Ceramic tiles
choosing, installing and care.

A selection of ceramic tiles, choosing them, installing them to on wall and floor and looking after them. If you find any other suitable article on the web which could be added, please submit it to us.

Choosing ceramic tiles:

• Purchasing tiles
  Sounds simple enough, but tiles like many other products used to construct our built environment, come in many shapes, sizes, textures and generic types. Our guide to the most common tile types details the intrinsic benefits and characteristics of each particular member of the tile family. The descriptive text is supported by appropriate images.
  
  
• Selection of useful articles of tile information - Choosing ceramic tiles, Choosing tile adhesives, Tools for tiling.
  
  
• How to select ceramic tiles
  Choosing ceramic tile may be the hardest part of a tile project. There are literally thousands of colours, sizes, styles, shapes and grades from which to choose. The trend in ceramic tile used to be to stay as neutral as possible. In fact, most of the tiles sold for home use were white, almond or grey. Today, white and almond are still the most common, but people are experimenting more with colour. Colours are getting warmer and brighter, as well as clearer and cleaner.
  
  
• How to select ceramic tiles
  There's staggering variety of ceramic tile available - how do you decide what's right for you? Here are some guidelines to follow.

• Laying Out Your Pattern
  Guide to laying out ceramic tiles for walls and countertops.
  
  
• How to choose and fix ceramic wall and floor tiles
  Although the use of ceramic tiles, and quarry tiles, is on the increase there are still many people who hesitate to tackle a major tiling project believing that it is too complicated so this leaflet is aimed to dispel many of the doubts and worries which exist and to make tiling an easier and more enjoyable task.
  
  
• How to Install Ceramic Wall Tile
  Tips on how to install ceramic wall tiles
  
  
• Selection of useful tile information - Floor layout, Installing floor tiles, Wall layout, Installing Wall Tile, Counter Layout, Installing counter tiles, Grouting ceramic tiles
  
  
• Laying a Ceramic-Tile Floor Guidance for laying a ceramic floor.
  
  
• Installing ceramic wall tiles.
  
  
• Laying ceramic floor tiles
  Guide to laying ceramic floor tiles.
  
  
• Installing ceramic tile floors
  Guide to installing tile floors.
  
  
• Installing ceramic tiles
  A guide on how to install ceramic tiles. It shows you step by step how to install ceramic wall and floor tiles.
  
  
• Tiling a bathroom wall
  Guide to tiling a bathroom wall with ceramic tiles.

Repair and maintenance of ceramic tiles:

• How to paint over ceramic tile
  Tips and suggestions for how to paint ceramic tiles.
  
  
• How to re-grout and reseal ceramic tiles
  Is the grout on your tile floor, countertop or backsplash badly stained, cracked or missing altogether? You can have it looking like new in no time.
  
  
• Repairing ceramic tiles
  Learn how you can replace cracked tiles and save replacing the whole area.