We come across many homeowners in York and the surrounding areas who ask us if kitchen and bathroom tilers are the same. At Andy McGrath Tiling, they certainly are. We cover North and West Yorkshire as domestic and commercial tilers and wall and floor tilers, and we’d certainly say there are differences between domestic tiling and commercial work. However, ceramic and porcelain tiles for kitchens are no different from most bathroom tiles.
A tiling contractor will see the style variance, but that will be the only discernible difference. Naturally, some ranges will have matching wall and floor tiles, which shows the designer had bathrooms in mind, but a wall and floor tiler could still use those tiles in any room of your home. The same is true of a product designed as a kitchen tile, which a tiler could use in a bathroom or a hall.
Our kitchen tilers are bathroom tilers, too, but we urge you to keep a few things in mind when choosing a tile.
Kitchens must absorb far more foot traffic than bathrooms. Bathroom users normally walk on the floor barefoot anyway. Our domestic and commercial tilers recommend buying tiles for kitchens with a high scratch resistance rating.
A reputable floor tiler will know that bathroom surfaces get wet, and this can create a slipping hazard. Always look for a tile with a good anti-slip or “R” rating. The higher the rating, the safer the tile.
Bathrooms have minimal floor space compared to the number of kitchens with larger surfaces. This means that a tiling contractor normally opts for smaller tiles for a bathroom, but those tiles would also work in a kitchen.
If you have a particular type of tile in mind for a York home, you can still use a tile with good resistance to abrasion in your bathroom, or a tile with good resistance to slipping in your kitchen. In our capacity as a domestic and commercial tiler, we’ve seen colours, styles and surfaces that work well in both environments, so the choice is always your own.
You won’t need a separate kitchen and bathroom tiler if you bring your business to Andy McGrath Tiling. We provide all the following services:
If you have children running around your property in socks or are a more mature customer, our floor tilers recommend that you always go for an anti-slip product not because it is right for the aesthetics but because it is right for the intended use. Because we trade as a commercial tiler too, we extend the same advice to business customers.
A tiling contractor will know that while a certain style might look good on paper for a hallway, that tile might not have a rating suitable enough to protect somebody walking on it with smooth-bottomed shoes on a rainy day. A slip-resistant bathroom tile would be the better choice because it will look just as good, wipe clean easily and stop people from slipping.
Safety around your York home is just as important as style, and our general and bathroom tilers never forget that for a single moment.
