ones she put to another side.

The pretty ones would go to the eye-level while the uglier ones would go to the top/under the cabinets.