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Warm Up Your Home With Tiles

Tiles aren’t cold. Their rich lustrous glazes can add warmth to any home …and they really aren’t cold. Tiles just reach the ambient room temperature.

In bathrooms they are clean and hygienic on walls and floors. We all know how careless children and some grown ups can be about water in the bathroom. With ceramic tiles you no longer need to worry; whether its from little drips or big drips liquids can just be wiped up.

Why not treat yourself to a bit of extra luxury and have undertile heating installed in your home? You’ll get a bonus of extra wall space where radiators are no longer needed.

For living rooms choose the rich natural tones of ceramic, stone or slate floor tiles and ring the seasonal changes with colourful rugs – cool pastels for the summer, deep reds and golds for the winter.

In kitchens ceramic tile is ideal on floors, walls, splash backs and worktops. Fat, grease and food spills are just wiped away and dirty footprints from pets and children are no problem. For extra hygiene and assurance you can use a grout with antibacterial protection and you can use bleach and strong cleaners on a glazed ceramic floor with no risk of long term damage.

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