2'x2' Tiles Concrete Table is it more durable than others? Why so many complaints about the tiles finished 'pop up'? What is the life span for 2'x2' Tiles Concrete Table? Is it because adhesive can't have good bonding with the polished tiles?

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This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Jun 25 2012, 01:33 AM

First it's the quality of tiles and second how good is ur installer.

really depends on workmanship, even el cheapo tiles don't pop up that easily

Thank you. Good quality tiles must come with good tiler - Perfect match.

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Added on July 10, 2012, 10:17 amAgreed. Good and experience tilers will ensure good quality of concrete table.

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Jul 10 2012, 10:17 AM

Maybe the tiles are placed too close together? Or not "soaked" before laying?

Initially I wanted to lay my 2x2 tiles as close together as possible so they'll look nicer. But my tiling sifu advised against it, he said it'll look good but the tiles might pop.

Then I looked at the brochure from Feruni Gem series. It recommended a minimum gap of 3mm, even though the tiles have rectified edge.

wall tiles should have soaked before laying but not 2x2 tiles for table top. minimum gap of 3mm recommended by Feruni? Good information. Will instruct my tiler to take note. thank you.

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Added on July 24, 2012, 2:05 am

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Jul 24 2012, 02:05 AM

Never seen the concrete table can polished until so nice.... the alignment of the tiles edge really 'cantik'. thank you to my tiler.

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Jul 24 2012, 02:10 AM


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Don't mind me asking... Why is the polished edge a lighter colour the the rest of the tile? Didn't you use a full body tile?

HI tumpang thread, may i know why most of people use 2X2 as table top? anyone use smaller tiles? can share photos? thanks!

2'x2' tiles look nicer ...
nowaday is the more simple the more cantik ..
if u want to use 1'x1' also can ...
can you accept it .. ?

Since the depth of the table top are around 2', using 2x2 tiles will reduce the no. of joints

Agree and joints trap dirt also making cleaning difficult.

thank you dolphinmouse, kelvyn and skydrop for your replies. I was just wondering why coz i personally thot that putting smaller tiles or maybe combination of of tiles & mosaic for example may enhance the overall "look" of the table top so just wondering whether anyone has done so

big tiles tend to pop up are basically because of the different of coeeficient of expansion between the tiles and the base(concrete /table top). That's why whenever using 2x2 or bigger tiles must use additives inside the simen mix. All experience tiles layer know about it. Just make sure they use it. The tiles wont pop up immediately, they will pop up after 2-3 months, depending on the wheather.

Is full body tiles but after polished the colour will be lighter. According to the tiles shop, all black galaxy tiles are from China.

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Added on August 9, 2012, 8:43 amPeople always believe tiles concrete table more durable ma... but because the concrete table got many gap with cement so look not so nice. smaller tiles to do concrete table i seldom see. My parent house use 1'x1' for concrete table and had been used for 20 years still very strong. Haha...

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Aug 9 2012, 08:43 AM

i have seen black tiles with gold sparkles , but is there any tiles with silver sparkles?

Generally, I only saw three types of Black Color 2X2 Tiles for table top.

1) Pure Black
2) Black with Gold sparkles
3) Black with Gold and Silver Sparkles (but gold sparkles is more than silver)

I'm looking for suitable tile for my kitchen floor and table-top also, and finally i choose the NIRO Vein stone GSV 03 black, Matt for my floor and Lappato finishing for my table-top.

Workmanship is the key for all the tiling.

I m quite pleased with my Chinese tiler. Of coz I am not fussy like line must be very straight, gap not too big etc.

I'm just grateful he finish fast, and if I giv any comment he will take into consideration and won't be rude...thankfully

can share some photo?

Haha.. not so fast la... May be can tahan for few years lor...

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Added on August 9, 2012, 10:46 pmYour query already answered by Purplecane. Really never seen any tiles with silver sparkles only. All black galaxy tiles are from China.

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Added on August 9, 2012, 10:47 pmCant imagine how does it look like? Can share?

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Added on August 9, 2012, 10:51 pmGlad to hear that from you.

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Aug 9 2012, 10:51 PM

Okay, the photo was taken with my phone, not sure this will against the forum rules with price tag still on it.

Sometime the photo could be deceiving, different camera and display produce color differently. You need to go to the tile shop to see it, when I deciding the floor tile for my bathroom and balcony, I try it on my bare foot.

excellent info; now i'm hoping my illegal immigrant good friend (which also happens to be my tiler) knows what he's doing when he insisted on using both gam dgn simen (in his own words) when he did my floor.

nice, scratch will not be easily visible,
how much is it?

Matt is 27 and 32 for Lappato, all 2x2 size. i'm not sure its good deal, i only need small amount for my kitchen.

Here's my concrete makan table. Feruni 2x2 MC85

Are you using this tile for concrete table? Wow... very new to me. Your tiles concrete table must be very special because its not ordinary 2'x2' like others.

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Added on August 15, 2012, 12:20 amNice design.

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Added on August 15, 2012, 12:31 am

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Added on August 15, 2012, 12:33 amHaha... kucingflight: your concrete makan table really creative. like it!

