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October 30, 2007
Used Building Material and Encaustic Tile
2 separate topics combined....Someone was looking for second hand stone countertops the other day. I was at B.I.G. over the weekend and they had a few remnants. Also, did a post on used materials this morning.
http://reclaimedhome.com/?p=476
The second thing is, someone was looking for encaustic tile a few weeks ago. I came across this recently:
http://tierrayfuego.com/FloorPavers/index-barcelona-decorative-cement-floor-tile.htm
Comments
I'm one of the encaustic tile people - thank you!!
Posted by: guest at October 30, 2007 11:28 AM
Wonderful. I had no idea what we would do with the foyer area b/c I couldnt find tiles I liked - and these are beautiful. Thank you !
Posted by: guest at October 30, 2007 3:46 PM
You're welcome! It's a new product they are carrying. I've ordered from the company before and give them the thumbs up.
Posted by: rh at October 30, 2007 4:45 PM
Please be aware these are NOT encaustic tiles like the ones from Victorian England (and still available today). I'm not even sure they would be considered "encaustic" tiles, that they're not made the same way. BTW, encaustic tiles go way back. Some medieval churches have incredible floors of them (areas the public is not allowed to walk on) and during the romantic period, the floors were emulated. Thus, the popularity of them by the time brownstone NYC was being built.
I have looked at these tiles up close and handled them. They are thick and are made from a softer clay body and not high-fired compared to 19th century tiles. The encaustic tiles we have in our entryway are small, extremely hard, almost vitrified tiles set into marble. They have held up (are much harder) than the marble they’re set into (both are either original or may date to around 1880 when a dentist who owned the house changed the entryway doors to be more in fashion. He may have paid to have the floor redone at that time.)
The tiles shown on the Tierra-y-Fuego site are brittle. The tiles I handled (probably from the same or a similar supplier) were very fragile along their edge. They might be okay for walls. In the store, I had spotted them from across the room, ran over to the display and then was disappointed when it turned out they were too fragile for floor use.
FortGreener/TheGrammarLady
Posted by: guest at October 30, 2007 7:05 PM
Sorry, I should've mentioned that. Ft Greener is correct. These are cement tiles, not clay. However, for people like myself, who cannot spend upwards of $100 per tile, they will do just fine!
Posted by: rh at October 31, 2007 10:07 AM
Opps ! I forgot to say that the really big long info page on encaustic tiles since time began is on the ConcreteCottage site:
http://www.concretecottage.com/encaustic-cement-tiles.htm
And, the new tiles I am making will run about $20 to $24 a sq ft. Might seem a bit pricey but they have fabulous colors, great designs, and these last for centuries...really. And, you can do a smaller section bordered by solids, like a rug in a room or entrance hall.
Posted by: guest at January 28, 2008 10:15 PM
iF you are looking for quality and endless selection of fine encaustic cement tiles also known as cement tiles, Mosaico hidraulico, olde english tile, carreaux ciment, spanish cement tiles, Moroccan cement tiles you have to see this website:
http://www.sainttropezstone.com
The company name is Saint Tropez Boutique of San Francisco located at : 25 evelyn way, San Francisco, California 94127
to view their encaustic cement tiles selection feel free to click on the following link:
http://www.sainttropezstone.com/Catalog.aspx?&l1=90&l2=103&l3=327&p=1255
Thank you,
David
Posted by: guest at February 4, 2008 6:02 PM
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