How do I know which tile to use?

Not all tiles are made equal. MML offers a wide range of sizes, colours, surface finishes and ceramic body strength. There is always a product to suit your particular need or requirement.

• For outdoors and/or areas susceptible to wetness; we advice using any of the textured surface products such as the Rustik collections.

• If slip resistance is a priority, note that the slip resistant characteristics on the tile surface will trap dirt and will be difficult to clean. Therefore a scrubbing & an intensive cleaning regime must be instituted to keep the surface clean.(we might want to avoid recommending Natural (S) tiles for outdoor/external wet areas because our Natural tiles only have a R9 slip resistance rating)

• polished tiles surface is a result of a mechanical grinding and calibration process on a fired tile. Therefore:

  • The dimension of polished tiles will always be slightly smaller than other surface finishes of the same nominal sizes. or When the installation requires a mixture of finishes, do plan and design for this as additional mono calibration services may be required
  • The grinding involved in the polishing process opens up microscopic pores in all MML Polished Porcelain tile surfaces. A penetrating solution is recommended to close up these micro pores if the polished tiles are to be installed in areas prone to excessive spills.

• As dust-pressed porcelain tiles are formed under tremendous high pressure, bigger tiles of 30x60cm or 60x60cm will exhibit higher latent surface tension but within the acceptable planarity tolerance. Therefore for brick lay installations, it is recommended to provide 5 to 6mm grout joints.

• To reduce possible planarity and shade variation on Glazed Porcelain 30x60cm & 6060cm tiles, we recommend that tiles be laid with the back logo in the same orientation.

• MML Porcelain Mosaics are hand-made by skilled workmen using ancient Japanese ceramic technology. As in all handcrafted products, shading and size variations are part of their natural charming characteristics.

• We do not recommend WALL tiles to be installed on the floor.

• Unless specifically stated otherwise, floor tiles application refers to interior applications only.