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Bathroom Tiling Carrickfergus

If you are thinking about having your bathroom tiled or retiled the following will give you some guidance to help you make the project easy to complete and avoid the pitfalls that can turn it into a nightmare. All the time spent planning your tiling project will save you money and headaches.

You must plan your bathroom-tiling project very carefully. If you are using a professional tiling company they will help you choose the tile design and tile patterns.

Choosing your Bathroom Tiles and patterns:

The wealth of tiles available means that your conceptual designs are potentially unlimited. The tiling designer will however have to keep hold of the reins as they know from experience that you can get carried away and end up with a design that cannot possibly fit the room it is intended for.

The first step is choosing the design pattern, without deciding this you cannot start planning your bathroom tile installation. Try to do some research before you approach the professionals. There are many resources on the internet where you can find examples of design patterns. It is better to approach the designers with an idea in mind of what you are trying to achieve. Google Images has a huge database of bathroom designs for you to trawl through. If you are looking at tile catalogues please make sure that you focus on non-porous ceramic tiles. Porous tiles just will not suit a bathroom project, for obvious reasons.

The size of the room may dictate the size of the tiles that you use. A nice design pattern on large tiles can overwhelm a small bathroom. If you go for a plain colour, the size isn't that important, however try to follow the rule above anyway. Think about the contrasts between floor and walls. Try to picture the room in its entirety rather than just the wall that you are tiling. Think about lighting and ensuring that the room is not too dark. Perhaps the colour element of the design could be on the lower wall with bright white tiling above to give your bathroom a spacious feeling. Remember your bathroom accessories, are they staying or are you replacing them? How will they look against your new design?

Tiling is a difficult job and not one you should consider doing yourself unless you have a lot of previous experience. There are a lot of considerations. How good are the surfaces you have to work with? If your bathroom is already tiled, the state of the surfaces may not be known until you remove the old tiles. Do you have the necessary equipment? Some tiling equipment is expensive. When you consider the costs in both time and equipment the prospect of enlisting the services of a tiler becomes more attractive. You could spend weeks doing a job that a professional tiler will complete in a few days.

Our bathroom tilers in Carrickfergus will take every step necessary to beautify any bathroom. If you opt to keep your original tiles, you can also choose to simply invigorate their appearance, thus giving the impression of a new bathroom floor without the extra effort of replacing your tiles. Ceramic tiling is a popular tile material to use for bathrooms all around Carrickfergus tilers. For designs ranging in complexity from mosaics to large format tiles, there are two types of ceramic tiles used. The first is glazed, which are available in many colours and are often easier to clean due to their smooth, pore-free surface. The second is unglazed, which while less aesthetically appealing, are also less prone to scratches and slipperiness. Unglazed tiles tend to work best in shower cabins or surfaces surrounding bathtubs.