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Electrical Services Bristol: Kitchen and bathroom elctrics, outside lights and rewiring

Bristol Driveways & Paving: hard landscaping, concrete driveways and block paving

Bristol Painters & Decorators: Ceiling painting, wallpaper hanging and decorative effects Bristol

Ceramic, Mosaic & Marble Tiles: Kitchen & Bathroom Tiles Fitted for walls and floors expertly fitted

Loft Conversions & Extensions Bristol: Plans, planning applications and construction by local builders

Carpentry & Joinery Bristol: property refurbishment including sash windows, staircase repairs, flooring & roofing Bristol

Kitchen Fitters, Bathroom Fitters: Units fitted, plumbing, electrical installation & tiling Bristol

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Bristol tiling experts

If you're making home improvements and are looking for a trustable tiler in Bristol, it is important to you you have a tradesperson you can trust. Whether you need porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles for a WC, en suite or family bathroom, or are retiling a floor with natural stone tiles like slate, limestone or honed and filled travertine, you can find a reputable tiler in Bristol by submitting an enquiry form. From advising about different types of adhesive and grout, to neatening edges with tile borders and trims and waterproofing baths and shower trays by fitting seal strips, boxing utility room pipework in to creating mosaic tiled designs, a tiling expert in your local area can help.

Different types of kitchen tiles

A vast range of tile types are available so if you want to tile your kitchen walls or floors, or even the work surfaces, choosing the most appropriate tiles for your tiling job is essential. If you're on a budget, you could choose ceramic or porcelain tiles. When you require durability, the hardness of porcelain is the ideal choice, however tiles made from either type of material can be purchased with various designs and with glazed or textured surfaces. If you're looking for a more luxurious option, you could try natural stone that you can find in various sizes including 40x60cm, 40x40cm and 60x60cm, or mesh backed travertine mosaics can be used to create borders or part tile walls. Another option to consider is modular tile sets that can look effective on either floors or walls and you can select from a range of travertine and slate options with various colours on offer. Relief patterns and gloss or matt finishes are available in handmade tiles which can add luxury to a kitchen, whilst metallic tiles can reflect light and look good as splash backs.

Different types of natural stone tiles for Bristol

Many types of natural stone tiles are available that offer a luxurious finish to a wall or floor in your home and that can be applied by an experienced Bristol tiler. Filled and honed travertine is popular for use in shower rooms and bathrooms, whereas the unfilled type of tile will often be used to decorate kitchens because there is less chance of water splashing. Surfaces of travertine tiles that are treated with sealant will be prevented from marking and discolouration, however tumbled marble and limestone or porous travertine are the most important tile surfaces to seal. Increased protection can be provided through application of further coats of sealant each year. Another natural stone tile type that is popular is slate, which usually has a riven texture and can be found in different colours. You can choose natural stone tiles in a large number of different sizes or there are options to use modular tile packs that give a variety of tile sizes to create attractive designs.

Tiling specialists in Bristol are:

• Tiling floors in conservatories and sun rooms
• Retiling bathroom walls over old tiles
• Laying tiles over piped underfloor heating
• Limestone, travertine and marble wall tile application
• Feature kitchen wall creation using handmade tiles with relief patterns
• Shower room wall tiling services
• Kitchen pipework boxing in with plywood and applying tiles over
• Using ceramic tiles to tile utility room walls
• Applying tiles to walls and floors or wet rooms
• Using terracotta tiles to replace hallway flooring

Different rooms where tiles can be used

Tiles are an easy to clean and durable material suitable for use on walls and floors, and you can also create tiled fire surrounds and work surfaces that look attractive. Hallways in Victorian homes are often covered with tiles, which look good with rugs on them and can be kept clean easily with sweeping and mopping. Kitchens and bathrooms are commonly tiled and likewise with flooring and walling in utility rooms, which is down to them being hygienic and waterproof. Therefore many people with kids and pets tend to choose tiled floors. Conservatories and sun rooms are also commonly tiled, because they provide a cool flooring surface even when the room is warm and by installing underfloor heating systems, warmth can be provided in winter.

Home improvements Bristol tilers are completing

• Applying fresh grout between tiles
• Using white or chrome tile trim to finish edges of tiles around windows
• Fixing plywood to floors to level them
• Restoring tiled floors and walls
• Sealing tile edges to prevent water dripping using tile strips
• Using tile borders to edge ceramic wall tiles
• Protecting natural stone tiles by applying sealant
• Chipping away existing tiles to prepare walls for retiling
• Advising about appropriate grout and adhesive tiling products
• Using rapid set flexible adhesive to tile walls

Choosing the best type of tile

• Quarry tiles
• Uncalibrated slate tiles
• Textured floor tiles with non-slip surfaces
• Border mosaics on mesh backing
• Floor and wall tiles made from porcelain
• Honed and filled travertine linear mosaic tiles
• Brushed chrome metal tiles
• Luxury handmade tiles with raised designs
• Cheap ceramic tiles
• Foil backed glass tile mosaics

Tiles suitable for floors

Although there are many different types of tiles, some ranges of tiles are only for application on walls, other tiles are designed to be used to tile floors, whilst some can be used to decorate either type of surface. Tiles for floors are usually textured to prevent people slipping on them, to make them practical for use in utility rooms, kitchens and bathrooms where splashing from taps and water sources occurs. Tiles for walls don't need to be as thick so are often cheaper. Borders are also often used with wall tiles to break up expanses of tiles. Signage and point of sales in DIY superstores and tile retailers are usually present to indicate what type of tiles you are looking at so you know whether they are for walls or floors.

Services offered by Bristol tilers

Tilers in Bristol offer a number of services, from laying floor tiles over underfloor heating systems, either installed as electric mat or piped hot water systems, to clearing away old wall and floor tiles and levelling floors and walls with plaster and screed to prepare walls prior to tiling with new porcelain, stone or ceramic tiles. Tiling products required to complete tiling jobs can be supplied by specialist tilers, such as flexible adhesive and coloured grout, and they can also offer advice about the best products for your tiling project. If the tiling work is complete, treatments to finish the surfaces of the tiles can be used, such as treating natural stone tiles with sealant. Sealing tiles will prevent staining and discolouration of your tiles and regular treatment services can be provided by quality Bristol tilers which will maintain the surface of your tiles effectively.

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