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December 8, 2008
black border tile
i need about 15-20 black border trim tile as shown in this photo.
the tiles are 6 inches long and 2 inches high.
is this something i can get new somewhere or do i have to hunt through a second hand salvage yard?
Cheers,
Dean
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Classic Tile. classictile.com
They are the best!
Posted by: curiositykilledthecat at December 8, 2008 11:55 AM
sorry, classictileny.com
Posted by: curiositykilledthecat at December 8, 2008 12:00 PM
Just fyi, you are looking for "bullnose" tiles. It's hard to tell from the picture if they are "full bullnose" (turn 90 degrees) or "half bullnose" (turn 45 degrees).
And for the love of God, stay AWAY from Kaleidoscope Tile on W 15TH St.
Posted by: jack123 at December 8, 2008 3:14 PM
And don't forget American Restoration Tile in Arkansas if you need to have existing tile perfectly reproduced down to the crazing. They are very nice and they deal with mail order. You send them a piece of old tile. Prices are reasonable -- $3 to $8 per tile.
Posted by: mopar at December 8, 2008 3:38 PM
apparently it's something called a mudcap (i guess bullnose is solid and mudcap has space at the back).
thanks John at Canco's for that info.
Unfortuantely...they dont stock mudcaps...... next?
Posted by: deanc at December 8, 2008 3:42 PM
I'm pretty sure I saw some mud caps like that at Bergen Tile on Flatbush Ave but I think they recently moved. You could google for their phone number and find out the new location. Their service is appalling but you might want to try them anyway since they're local and you can physically go to the store to match the piece.
Posted by: herkimermaid at December 8, 2008 4:57 PM
Classic Tile just replied to my email - in stock $1.50 a piece.
will be grabbing a good book and catching the subway out on thursday to pick some up.
Thanks for the tip.
Cheers,
Dean
Posted by: deanc at December 8, 2008 7:07 PM
There is a tile store up on 116th in Manhattan that I found matching tile to mine from 1940... Florida Tile. Check the back of your tile and see if there is any info. Good luck!
Vedovato Brothers Tile & Marble
246 E 116th Street
New York, NY 10029
United States of America
Tel: 212-534-2854
Tel: 212-534-2855
http://www.vedovatobrothers.com
Posted by: brooklyn_G_girl at December 9, 2008 11:04 AM
I carefully removed four bathrooms of these (and pink and white tile) and donated to "build it green NYC". I don't know if they are still there but worth a call to them? They are the old ones from the 40s
best,
amy
Posted by: amybnyc at December 9, 2008 2:37 PM
A great tile store is... http://www.italiantilenyc.com
They have really good products with prices lower than Home Depot!
Posted by: fizzback3 at September 8, 2009 11:14 PM
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