Plumbing Services Southampton: To carry out plumbing repairs and installations

Wiring & Electrical: Rewiring, 1st Fix, 2nd Fix & electrical installations Southampton

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

Painting & Wallpaper Hanging: for wallpaper on feature walls, suface preparation:paint & paper stripping

Tilers Southampton: Tiles on electrical underfloor heating systems, kitchen and bathroom tiling

Southampton Building Services: Loft conversions, extensions and home improvements

Southampton Carpentry & Joinery: Door hanging, skirting board fitting and general joinery

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

Plastering Southampton: Ceiling and wall plastering,stud walls built, external rendering, patch repairs

Television Networks Southampton: Aerial and tv networks fitted for all-room tv viewing Southampton

Fire & Boiler Heating Systems: Solar power, heat pump and combi boiler systems installed Southampton

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

Flooring Southampton all kinds of flooring materials layed & fitted

Gardener Southampton for garden maintenance and landscaping projects

Windows & Doors Replacment window frames, glazing units and doors

Locksmith Southampton Replacment door and window security locks

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

UK Motorhome Hire Rent a camper van or motorhome near Southampton

Southampton car cleaning and detailing: auto detailing and cleaning including: alloy wheels, paintwork, trim & upholstery

Different types of kitchen tiles

There are many different types of tiles so if you're redecorating your kitchen and want to tile walls or floors, or even the work surfaces, you'll need to select the best type of tiles. Choosing porcelain or ceramic tiles can be practical when on a budget. Durability is one of the main benefits of porcelain tiles resulting from how hard they are, however both tile types come in many designs and colours. If you're looking for a more luxurious option, you could try natural stone that can be purchased from tile specialists in a number of different sizes, and both square and rectangle shapes, or you could choose mosaics on mesh backing which either look good covering walls or can break up larger tiles as a border. Another option is modular tile sets which look attractive as flooring but can also be used as wall tiles, and these tend to be available in travertine and slate most commonly. Relief patterns and gloss or matt finishes are available in handmade tiles which can add luxury to a kitchen, and metallic tiles can be used to reflect light and provide attractive splash backs.

Professional Southampton tiling services

A number of services are provided by tilers in Southampton, from laying floor tiles over underfloor heating systems, which is either powered by electric mats or with piped hot water, to removing old wall and floor tiles and using floor leveller or plaster to provide flat surfaces on walls and floors to enable them to retile surfaces with stone, ceramic or porcelain tiles. Accessories and tiling products are also able to be provided by professional tilers, such as specialist adhesives and tile grout, and they can give advice about the best tile brands and products to select. Once the tiling process is complete, treatments to finish the surfaces of the tiles can be used, such as application of coats of sealant. This will protect tiles from discolouring and marking and every year you can receive a quality service from Southampton tilers to leave the surface of your tiles protected and looking beautiful for years.

Rooms that can benefit from tiling

Tiles provide hard wearing durability and are easy to clean, as well as being suited to being laid on either floors or walls, and they can also be used to decorate work surfaces and create splash backs. Victorian houses often have hallway floors covered with tiles such as Minton tiles, which look good with rugs on them and can be kept clean easily with sweeping and mopping. Tiled walls and floors in bathrooms and kitchens are commonplace, as with floors and walls in utility rooms, because tiles offer a waterproof and hygienic solution. For that reason, families with kids and pets tend to choose tiled floors. Another room commonly tiled is a conservatory, because tiles provide a cool surface for warm summer weather and by installing underfloor heating systems, warmth can be provided in winter.

Different types of natural stone tiles for Southampton

A range of different natural stone tiles are available to choose from that are popular choices for floor and wall tiles and that can be applied by an experienced Southampton tiler. Filled and honed travertine is popular for use in shower rooms and bathrooms, whilst unfilled travertine is more suited to areas where it will be exposed to less water and splashing. Applying natural stone sealant to the face of the tiles protects tiles from being affected by discolouration or stains, but the most important natural stone tiles to seal are porous marble, travertine or limestone. Reapplying the sealant each year will make sure the tile surfaces remain protected. 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. 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 services in Southampton

If you're planning to refurbish rooms in your home and want to find Southampton a trusted tiler, you want to know you can rely on the tradesman you're employing. Whether you're looking for tiles made from porcelain, which is hard wearing, for a kitchen, bathroom or utility room, or are retiling a floor with natural stone tiles such as filled and honed travertine or marble, you can find tiling companies in Southampton with ease on submission of your tiling requirements via the user friendly enquiry form. From advising about different types of adhesive and grout, to neatening edges with tile borders and trims and sealing along showers and baths with seal strips, covering pipes in kitchens and bathrooms with boxing in to using multiple coloured tiles to create designs, a local tiling expert can help.

Tilers in Southampton are assisting with tiling projects

• Tiling walls of shower rooms with porcelain tiles
• Using terracotta tiles to replace hallway flooring
• Luxury handmade tile application for kitchen walls
• Using travertine and limestone tiles to redecorate bathrooms
• Conservatory floor tiling services
• Using ceramic tiles to tile utility room walls
• Applying new wall tiles over existing bathroom tiles
• Tiling walls and floors in wet rooms
• Laying tiles over plywood boxing in around bathroom pipes
• Tiling over underfloor heating

Tiles suitable for floors

Although there are many different types of tiles, some ranges of tiles are only for application on walls, others are specifically for use on floors, whilst some can be used to decorate either type of surface. 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. Tiling on walls is usually done with thinner tiles, making them cost less. Many people choose border tiles to break up tiling on walls. 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.

Tiling services from tilers in Southampton

• Old wall tile removal and surface preparation
• Finishing rough edges of tiles joining by windows with brushed chrome trim
• Using tile borders and strips to edge part tiled walls
• Applying sealant to natural stone tiles
• Using flexible adhesive to attach tiles to floors
• Application of fresh tile grout between tile joints
• Cleaning and restoring tiled walls and floors
• Sourcing adhesive and grout to complete tiling jobs
• Waterproofing shower trays and baths by fitting seal strips
• Fixing plywood to floors to level them

Different tile types to choose from

• Porcelain wall tiles
• Foil backed glass tile mosaics
• Metallic mosaic wall tiles
• Honed and filled travertine linear mosaic tiles
• Reclaimed terracotta tiles
• Mosaic wall tiles backed with mesh
• Handmade ceramic tiles
• Cheap ceramic tiles
• Uncalibrated slate tiles
• Textured floor tiles with non-slip surfaces

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