Wall Tiles Philippines

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First things first, what is a tile? It is a rectangular or square shaped thing that is placed adjacently to one another, sometimes forming a design pattern, as a top layer for walls, floors, counter tops, tabletops, or roofs. Considering its applications, it is usually made of long-lasting material like natural stone, porcelain, ceramic, glass, metal, or baked clay.

Tiles come in a wide assortment of materials, styles, and shades. Moreover, they are produced using diverse materials that have both upsides and downsides. In this article, you will discover the different types of tiles and find which one will suit your purpose best.

Tiles for Sale in the Philippines

October 14, 2024


Ceramic Tiles

Ceramic tile is a type of tile that is made of clay that has been cooled and heated in a kiln. It can used as floor tiles, counter tops, or wall tiles in the Philippines considering that its surface and appearance can be modified to various sizes, hues, textures, and shapes.

Although it is also sometimes referred to as porcelain tiles, ceramic and porcelain tiles are completely different. Porcelain tile is denser and has a lower absorption rate.

Consequently, ceramic tile is less durable and will chip off more easily. It is usually coated with a unique coating for added protection and seal. This coating helps improve the sturdiness and stain resistance of the tile. The coating can also be utilized for creating designs and textures on the tile.

Ceramic tiles are more suitable for walls or for floors where there is not much foot traffic. In addition, they have a higher water absorption rate. If you try to put some water on the back of a ceramic tile, you will notice that the water will seep into the tile. Above all, the advantages of ceramic tiles are that they cost less and are easier to install.

Porcelain Tiles

Porcelain tiles can be used for both indoor and outdoor due to its strength and durability. As a result, they are more suitable for floors where many people cross such as the hallway, bathrooms, commercial areas, kitchen, hospitals, schools, patios, or car garage. Compared to ceramic tiles, they are less prone to chipping and scratching.

There are two types of porcelain tiles, namely, homogeneous and glazed tiles.

1. Homogeneous Porcelain Tiles

One type of the most commonly used porcelain tiles is known as homogeneous tiles (commonly misspelled as homogenous tiles). To clarify, homogeneous tiles are strong full body porcelain tiles. In other words, the whole tile has a consistent uniform color from the surface right up to its core. Due to this characteristic, designs available for homogeneous tiles are very limited to solid colors or speckled designs.

The advantages of homogeneous tiles are they are stronger, more resistant to scratches, chipping, and abrasions, lower water absorption rate, resistant to stains, and not porous. Certainly, their non-porous and sip resistance characteristics make them ideal as flooring for wet areas such as kitchen, shower, and bathroom. Moreover, they can be cleaned easily, and can even be chemically treated.

2. Glazed Porcelain Tiles

As the name suggests, these tiles are glazed on the top layer of the tile. Hence, they do not have a consistent uniform color right up to its core. Consequently, they are less durable compared to homogeneous tiles. However, glazed tiles are more flexible when it comes to design availability. For instance, these tiles can have a marble, stone, or wood effect.

Vinyl Tiles

Vinyl floor tile can be used for environments where moisture is present and where heavy traffic is expected. Most importantly, it is cheaper, easy to clean, easy to install, easy to maintain, moisture-resistant, and durable.

Vinyl tiles are usually available in many variations of colors and designs. They are installed with a soft padded backing such as felt underneath. As a result, this soft layer makes it more comfortable to step on compared to hard tiles.

There is no need to remove existing flooring, vinyl floor tiles can be put directly on top of them. However, do make sure that the existing flooring is smooth and flat. Certainly, uneven flooring can protrude or damage the vinyl tiles.

You also don’t have to scrub or wax them. Just sweep the dirt away or mop to clean them. As a result, they are ideal for use in kitchens and bathrooms due to its water resistance.



Carpet Tiles

Carpet tiles are most commonly used in commercial establishments such as airports, hotels, restaurants, libraries, and offices.

Some carpet tiles need to be glued to a backing while others have a sticker-like peel off adhesive on it. They can be put on top of concrete or wood flooring. If a particular tile is stained or damaged, that specific tile can be removed to be cleaned or replaced if needed. They can be arranged in a creative way to produce a beautiful pattern.

