Do I need a tiler who is an expert in antique tiles to lay the floor?
In our experience and from customer feedback the answer is ‘No’ as the tiles in essence are ceramic patterned tiles, which just happen to be antique. But a professional tiler is highly recommended for several reasons 1) antique tiles are geometric in form and tessellate once laid to produce a repeating series of usually two patterns – if the tiles are not well laid from the start the pattern will very quickly go out of line 2) antique floors generally come with one or more border tiles which frame the floor and there has to be a marriage between the principal main tiles, known as the field tiles, and the borders. This may involve cutting the tiles with specialist equipment but also initially calculating the best configuration for the borders in the first place 3) some antique tiles were handmade and as a result have slight width variances that a professional with experience can adjust for when laying the floor and 4) the tiles have been cleaned of their old mortar with specialist cutti
