The range.

Porcelain, ceramic, marble and natural stone, with the formats, finishes, slip ratings and adhesive for each. Specs are typical for the category; every line ships with its manufacturer’s data sheet.

Porcelain

Fired hotter and pressed denser than ceramic, porcelain absorbs almost no water. That makes it the default for floors, wet areas, commercial fit-outs and outdoors.

Most of what we import is rectified, ground to an exact size after firing, so it can be laid with tight 2–3 mm joints.

Body: Full-body or glazed, absorption ≤ 0.5%
Finishes: Matte, honed, lappato, polished, textured
Formats: 600 × 600, 600 × 1200, 1200 × 1200, slab to 1200 × 2400
Thickness: 9–10 mm interior · 20 mm outdoor
Slip: P2–P5 / R9–R12, by finish
Typically from: Italy, Spain, East & Southeast Asia

Set with C2TE S1 Setting guide

Ceramic

A softer, more porous body under a fired glaze. Ceramic carries colour and gloss that porcelain can’t, and it’s light and easy to cut, which makes it ideal for walls, splashbacks and feature work.

Handmade-look glazed lines bring the uneven, pooled surface of traditional zellige at a trade-friendly price and consistency.

Body: Red or white body, glazed
Finishes: Gloss, satin, crackle, handmade-look
Formats: 65 × 200, 75 × 300, 100 × 100, 100 × 300, 300 × 600
Use: Walls and splashbacks; floors only where the PEI rating allows
Typically from: Spain, Italy

Set with C1T / C2T Setting guide

Marble

No two tiles are the same. Marble is quarried in blocks, sawn and finished, and every block has its own veining. That is why we select by batch and send a colour-range sample before a large order.

Marble is sensitive to acids and to moisture during setting, so it needs a white, rapid-setting adhesive and sealing before and after grouting.

Stone: Metamorphic, calcite-based
Finishes: Polished, honed, brushed
Formats: 305 × 610, 457 × 457, 600 × 600, mosaic sheets
Thickness: 10–12 mm tile · 20 mm slab
Use: Bathrooms, vanities, feature floors
Typically from: Italy, Greece, Turkey

Set with C2F white Setting guide

Travertine

A banded limestone formed around mineral springs, full of natural voids. Filled and honed, it gives a smooth, warm interior floor; tumbled or unfilled, it’s a classic for courtyards and pool surrounds.

Stone: Sedimentary limestone
Finishes: Filled & honed, tumbled, unfilled
Formats: 406 × 610, French pattern, 30 mm pavers and coping
Use: Interior floors, courtyards, pool coping
Typically from: Turkey

Set with C2F white indoors, C2 S1 outdoors Setting guide

Granite

One of the hardest stones there is. Flamed granite, where the face is blasted with heat until it spalls, gives a grippy, frost-proof surface for paving, steps and driveways that takes vehicle traffic for decades.

Stone: Igneous, quartz and feldspar
Finishes: Flamed, honed, polished, bush-hammered
Formats: 300 × 600, 600 × 600, steps and coping
Thickness: 20 mm · 30 mm
Slip: Flamed R11 typical
Typically from: India, China

Set with C2 S1 Setting guide

Terrazzo

Marble and stone chips cast in cement or resin, then ground and polished flat. As a tile, terrazzo gives the look of a poured floor without the poured-floor program, and it’s tough enough for commercial traffic.

Body: Cement- or resin-bound stone aggregate
Finishes: Polished, honed
Formats: 400 × 400, 600 × 600
Use: Floors, commercial interiors, feature walls
Typically from: Italy, Southeast Asia

Set with C2TE white Setting guide

Mosaic

Small porcelain, glass or stone pieces on a mesh-backed sheet. Mosaic follows the falls of a shower floor, wraps niches and curves, and adds grip underfoot through the extra grout lines.

Material: Porcelain, glass, marble
Shapes: Hexagon, penny round, linear, herringbone
Sheet: About 300 × 300, mesh-backed
Use: Shower floors, niches, splashbacks

Set with C2TE white Setting guide

Outdoor pavers

20 mm porcelain is the modern outdoor tile: frost-proof, stain-resistant and strong enough to lay loose on gravel or pedestals as well as bonded to a slab. Natural stone pavers cover the traditional end.

Material: 20 mm porcelain, granite, travertine, sandstone
Formats: 400 × 800, 600 × 600, 600 × 900
Slip: P5 / R11 typical
Install: Bonded to slab, or loose on pedestals or gravel
Use: Alfresco, pool surrounds, paths

Set with C2TE S1 when bonded Setting guide

Setting materials.

Tile adhesive, the “ceramic glue” on most job sheets, plus grout and waterproofing. All three should be specified with every tile order, because a good tile on the wrong bed still fails.

Reading an adhesive class

Tile adhesives are graded under AS ISO 13007. The letters on the bag tell you what the adhesive can do.

C1: Cementitious, normal adhesion. Porous wall and floor ceramic.
C2: Cementitious, improved adhesion. Needed for dense porcelain and stone.
T: Reduced slip. Tiles stay put on a wall while it sets.
E: Extended open time. More time to place large formats.
F: Fast setting. Stops moisture-sensitive stone from staining or curling.
S1 / S2: Deformable or highly deformable. Takes up movement in large formats, outdoors and over heated floors.

Adhesive, trowel and coverage by tile
Tile	Adhesive	Notch	Notes
Wall ceramic, up to 300 × 600	C1T	6–8 mm	Solid bed behind each tile in wet areas.
Porcelain, up to 600 × 600	C2TE	8–10 mm	Comb in one direction; check coverage by lifting a tile.
Large format, 600 × 1200 and up	C2TE S1	10–12 mm	Back-butter every tile. Use levelling clips.
Marble & light stone	C2F white	10 mm	White cement avoids show-through; rapid set limits curl.
Mosaic sheets	C2TE white	4–6 mm	Fine notch so adhesive doesn’t squeeze into the joints.
Outdoor & pools	C2TE S1	10–12 mm	Full bed, at least 95% contact; movement joints at the perimeter.

Grout & waterproofing

Cement grout

Polymer-modified cementitious grout (CG2) for most floors and walls, in colours matched to the tile.

Epoxy grout

Stain- and chemical-resistant (RG) for pools, commercial kitchens and shower floors.

Membrane

Wet areas are waterproofed to AS 3740 before any tile goes down. Use an adhesive compatible with the membrane.

General guidance only. Always follow AS 3958.1 and the adhesive manufacturer’s data sheet for your tile and substrate.

Need a spec checked?

Send the tile, the substrate and the area. We’ll confirm the format, the slip rating and the adhesive before you order.

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