These tiles are different from wall to wall or rolled carpet which is bulky and produce more waste because more carpet is cut off to fit properly. However, carpet tiles need to be installed more carefully so that they would be flat without any edges protruding. If any edge is uneven, then it might pose some danger as someone could trip over it.

If you are in a budget constraint, choose ceramic tiles for wall applications because they are relatively cheaper. Choose homogeneous tiles for wall applications even if they are more expensive because they are more heavy duty and more suitable for long-term use. Remember, fixing a broken tile will also incur costs. Not to mention, that you might need to replace the tiles of the entire floor because it would be hard to find the same tile that you purchased years ago as a replacement.
There are many ceramic and porcelain tiles that are available for sale in the Philippines. Some are locally produced while others are imported. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued a notice of the initiation of a preliminary investigation on the application for safeguard measures on the importation of ceramic floor tiles and wall tiles in the Philippines from various countries.

Meanwhile, the Philippine Journal of Science published a study on developing floor tiles made from Philippine bamboos. Bamboos can be used to replace wood tiles considering that it can be easily propagated and grows fast.

Wall Tiles Suppliers in the Philippines

Vbllu Inc.

1282 G. Araneta Avenue,
Barangay Talayan
Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone Nos.:
(632) 243-8154
(632) 243-5350
Fax No.: (632) 516-2887
Website: www.vbllu.com

APO Floors

399 Jupiter St.
Makati, Metro Manila
Telephone Nos.:
(632) 899–2004
(632) 895–2589
(632) 897–3879
(632) 895–2593
(632) 890–4370
Fax No.:(632) 897–6262
Website: www.apofloors.com

Dubricon Manufacturing & Marketing Corporation

Lot 8 Silangan Industrial Estate,
Jose Yulo Sr. Blvd. Canlubang, Laguna
Philippines
Telephone Nos.:
(632) 584-4675
(632) 736-4007
Fax no.: (049) 549 3133
Website: www.dubricon.com

Eurotiles Industrial Corporation

Unit 201, Prestige Tower,
F. Ortigas Jr. Road,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Telephone Nos.: (632) 635-2310 to 16
Fax No.: (632) 635-2317
Website: www.eurotiles.ph

Evergreen Manufacturing Corporation

5/F JTKC Center
2155 Pasong Tamo,
Makati City, Metro Manila
Telephone no.: (632) 813-8943
Mobile nos.:
(0917) 813-8944 (Globe)
(0922) 833-8943 (Sun)
(0998) 961-5394 (Smart)
Website: www.kentfloors.com.ph

Fino Ceramic Tiles

Living `N Style Building
2246 Don Chino Roces Avenue, San Lorenzo, Pasong Tamo, Makati City 1231 Philippines
Mobile Nos.: (0921) 330-0813 (Smart)
(0933) 820-5735 (Sun)
Website: www.finoceramictiles.com

GCK International Inc.

#885 Apacible St.
Corner Leon Guinto
Ermita, Manila
Telephone nos.:
(632) 708-8000
(632) 562-0955
Website: www.gck.com.ph

Globalhome Tile Corporation

5th Reliance IT Center
99 E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue,
Ugong, Pasig City, Philippines
Telephone No.: (632) 470-7777
Fax No.: (632) 470-3121
Website: www.globalhome.com.ph

Kaufman Stone

Unit C&D 865 A. Mabini Street
San Juan, MM 1503
Telephone nos.:
(632) 724-7884
(632) 727-9704
(632) 501-5620
(632) 239-8659
Website: www.kaufmanstone.com

Luxe Premium Tile Collection

CEBU OVERSEA HARDWARE CO., INC.
2/F 2246 Don Chino Roces Avenue.,
Makati City 1231 Philippines
Mobile nos.:
(0922) 807-5441
(0932) 850-5862
Website: www.luxepremiumtiles.com.ph

Machuca Tile

867 Gen. Solano St.,
San Miguel, Manila
Telephone Nos.:
(632) 735-1837
(632) 488-0547
Mobile nos.: (0966) 684-6578
(0939) 575-4515
Website: www.machucatile.com

Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc.

