Q: Which size is best for patio garden external porcelain tiles?

Depending on the dimensions of your patio garden, the size of your patio garden external porcelain tiles will contribute to the overall look of your patio garden. Common sense prevails, larger areas tend to look better with larger patio garden external porcelain tiles to minimise grout lines. Example large sizes are 800x800, and 600x900. These dimensions are in mm (millimetres) Smaller patio gardens tend to look better with medium size tiles such as 600x600. Standard patio garden external porcelain tile sizes range from 600x600, 800x800, 600x900, 450x900, and 500x1000. These dimensions are in mm (millimetres) Important – please check out our note on nominal kitchen floor tile sizes Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on available sizes of your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile.

Q: What is a good cleaner for patio garden external porcelain tiles?

We recommend FILA Cleaner Pro for cleaning patio garden external porcelain tiles Dirt and stains on sealed natural stone flooring and porcelain patio garden external tiles are easy to clean when quickly attended to. Patio garden external porcelain tiles should be cleaned routinely with FILA Cleaner Pro specially formulated for patio garden external porcelain tiles — always read the label Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on cleaning your chosen patio garden external porcelain tiles.

Q: Are your patio garden external porcelain tiles in stock?

Yes, most of our patio garden external porcelain tiles are in stock in the UK and ready to despatch to arrive with you in 5-7 days. When viewing the patio garden external porcelain tiles on our website, you will see a delivery declaration showing when we can deliver by. For example it might say, “In stock del. by 10 April” meaning we have your patio garden external porcelain tiles in stock in our warehouses and can deliver by the 10th of April If your project is not quite ready, you can take advantage of our Pack & Hold service where you can reserve your patio garden external porcelain tiles and then we will deliver later. This ensures that when you are ready, you are not at the mercy of the changing prices, batch changes, and stock availability due to world events, and import challenges. You can select the Pack & Hold option at the checkout or over the phone. Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on availability and delivery timescales your chosen patio garden external porcelain tiles.

Q: Will my patio garden external porcelain tiles look like the sample?

Your sample is an excellent guide for the general look, feel, finish, and thickness of your eventual patio garden external porcelain tiles. With that said, we advise against using it as a guarantee of colour, veins, or fossils. Patio garden external porcelain tile samples may not always show the full variation of a tile. We advise a combination of looking at photos of the patio garden external porcelain tile in other customer projects, artist impressions, and scanning the QR code behind the sample for a video demonstration. The illustration shows a comparison between a sample and a full-size tile. Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile samples

Question 1

Do patio garden external porcelain tiles require sealing?

Accepted Answer

Porcelain patio garden external tiles do not require sealing as they are hardly absorbent.

With that said, the grout lines for porcelain and natural stone patio garden external porcelain tiles should be sealed. This can be done with grout protector (porcelain tiles) or FILA sealer products (natural stone)

Question 2

What other items do I need for patio garden external porcelain tiles?

Accepted Answer

We recommend Tilemaster, Fugabella, and Bostic grout and adhesive for patio garden external porcelain tiles. Your builder can provide the levelling kit, spacers, and membranes. Enjoy money off when bought together with your patio garden external porcelain tiles. Adhesive is used for sticking the patio garden external porcelain tiles to the substrate
Grout is used for the gaps between the patio garden external porcelain tiles
Levelling kits are used to prevent lipping in patio garden external porcelain tiles Spacers are used to ensure all your patio garden external porcelain tiles are evenly spaced
Anti-crack mats ensure your patio garden external porcelain tiles do not crack when the substrate expands and contracts and improve drainage Please discuss methods of installation with your builder in case they have an alternative way

Question 3

Should I seal grout in patio garden external porcelain tiles?

Accepted Answer

Grout lines between patio garden external porcelain tiles are most likely to get dirty and stain so yes! Porcelain patio garden external tiles do not normally require sealing because of their low absorbency rate but the grout lines (gaps between the patio garden external porcelain tiles) need to be protected. Sealing the grout lines will protect them from permanent staining. FILA has specific grout sealer products that you can select when making your patio garden external porcelain tile purchase

Question 4

Are patio garden external porcelain tiles slippery?

Accepted Answer

The slip resistance of patio garden external porcelain tiles depends two factors; whether or not you are wearing shoes or barefoot, and if the patio garden external porcelain tiles are wet or dry. We are assuming the tiles are laid flat and not on a slope!

