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Has anyone installed Amstel tile?

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

Considering Amstel Cemento grey tile for new build in open plan home, alfresco and a bathroom. Is a P4 rating tile which can be used inside and out. It is rougher than a regular matt tile to mop and walk on. Not sure if it would stain easily. We have a large family so would be great as high traffic. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Dr Retro House Calls
3 years ago
I am not familiar with that tile but I do know that textured tiles can trap dirt in the texture which takes extra mopping to clean out. It depends on how dirty the foot traffic is, and how textured the tile is. Often P4 tiles are used externally and wet areas where water washes away any dirt. Why don't you get a sample, get it dirty, see if the dirt gets trapped in the texture, and see how easy it is to get clean with a mop.

Best of luck,

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debereux
3 years ago
I'm not familiar with the P4 tiles, but I have a gorgeous tile in my large bathroom which is a ceramic tile with a texture. They have been down six years now, and I noticed about 12 months ago that there is a slight "track" between the door and the shower recess, and the door and the toilet, where the texture has trapped dirt. It was easy enough to clean them up again with a bit of bleach and scrubbing, but it is something to think about. I live alone, and I'm not a particularly grubby person. This is a relatively small area - I wouldn't like to have something similar happen in a larger space.
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