“By their very nature these slate tiles are delicate and prone to break or splinter along natural flaws so expect this, I also suffered a couple of tiles separating where the glue had not fully adhered. This being said I purchased six square metres of slate tiles to enclose a chimney breast in our living room and in total I would estimate that only six tiles failed due to flaws and three as a result of glue failing, I cut these tiles to produce the staggered effect on the wall to avoid horizontal lines forming as the rows of tiles are laid so wastage was kept to a minimum. The tiles are easy if very messy to cut, note they can be trimmed with a hacksaw if required! Because of the rustic effect being achieved laying them is simply avoiding the normal tile laying precision. Finished with a tile sealer for a satin/gloss sheen depending on the amount of coats the end result is fantastic if I say so myself..... I would happy attached photo but laptop refusing to download, would say it's as good as pictures on Walls & Floors Website. I would happily recommend these tiles.”
“The tiles are really nice... once you get them on the wall...
The problem is that these tiles are poorly made - they are slices of slate which are bonded with glue. the problem is that the glue is only applied to the sides of the slate so this makes them extremely delicate. I had multiple boxes delivered that looked more like Lego sets than a box of 5 tiles. It took 3 re-deliveries of replacements to have enough to complete the job. Now i am left with 7 boxes of slate bits, and have no idea what to do with them!”