Patio garden external porcelain tiles are slip resistant when dry, barefoot or not, but please ask if you are unsure about your specific choice. Patio garden external porcelain tiles are normally a structured matt finish to increase grip.

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on slip ratings of your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile

Question 5

Are patio garden external porcelain tiles durable?

Accepted Answer

Patio garden external porcelain tiles are an investment for your garden or patio and are down a long time, and exposed to weather elements so it’s important to ensure that you choose a high-quality, hardwearing patio garden external porcelain tile. You want to rest assured that your walkways, patios, are strong, durable, and high-quality surface. At Boutique Stone, this is something we are passionate about

Our handpicked, curated selection of porcelain patio garden external porcelain tiles are made in Italy and Spain, the leaders in porcelain manufacturing tiles in Europe. This is a conscious decision based on our trust in the industry leaders in patio garden external porcelain tile manufacturing. Please search “Ceramics of Italy” and “Tiles of Spain” for more information. Being made in Italy and Spain means that the patio garden external porcelain tiles are made in state-of-the-art factories, and by companies heavily invested in using the highest quality of raw materials, and latest technologies. Italian tile design has been setting the trend for patio garden external porcelain tiles design for decades

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on durability of your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile

Question 6

Are patio garden external porcelain tiles porous?

Accepted Answer

Patio garden external porcelain tiles made from porcelain are not porous so do not require sealing. They have a low absorbency rate (<0.5%) You can easily perform a “water test” on your sample to see how long a drop of water lasts on the surface.

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on absorbency of your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile

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Question 7

Which size is best for patio garden external porcelain tiles?

Accepted Answer

Depending on the dimensions of your patio garden, the size of your patio garden external porcelain tiles will contribute to the overall look of your patio garden. Common sense prevails, larger areas tend to look better with larger patio garden external porcelain tiles to minimise grout lines. Example large sizes are 800x800, and 600x900. These dimensions are in mm (millimetres)

Smaller patio gardens tend to look better with medium size tiles such as 600x600.

Standard patio garden external porcelain tile sizes range from 600x600, 800x800, 600x900, 450x900, and 500x1000. These dimensions are in mm (millimetres) Important – please check out our note on nominal kitchen floor tile sizes

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on available sizes of your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile.

Question 8

What is a good cleaner for patio garden external porcelain tiles?

Accepted Answer

We recommend FILA Cleaner Pro for cleaning patio garden external porcelain tiles

Dirt and stains on sealed natural stone flooring and porcelain patio garden external tiles are easy to clean when quickly attended to. Patio garden external porcelain tiles should be cleaned routinely with FILA Cleaner Pro specially formulated for patio garden external porcelain tiles — always read the label

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on cleaning your chosen patio garden external porcelain tiles.

Question 9

Are your patio garden external porcelain tiles in stock?

Accepted Answer

Yes, most of our patio garden external porcelain tiles are in stock in the UK and ready to despatch to arrive with you in 5-7 days. When viewing the patio garden external porcelain tiles on our website, you will see a delivery declaration showing when we can deliver by. For example it might say, “In stock del. by 10 April” meaning we have your patio garden external porcelain tiles in stock in our warehouses and can deliver by the 10th of April

If your project is not quite ready, you can take advantage of our Pack & Hold service where you can reserve your patio garden external porcelain tiles and then we will deliver later. This ensures that when you are ready, you are not at the mercy of the changing prices, batch changes, and stock availability due to world events, and import challenges.

You can select the Pack & Hold option at the checkout or over the phone.

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on availability and delivery timescales your chosen patio garden external porcelain tiles.

Question 10

Will my patio garden external porcelain tiles look like the sample?

Accepted Answer

Your sample is an excellent guide for the general look, feel, finish, and thickness of your eventual patio garden external porcelain tiles. With that said, we advise against using it as a guarantee of colour, veins, or fossils. Patio garden external porcelain tile samples may not always show the full variation of a tile.

We advise a combination of looking at photos of the patio garden external porcelain tile in other customer projects, artist impressions, and scanning the QR code behind the sample for a video demonstration.

The illustration shows a comparison between a sample and a full-size tile.

Please do not hesitate to call, email, or chat with us if you need further information on your chosen patio garden external porcelain tile samples

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