Protecting Exterior Porcelain Tiles

nickpowell77 · 18 May 2015

Hi - We have had porcelain tiles laid in our kitchen and plan to have them outside the bi-fold doors, so it looks like the floor extends outside.

The tiles are black glazed porcelain - any tips on any products to best protect the tiles with exterior use?

Thanks, Nick

tpt · 18 May 2015

if they are frostproof then you need to do exactly nothing to look after them, but you do need to ensure they are laid properly, external laying needs a different technique - solid bed fixing is needed as this stops water pooling in the gaps left by a normal trowel, these freeze in the winter and cause damage.

The other consideration is to make sure they are suitable from a slip resistance point of view

nickpowell77 · 18 May 2015

Thanks - on the basis they are glazed they make be like an ice rink in the wet

tpt · 19 May 2015

Yep they could be. some ranges have a non slip version, so may be worth asking. ask for the R rating of the tile

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Protecting Exterior Porcelain Tiles

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