Where to buy tiles?

[Kimi]

Hey now.

Just started the bathroom renovation and everything is out and the walls back to plaster. Im looking to get some gray quartz for the floor and white for the walls. The best prices ive found so far from local stores are £89 m2 from Tile Giant and £89 m2 from Topps Tiles. It looks to me like they just price match each other, which would make sense.

http://www.tilegiant.co.uk/tiles/quartz/mirror-grey-quartz-297x600.html

http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod5642/section1183/stardust-white-60x30cm-tile.html

Is there a trick to tiles like with carpet where they are mainly produced by the same manufactures then named and priced by each individual company?

Does anyone have a prefered supplier of tiles? or any tip and advice to get the best price? after this ive got to do a cloakroom and kitchen so it would be handy to learn a bit more about the tile game.

 

[ironhorse]

When I was looking around I found Toppstiles to be over priced and decided I would never darken their doors again.

a quick google pops up white quartz tiles 60x30 for £49 per meter sq.

http://www.tilemountain.co.uk/white-quartz-tiles/quartz-stone-snow-white-2334.html

me personally I went with a local supplier (Euxton Tiles) but have bought tiles from Victoriaplumb.com

 

[ShivP]

If there is a local tile showroom that is an "indy" so to speak, then they will be more likely to give you a hefty discount

 

[Kimi]

Thanks for that link ironhorse, they never came up on my search, £49 a meter sq is much more manageable!

 

[Russinating]

We bought our metro tiles from Tile HQ at a fraction of the price elsewhere and the tiles and service was great.

 

[wazza300]

tops tiles for metro tiles,they were cheapest by far and good quality

 

[Russinating]

tops tiles for metro tiles,they were cheapest by far and good quality

http://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod966/section280/metro-white-tile.html

http://www.tilehq.co.uk/metro-white-gloss-wall-tile-100x200.html

Tile HQ are less than half the price of Topps (£8.25 vs £19.50sqm). Can't comment on their quality but ours we're great and they've probably come from exactly the same factory.

 

[wazza300]

crowntiles on ebay I meant,i think they are part of tops tiles though as its where I went to collect them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281099363165?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

not as cheap as yours but ive seen the price drop on them from time to time

 

[billybob89]

Just make sure you get all the same batch numbers. The floor tiles what are they being laid on?

 

[Kimi]

It does seem Topps are quite expensive!

I'm laying the tiles on ply for the floor, well I intended to unless there is a better option? I've had to replace the whole floor as the old floorboards had rotted, at the moment it's just bare boards.

 

[billybob89]

I would lay on dita matting and not ply wood. This will avoid any cracking tryout grout and tiles

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

We got our Metro tiles from Wickes who were 50% cheaper than most other places I looked. Beat B&Q too. Mind you I think they had an offer on them at the time.

 

[Kimi]

One thing I am a bit worried about is creating a step going into the bathroom, the tiles are 12mm thick. It seems 9mm marine ply is recommended + the thickness of ditra mat if I use it. Extra thick underlay on the landing leading to it might be required.

 

[Kimi]

My samples of quartz came from Tile Mountain, the quality seems great but not as much mirror pieces as the ones from Tops and Tile Giant, the search continues

 

[wnb]

Try indie I found topps tiles to be very expensive in comparison.

 

[mattyg]

CTD
http://www.ctdtiles.co.uk/

It'll be were a lot of Indy's get their tiles from. But if you know the right man you can get things proper cheap.........

 

[joelk2]

try wallsandfloors.co.uk too