Plumbing & Heating: Ensuite shower installation & emergency plumbing repairs

Electricians Portsmouth: Rewiring, 1st Fix, 2nd Fix & electrical installations Portsmouth

Block Paving Portsmouth: New driveways, patios and garden paths Portsmouth

Painting & Decorating Portsmouth: for wallpaper on feature walls, suface preparation:paint & paper stripping

Portsmouth Floor Tiles & Wall Tiles: Tiles on electrical underfloor heating systems, kitchen and bathroom tiling

Builders Portsmouth: Plans, planning applications and construction by local builders

Bespoke Joinery Portsmouth: property refurbishment including sash windows, staircase repairs, flooring & roofing Portsmouth

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

Stud Wall, Plasterboard & Plastering: Home repairs and renovation from living room to bedroom Portsmouth

Television Networks Portsmouth: Multiroom aerial installation and satellite systems

Fire & Boiler Heating Systems: instant hot water and on-demand central heating systems

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

Flooring Portsmouth all kinds of flooring materials layed & fitted

Gardener Portsmouth for garden maintenance and landscaping projects

Windows & Doors Replacment window frames, glazing units and doors

Locksmith Portsmouth Replacment door and window security locks

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

UK Motorhome Hire Rent a camper van or motorhome near Portsmouth

car washing, waxing & valeting Portsmouth: wheel cleaning, bodywork & interior valeting Portsmouth

Suitable tiles for flooring

Although many tiles are available to choose between, some are more suited to use on walls, other tiles are made to be floor coverings, whilst either wall or floor surfaces can be decorated with other tile ranges. Floor tiles are usually textured to prevent slipping when they get wet, making them a practical option for kitchens, bathrooms and wet rooms where water splashing can occur. 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. Tile retailers and outlets will usually have tiles marked up so you know whether they are for walls or floors.

Portsmouth Finishing touches and tiling services

• Sourcing adhesive and grout to complete tiling jobs
• Edging windows with brushed chrome tile trim
• Replacing grout between bathroom tiles
• Preparation of walls and floors by removing existing tiles from surfaces
• Levelling off floors by laying plywood
• Supplying seals for around baths and shower trays
• Restoring tiled floors and walls
• Edging ceramic wall tiles with tile borders
• Tiling walls using elastomeric tile adhesive
• Natural stone tile sealant application

Portsmouth tiling experts

If you're making home improvements and are in need of an experienced Portsmouth tiling expert, you need to be sure the tradesperson you hire is reliable. Whether you're looking for tiles made from porcelain, which is hard wearing, for a wet room, shower room or downstairs loo, or you're replacing flooring with natural stone tiling products like slate, limestone or honed and filled travertine, you will find that contacting a reputable tiling expert in Portsmouth is easy on submission of your tiling requirements via the user friendly enquiry form. From advising about different types of adhesive and grout, to edging tiles with chrome, brass or white trim and sealing along showers and baths with seal strips, using plywood to box in unattractive kitchen and bathroom pipes to creating mosaic tiled designs, a local tiling expert can help.

Which sort of tiles to choose

• Textured floor tiles with non-slip surfaces
• Porcelain wall tiles
• Textured black slate flooring
• Budget tiles made from ceramic
• Mosaic wall tiles backed with mesh
• Metal wall tiles
• Anatolian travertine wall tiles
• Quarry tiles
• Coloured glass tiles
• Handmade ceramic tiles

Portsmouth services from tilers

There are a number of services offered by tilers in Portsmouth, from tiling on top of underfloor heating, which can be electrically powered or heated through hot water in pipes, to removing old wall and floor tiles and using floor leveller or plaster to provide flat surfaces on walls and floors before using natural stone, porcelain or ceramic tiles to redecorate surfaces. Tiling products can also be supplied by a professional tiler, such as flexible adhesive and coloured grout, in addition to being able to give product advice about the most suitable brand for your tiling work. When your walls are fully tiled, you can add finishing touches such as treating natural stone tiles with sealant. Applying sealant to tiles will prevent discolouration and staining and is a service that a quality tiler can provide year on year to keep your tiles looking good for years to come.

Our Portsmouth tilers are:

• Tiling conservatory floors
• Replacing carpets in hallways with floor tiles
• Tiling flooring and walls of wet rooms
• Tiling bathrooms with natural stone travertine or tumbled marble tiles
• Tiling over underfloor heating
• Tiling behind sinks in utility rooms to create splash backs
• Creating feature walls with luxury relief tiles
• Retiling bathroom walls over old tiles
• Tiling shower room walls
• Tiling over boxed in utility room pipework

Natural stone tiles Portsmouth

A range of different natural stone tiles are available to choose from that offer a luxurious finish to a wall or floor in your home and that can be applied by an experienced Portsmouth tiler. Bathroom and en suite decor can be transformed with the use of filled and honed travertine tiles, whilst unfilled travertine is more suited to areas where it will be exposed to less water and splashing. Sealant should be applied to any natural stone tiles to protect the surface from discolouring or being marked, however porous surfaces such as limestone, tumbled marble and unfilled travertine are particularly in need of sealing. Increased protection can be provided through application of further coats of sealant each year. Slate tiles, which can be used on walls or floors, are another popular choice, which usually has a riven texture and can be found in different colours. Natural stone tiles can be purchased in various sizes whilst choosing modular packs of tiles give the opportunity to create tile designs with different sized pieces of stone.

Decorating your house with tiles

Tiles provide hard wearing durability and are easy to clean, as well as being practical for flooring and wall coverings, and they also make attractive work tops and fire surrounds. Victorian properties frequently have tiled floors with decorative Minton tiles, which can be covered with rugs to add warmth and are easy to sweep clean. Bathrooms and kitchens are most commonly tiled rooms, and likewise with flooring and walling in utility rooms, which is down to them being hygienic and waterproof. That's one of the reasons why families find tiled floors so appealing. Another room commonly tiled is a conservatory, due to their cool surface during hot weather and by installing underfloor heating systems, warmth can be provided in winter.

Tiling kitchens|Using tiles in kitchens

You can choose from a number of different tile types, so if you're redecorating your kitchen and want to tile walls or floors, or even the work surfaces, it's important to choose the best tiles 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 you can choose from many tile types, patterns and designs. If you want to add a little bit of luxury to your kitchen, natural stone tiles could be the solution, that you can find in various sizes including 40x60cm, 40x40cm and 60x60cm, or mosaic tiles on a mat. Another option to consider is modular tile sets that can look effective on either floors or walls and these tend to be available in travertine and slate most commonly. For a rustic kitchen or a feature wall look, handmade tiles can look fantastic with relief patterns and individual surface finishes, whilst metallic tiles can reflect light and look good as splash backs.

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