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PLANNING AHEAD

Things to take into account in your planning: Are you tiling indoors or outdoors?

Indoors:

• Is it a 'wet' area such as a bathroom or a kitchen, or a 'dry' area such as a passageway or living room?
• Is it a high traffic area or will it have to take a load?
• Although many of our tiles are general-purpose tiles, many of these, depending on the finish or glaze, will work better in specific conditions of wetness, dryness or load carrying potential. Remember that wet area tiles require special adhesives and grouting, and drainage needs to be taken into account particularly in bathrooms.

Outdoors:

• Is it dry or partially dry, such as a garage and verandah, or wet like an open patio, atrium, path or driveway?
• What sort of load is it expected to carry - foot traffic and/or cars?
• What drainage will be required? (Remember, the larger the surface area the greater the resultant run-off that will need to be catered for. Good drainage is essential for all areas exposed to rain with planning for this done well in advance. The type of substrate also needs to be taken into account.)