Heating & Plumbing: To carry out plumbing repairs and installations

Electrical & Wiring: Rewiring property and installing new sockets

Paving Slabs: hard landscaping, concrete driveways and block paving

Painting & Decorating Kirkwall: Ceiling painting, wallpaper hanging and decorative effects Kirkwall

Tilers Kirkwall: Professional tiling services for quartz, porcelain & travertine tiles Kirkwall

Loft Conversions & Extensions Kirkwall: Planning application to construction, building services Kirkwall

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

Kitchen & Bathroom Installation Kirkwall: Units fitted, plumbing, electrical installation & tiling Kirkwall

Plastering Kirkwall: Textured ceilings removed, reboarded and new ceilings and walls plastered

Kirkwall TV Aerial & Satellite: 3D TV, HDTV and Digital TV, Aerial & Satellite Fitting

Kirkwall Central Heating: Solar power, heat pump and combi boiler systems installed Kirkwall

Roofers Kirkwall Roof repairs, roof tiles stripped and replaced, dormer windows fitted, chimney repointing

Flooring Kirkwall all kinds of flooring materials layed & fitted

Gardener Kirkwall for garden maintenance and landscaping projects

Windows & Doors Replacment window frames, glazing units and doors

Locksmith Kirkwall Replacment door and window security locks

Drain Cleaning Kirkwall clearing blocked drains and checking drainage pipes for cracks

UK Motorhome Hire Rent a camper van or motorhome near Kirkwall

Car cleaning and valeting Kirkwall: Vehicle cleaning inside and out

Different types of kitchen tiles

There are many different types of tiles so when you're refurbishing your kitchen with new tiles on the flooring and walls, you will need to choose the best type of tile to suit your needs. A practical option when on a budget is to choose ceramic or porcelain tiles. Porcelain tiles are hard wearing because they are incredibly hard, however both tile types come in many designs and colours. For added luxury, natural stone tiles could be the best choice, which are available in many different sizes, or can be smaller mosaic mat tiles that can cover walls or be used as borders. Another option is modular tile sets which look attractive as flooring but can also be used as wall tiles, and you can select from a range of travertine and slate options with various colours on offer. For a rustic kitchen or a feature wall look, handmade tiles can look fantastic with relief patterns and individual surface finishes, or for splash backs with a difference, try metallic tiles which look good in a brushed finish.

Kirkwall services from tilers

A number of services are provided by tilers in Kirkwall, 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 ready for retiling using stone, porcelain or ceramic designed tiles. Tiling products can also be supplied by a professional tiler, such as flexible adhesive and coloured grout, and advice can also be provided about how to choose the best adhesion products for your tiling project. If your tiles have been attached to your walls and floors, the tiled surfaces can be coated with finishing products such as tile sealant, which is usually applied to natural stone tiles. Applying sealant to tiles will prevent discolouration and staining and every year you can receive a quality service from Kirkwall tilers therefore effectively maintaining that freshly tiled look in your kitchen or bathroom.

Rooms that can benefit from tiling

Tiles are an easy to clean and durable material practical wall covering and flooring materials, and they also make attractive work tops and fire surrounds. Tiles are often used as a hallway flooring material in Victorian properties, which are easy to sweep clean and can be covered with rugs. Tiled walls and floors in bathrooms and kitchens are commonplace, and likewise with floors and walls in utility rooms, because tiles offer a waterproof and hygienic solution. That's one of the reasons why families find tiled floors so appealing. Conservatories and sun rooms are also commonly tiled, because they are cool under foot in warm weather and they can be combined with underfloor heating if desired to add warmth in winter.

Choosing natural stone tile products Kirkwall

Many types of natural stone tiles are available that offer a luxurious finish to a wall or floor in your home and an experienced Kirkwall tiler can decorate your surfaces with them. 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 being affected by discolouration or stains, however tumbled marble and limestone or porous travertine are the most important tile surfaces to seal. Reapplying the sealant each year will make sure the tile surfaces remain protected. Another natural stone tile type that is popular is slate, that provides many colour options and has attractive riven textures. Tile shops sell natural stone tiles in a range of size options whilst tile designs can be created using modular tile packs.

Kirkwall tiling experts

If you're planning to refurbish rooms in your home and are looking for a trusted tiler in Kirkwall, you want to be confident that the tradesperson you hire is reliable. Whether you need porcelain tiles or ceramic tiles for a kitchen, bathroom or utility room, or your floor is being retiled with natural stone tiles such as slate or travertine, you can find a reputable tiler in Kirkwall on submission of your tiling requirements via the user friendly enquiry form. From imparting knowledgeable advice about the best type of grout and tile adhesive to use, to neatening edges with tile borders and trims and fitting tile over or tile up to seal strips along baths and showers, tiling over boxed in utility room and kitchen pipes to using multiple coloured tiles to create designs, a tiling expert in your local area can help.

Kirkwall tilers are undertaking tiling projects

• Replacing carpets in hallways with floor tiles
• Retiling bathroom walls over old tiles
• Using porcelain tiles to tile shower room walls
• Laying new tiled floors over underfloor heating systems
• Creating utility room splash backs with ceramic tiles
• Tiling walls and floors in wet rooms
• Laying tiles over plywood boxing in around bathroom pipes
• Using travertine and limestone tiles to redecorate bathrooms
• Feature kitchen wall creation using handmade tiles with relief patterns
• Laying conservatory floor tiles

Tiling services from tilers in Kirkwall

• Affixing tile borders to finish edges of tiles on walls
• Attaching chrome tile trim around windows
• Applying sealant to natural stone tiles
• Sealing tile edges to prevent water dripping using tile strips
• Supplying grout and adhesive for tiling projects
• Attaching tiles using rapid set tile adhesive
• Restoration of floors and walls that are tiled
• Application of fresh tile grout between tile joints
• Old wall tile removal and surface preparation
• Fixing plywood to floors to level them

Choosing the best type of tile

• Uncalibrated slate tiles
• Mesh backed mosaics
• Budget tiles made from ceramic
• Mosaic sheet glass tiles
• Reclaimed terracotta tiles
• Patterned porcelain tiles
• Luxury handmade tiles with raised designs
• Filled and honed travertine
• Textured floor tiles with non-slip surfaces
• Brushed chrome metal tiles

Different sorts of floor tiles

Although there are many different types of tiles, some tiles are wall specific, others are designed to be used for flooring, whilst either wall or floor surfaces can be decorated with other tile ranges. Textured surfaces are a feature of floor tiles making them less slippery, to make them practical for use in utility rooms, kitchens and bathrooms where they'll get splashed. You don't need as thick tiles on walls so prices are usually lower than floor tiles. A number of people also choose to combine wall tiles with a border positioned horizontally around walls. Tiles are usually marked up in a DIY store or tile shop so you don't purchase the wrong sort of tiles for your floors and walls.

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