Unit 802 Fort Legend Towers,
3rd Ave. cor 31st St., Bonifacio Global City,
Taguig City 1634
Telephone No.: (632) 717-6900
Fax Number: (632) 836-9861 to 63
Website: www.mariwasa.com

Metrotiles

228 Tomas Morato Street
corner Scout De Guia Street,
Quezon City, Philippines
Telephone Nos.:
(632) 411-1105
(632) 411-1106
Mobile No.:(0917) 825-3194
Fax Number: (632) 928-9357
Website: www.metrotiles.com.ph

Ten Zen Tiles

222 Sto. Domingo Ave. Extension,
Barangay Balingasa,
Quezon City, Philippines 1115
Mobile Nos.:
(0922) 896-9629
(0917) 534-4482
Website: www.tenzentiles.com

Tile Center Philippines

The TileExpo Trading Inc.
Block 13 Lot 15 Acropolis Greens,
E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave. Bagumbayan,
Quezon City. 1110
Telephone No.: (632) 470-0586
Fax Number: (632) 942-1556
Website: www.tilecenter.ph

The Tile Gallery

Manfel Piastrelle Corporation
Penthouse 2,
4/F LGI Building, Ortigas Ave.,
Greenhills, San Juan
Telephone No.: (632) 725-1275
Website: www.tilegallery.com.ph

Zeta International Trading Corporation

252 G. Araneta Ave.
near corner Del Monte Ave.
SFDM, Quezon City
Telephone No.: (632) 364-9696
FaxNos.:
(632) 361-7088
(632) 415-0908
Website: www.zeta.com.ph

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How to Install Wall Tiles

It is easy to install tiles on a wall. Simply follow these 4 steps and you will have new tiles on your wall in no time.

Step #1: Prepare the Surface
Determine first where the tiles be installed. For dry areas, the surface can be plaster or drywall. For wet areas like shower, sink, bathroom or kitchen, cement board should be used as backing board. Unlike drywall and plaster, cement board can withstand exposure to being wet as water and its vapor can pass through it.

If the surface is painted, then sand it first before installing the wall tiles. Ensure that the surface is flat, with no rough spots. Clean the surface. It should also be dry.

Step #2: Create a Layout for the Pattern of the Tiles
Locate the center of the wall where the tiles will be installed. Determine both the vertical and horizontal lines in relation to the floor with the use of a carpenter’s level.

Starting from the center, lay the tiles on a horizontal row to know how they will fit. After that, lay another set of tiles on a vertical column starting from the center. Allocate some spaces for the grout. Make the necessary adjustments depending on how you want the tiles to look like.

Step #3: Install the Tiles
The material used to stick the tile on the wall is called tile adhesive.

There are 2 types of adhesives available. One comes in powdered form that is why it is called powdered adhesives while the other one comes in paste form and is more commonly known as ready mixed pastes.

If you are going to use powdered adhesives, then add water to them based on the product’s instructions. The outcome is a paste-like mixture. This mixture bonds stronger than ready made adhesives. Because of its strength, you can use this type of adhesive on different types of tiles such as ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles, or stone tiles, unlike ready made adhesives which can only be used on small ceramic tiles.

The type of adhesive that you will use will depend on where the tiles will be installed. You can use ready made adhesives for wall tiles that will be installed in dry areas. But for those that will be installed in wet or moist areas, use tile adhesives that are cement based.

Step #4: Apply Grout
Grout is a mixture of colorant, cement, and water in paste form that is used to seal joints of tiles and to fill the gaps between tiles. It also helps in aligning the tiles and securing them to each other and to the wall. There are many colors of grout available in the market. Choose the one that best matches the color of your wall tiles.



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Now that you know the different wall tiles that are available in the Philippines, you should choose which type is the right one for you. Most tiles are durable yet affordable and very easy to maintain. Tiles on the wall will enhance a place and make it look more elegant.
Things to consider when choosing a wall tile:

  • Material
  • Color
  • Size
  • Availability
  • Texture
  • Price