Recommendation for Tiles

patleri

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Tile recommendation needed!

I want to re-tile my entire villa.

Living room floor, bathroom floor, shower floor, outdoor walking tiles, etc.

I had a bad experience with natural stone like Palimanan and a caramic floortile which was not super smooth on the surface.

Palimanan changed color to yellow over time and looks shabby, especially on shower walls and it turned green in outdoor areas (yes, i pressure wash them, but still the same, the tile color itself changed)

Ceramic tile with a non-smooth surface became very dirty over time in its pores and just looked dirty. Have painted it meanwhile with epoxy which was a quick fix and not too bad, only that I need to touch up scratches and flake off here and there.


Anyone can recommend a tile he/she used that has lasted and stayed maintenance-free for 10 years at least?
Anyone is using polished cement, pure or colored. What's your experience in wet areas? On shower walls? Outdoors?
 

Markit

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My terracotta tiles have lasted and aged really well for 15 years. Bought bulk from Pejatin in Tabanan still looking great - NOT for outside and for showers needs to be waterproofed.
 
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