Variety of designs and combinations of colours in today’s range of tiles

Press, 12 November 1981, Page 9

Variety of designs and combinations of colours in today’s range of tiles

Many people retain an image of tiled bathrooms as having walls and floors that are rather dull. flat, smooth and limited in colour — easily cleaned but not verv inspiring or beautiful. Those people have not been to the Tile Centre. 61 Fitzgerald Ave. The display walls and bathroom set-ups at your local tile stockist prove that

tiles have come into the space age. All the warm, glowing colours of today, and the. variety' of designs, are there in tiles. The possible combinations of colours and patterns are limited only by your imagination, and your local experts are there to help you stretch your horizons to the utmost in order to gain your beautiful bathroom.

WARMTH The modern glazed bisquit tile seems to retain some of the heat from the kiln in which it was fired. It has an inner glow which gives your bathroom a feeling of warmth and comfort far removed from the sterile atmosphere of the earlier tiled rooms. In fact, if you have got one of those old tiled bathrooms, you can now lay the modern ceramic tiles straight on to the pld surface for an immediate transformation. The design of today s ceramic wall-covering tiles has been developed to make application very simple. The hard glazed surface on a more brittle body means that they can be cut to size very easily but the instruction leaflets which go with any purchase of tiles show you how to plan your design to use as many whole tiles as possible, to make the task even simpler. The special border tiles, round edge and double edged tiles make those awkward corners around fixtures, windows and doors, awkward no longer and with the right planning your new-look bathroom will emerge very quickly.

TRANSFORM The new tile adhesive, and the very clever notched spreader, provides ridges of adhesive behind the tile which helps in bedding it in and also allows for any imperfections in the surface you are laying your tiles on. The built-in spacer lugs on each tile do away with the little bits of cardboard which the old-style tile-layer was forced to use to keep the tiles evenly spaced.

Grouting. the final step in making your wall completely smooth "and water-tight, is another simple procedure when you follow the complete instructions provided with every purchase. With one day to lay the tiles, and a 12-hour break before applying the grouting, you can easily transform your bathroom in a weekend. But why not plan to use

tiles in your bathroom right from the start. If you are building a new house’ consult your architect or builder and use the expert advice available to design the perfect bathroom with modern fixtures and the most beautiful ceramic wall-coverings. When you compare prices with other types of wallcoverings. ceramic tiles are very competitive and they have the advantage of being completely permanent.