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Aug 15 2012, 12:33 AM

any ideal shop in Puchong/Subang to recommend for choosing wet kitchen wall and concrete table 2x2 tiles?

wall tiles u can get pretty affordable price at super ceramic puchong. I would go for better ones for 2X2 tiles like niro and feruni (if the sft ure looking at is not too big)

For me, i went to the whole stretch at jln ipoh, i bought a combination of kimgress, alpha and white horse. Niro and feruni i bought elsewhere as only authorized places got sell one.

Extra note on alpha tiles. They are affordable, but they chip fairly easily. A bit regret coz i put on floor, i remember got wood design and can see the chipping very clearly. Even white ones also can see the chipping. I hv no problem with feruni and niro tiles , they are pretty good! Hope this helps

Be careful when buy tiles. I have just ordered and made full payment during ordering my tiles last week. After 2 days, i received they delivered of my tiles and guest what happened. The tiles quality is not as same as what i have show at the showroom. I have chosen rough(a bit rough lah) surface for car porch, but the tiles when delivered to me are very very very rough. Is like kids when play at the car porch, may easy to fall down and cause bleeding. I called and argue with the shop, you know what they tell me:

1. The tiles produced for each batch may have different quality. (Where they never tell me this when i buy)
2. The tiles produced will not be 100% same as the one displayed at the showroom (Then what for display at showroom, cheating).
3. The shop will not be responsibilities on the tiles delivered, that is tiles manufacturer problems, not leader problems. (Who am i buying tiles from? The leader or the manufacturer?)
4. The QC of the manufacturer will only certified on the tiles colour, not the surface. (QC simply can passed. That also i received same tiles with different different colours)
5. We cant do anything, if you want, we can arrange the tiles manufacturer sales man to talk with me, but this will just waste my time, as they wont do anything as well.
6. I requested them to take back the tiles, the sales girl said base on the total need to take back they will charge RM260 for handling cost. (Which is not my problem but i need to pay for it)

Now am thinking pay a bit more for tiles is much better to get better quality of tiles, coz this is one time charge forever you stay at the house. Cheaper price always will cause bad quality and bad service. When i called again, the sales girl will always engage, at toilet, not arround, ask to call back also never call back till i need to go to the shop my self and argue with them.
I told them to bring back those tiles, and change others tiles which is more expensive, they will still charge me the RM260.

which shop and brand of tiles?

ya im interested to know as well. which brand and what shop?

Yes. I oso want to know wat brand and which shop? How cheap is the tile???

Thanks for sharing your 'bad' experience but you really pay for a lesson. Good information for all.

So yours is ceramic tiles or granite tiles?

Sorry to hear of your problem. However, to be frank there is some truth to what the salesgirl told you. The shading of the tiles can vary slightly from batch to batch, each batch will have a code for matching. When you are laying a big area (let's say floor) make sure all tiles from the same batch, if different batch then might see "ying yong" color a bit.

As for surface, I imagine each batch can vary slightly as well. In your case I don't know if the diff is slight or big.

is porcelain tiles and commonly sell at all tiles showroom

I see. When u mentioned "black galaxy" I thought it was granite since there is a well known granite by that name.

mini-bar with concrete table top... wondering how much will it be

Fully agreed with you but mine is just normal tiles

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Added on August 22, 2012, 1:35 amWill it look nice? Any one have done this before? Can share?

This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Aug 22 2012, 01:35 AM

My friend table top. Why so many people like black galaxy?



This post has been edited by cheehoe8: Mar 2 2013, 12:17 AM

Black Galaxy Concrete Top look nice!

depends on individual taste... black glossy surface can see dust easily.

I've just done my concrete table top..
but the contractor's work is a let down.. tiles not align properly and in some areas even not flat.. some tiles were even chipped..

is it possible to hack the tiles he have done and get some one else to do the tiling.. meaning just replacing the tiles and reuse the concrete table top..

As long as u r willing to spend, u may hack existing tiles and redo d tiling.

Removed tiles usually deformed. Cannot be reused.

Found a contractor whose willing to redo the tilling for a very reasonable price..

Another mistake i've found yesterday.. My contractor make the concrete table top too high from what I requested.. I requested 35-36inch.. Instead the table top is now more than 37inch..

Anyway to lower the height? Any suggestion?

normally what type of tiles are used for kitchen top ?
porcelain or ceramic ?? which is more heat and scratch resistance ??

looking to survey tiles for my kitchen top but dunno what type i should be aware of

Use porcelain

Normally for table top should be 33 to 34 inch. U can raise up floor if floor tiling not yet done. Just my 2 cents

There are 4 x 2 tile just for table top.

4x2 ....sweet , means less grout
porcelain also?
is the 4x2 price similar to 2 pcs of 2x2 or way more expensive ?

I'm not sure what is it, but cost around RM100, tickness 1.2cm.

Here's my kitchen top.


This post has been edited by swdee2: Feb 11 2015, 04:47 PM


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nice top. what tile do u use? china made? which shop did u get it from? heard the cost for tiling tabletop is higher than floor, is it true?

I think the tiles is from Indon.
I bought it from Super Ceramic.
Table top tiles labour only for 14 x 9 = RM 2600
The 4 x 2 table top is super heavy, i can't even lift it easily by my own.

This post has been edited by swdee2: Feb 11 2015, 05:23 PM

thanks for sharing, will keep that in mind when scouting later

Here's my kitchen top using Niro Cementum series 2x2




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looks like we have the same color for kitchen, cement backdrop, black table top n white cabinet.

Just for the hood ducting, i just leave it open, support with ikea algot system.