What is Saltillo Tile?
^ Mexican tiles or Saltillo Talavera are shaped either carving out the shape, or by pressing quarried clay with a wooden frame. The color ranges from yellow to a rich orange. That all depends on the raw tile’s placement among other tiles when it is firing. Saltillo tile soaks in liquid easily and it is highly porous. So it is that it absorbs thin set, grout wax pencils so it is difficult to install. If saltillo tile is not properly sealed and maintained with a quality sealer, it may scuff easily. During installation the mexican tiles should be handled carefully to avoid stains that can even occur from body oils on the installer’s hands. We have a few preferred methods for installation of saltillo tile. Saltillo tile comes from a town in Mexico known as Saltillo. Its big clay deposits of natural clay make this town famous. Saltillo tiles are not baked in a kiln with high temperatures, they are air dried in the sun, then fired up in pits left behind from the quarrying of clay. Saltillo t
