Tile guides
Practical guides to buying and fitting Italian tiles: which adhesive and grout to use, what to buy instead of 900x900, and how our 7-day delivery works.
Tile Adhesive Guide: Choosing the Right Adhesive for Porcelain & Ceramic
We ship tiles, not adhesive — but the wrong adhesive is the single most common reason a good tile fails. This guide covers what to specify for every tile we sell, how much you need, and the mistakes that crack a floor within a season.
Tile Grout Guide: Colour, Joint Width and Which Grout to Use Where
Grout is the cheapest part of a tiling job and the part everyone notices. This guide covers joint widths for rectified Italian porcelain, how grout colour changes the look of each tile family we stock, and when epoxy is worth the extra work.
900x900 Tiles: What to Buy Instead, and Why
We do not stock 900x900mm, and neither do most Italian factories — the size sits between two standard press formats. If you searched for it you almost certainly want a big square floor tile with few grout lines, so here is exactly what to buy instead.
Next Day Tiles: Why We Ship in 7 Days Instead
We do not offer next day delivery. Every order leaves our Italian warehouse and reaches a UK address in around 7 days — usually 7 to 9 working days. That is a deliberate trade-off, and for most projects it costs nothing but a week of notice.