Right now we’re receiving a fair bit of email relating to the cloudy haze and appearance of porcelain tiles, especially those sourced from countries like China. Here’s one of the latest:
Question: “We have had porcelain tiles laid and there is a very distinctive cloudy appearance all over the tiles. We have tried many tile […]

Top American Rapper Jay-Z recently opened the ‘40/40 Club’, (located inside the Venetian’s new Palazzo Tower, Las Vegas) It has been labelled “the most expensive sports bar in the world” and days before hosting a private party for the US Superbowl weekend, they were still struggling to remove stubborn stains from the tile installation - […]

A blog reader submitted the following question to us: “After removing the grout from our natural stone polished tiles, and before sealing, they were a couple of small stains which were probably water. We used Cillit Bang to remove this but has made worse. Are there any products that could remove this?”

In my last article I mentioned the coatings that certain factories are applying to their porcelain tiles. In truth there are lots of different types of coating being used. Their purpose is to afford some protection to the tiles during transport, handling and of course, installation. Why are they doing this?