Tile Traders

It's easy to see why slate has been used as a building material for centuries. Strong, hard-wearing and easy to clean, it is one of the most versatile of natural materials. Tile Traders source only the finest slate tiles from across the globe to help our customers achieve the home of their dreams. Natural slate kitchen floor tiles have traditionally been used in the kitchens of country houses where hardwearing and easy to clean materials are required. Today, slate kitchen floor tiles can be used to not only recreate that rustic look in your home, but also feature in more sleek and contemporary interior designs - not to mention as posh plates in Michelin-starred restaurants.

There are a number of materials you can use on the floors and walls of your home. Each has its own pros and cons, but at Tile Traders we believe that choosing floor and wall tiles made of natural stone offers more benefits than any other. While ceramic floor and wall tiles come in all shapes, sizes and colours, offering an identical and uniform appearance throughout a room, they lack the character and charm of natural materials. At Tile Traders we offer natural stone tiling solutions to suit all tastes.

Find the centreline of the room, (along the longest line) You will most likely find the walls are not parallel nor square so "sweeten" the setting out line to suite. Mark it off with a chalk line. Tiles are laid from the centre of the room outwards. Most tile manufacturer's recommend an adhesive. The most important rule for tiling is to cover only a small section of the floor at a time. Lay the four centre tiles in position to coincide with the crossed chalk markings. Do not push the tiles together as this can force the excess adhesive up between the tiles.

Looking for a more artful and detailed design for your kitchen or bathroom walls? Mosaics are a great way of putting a little bit of extra personality on the surfaces of your living areas. Whether it's mosaic kitchen wall tiles for creating practical splashbacks, or mosaic bathroom tiles to cover your stylish wet room, our range of travertine and marble mesh sheets are easy to fit and versatile enough to handle uneven surfaces and challenging corners. Mosaic kitchen tiles offer our customers that rare combination of style and convenience.