Daltile vs American Olean
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American Olean Coliseum vs. Daltile Carrera Star
Comments (12)I am also doing a bath in the Catarina Coliseum White and ordered several of the trim pieces. We were unpleasantly surprised when the bullnose pieces we ordered ended up being the same matte finish as the large floor tiles. I spent a lot of money on them and can't use them on my shower surround with the shiny wall tiles. No information stating this info could be found by the dealer I purchased from or by myself on the internet. As for the other pieces, the mosaics are 9 tiles x 9 tiles, filling out the same space as a single 12" floor tile. They are the same matte finish as the floor tiles. We're using this in combination with the Etruscan brown to make a "rug" in the bathroom floor. The only really weird thing is that the white mosaics have a straight edge and the brown ones are beveled all the way around. I don't know why tiles in the same line would be set up differently. There is also a quarter-round piece available, though not through Lowes. It is the shiny finish of the 10x13 wall tiles. All in all, the tiles are nice for the price, but the selection of trim pieces is severely limited. We have found that some of the carrara trim pieces out there blend pretty nicely....See MoreFlorida Tile vs. Dal-Tile for Subway Tile Wall
Comments (19)I just want to update for 2019 and say that Marazzi has moved to new ownership recently, and I've seen reviews around the web about people complaining that there is an increased grayish tint to some of the tiles with more recent production beginning around 2018. @bill_vincent stated back in 2009 in a previous comment in this thread that the Marazzi tile he'd used wasn't always square, but we had tile layers this year who recommended it as a good-quality tile, so your mileage may vary. Upon visiting a Marazzi showroom in my area, I was very impressed with the variety and style of the tile on display. Thanks for all the comments here on Florida Tile. I believe I'll avoid it based on these reviews. We used Italian-made Happy Floors tile for a recent master bathroom project and are pleased with it. The installers said it was very square, and the style we chose was a through-body porcelain. Every word-of-mouth recommendation and online review I've read about USA-made Crossville tile has been good. Apparently they have a strict system of quality control. The one complaint is that it can be expensive compared to similar tile in other lines. However, the finish coating on some of Crossville's products is supposedly high-tech to make it more cleanable and long-lasting, so maybe it would be worth it. We've found that our area ProSource seems to offer the best price on Crossville and runs periodic sales on it. Note that there is more than one tile company with the name "Crossville," referencing the location of the city of Crossville, Tennessee, where these companies are located, but I'm talking about Crossville Inc. also known as Crossville Studios. It appears that Dal-Tile's quality is across the board and varies from style to style. Thanks everyone for the input....See MoreAnyone familiar with American Olean 2x6 subway tile?
Comments (12)Thanks all! Yes, unfortunately the Daltile is only available in 3"x6"---they also make a 2"x4" but it only comes premounted on mesh with 1/8" grout lines, and I want 1/16" grout lines. The AO tile doesn't appear to be bullnosed on the website (they have another that is) but it's hard to tell, and just not sure it's worth trekking out there if it's not even a contender. I did try Subway Ceramics but they will only sell through designers or architects so now I'm trying to figure out who I know who could order them! We'll see. I'll look for TileSource and Home and Stone, though---we'd be happy with either 2x6 or 2x4....See MoreHelp IDing tile trim, American Olean / Daltile. I'm at a loss
Comments (5)I don't plan on leaving my house, and I prefer a bathtub...so you heard it right, I'm replacing a shower w/ a tub. The floor tile is through-body porcelain. I had no idea that one could round and polish the edges of it, so it's 100% possible that that is what is going on and that it's not actually a bullnose trim from the manufacturer. That is an interesting theory! At this point my plan was to just replace w/ wood trim. I might talk to the person doing the tile install to see if they can match it w/ our extra flooring pieces via rounding and polishing it, but ripping it out and replacing w/ a wood trim seems like a fair backup plan....See MoreEnolaEagle
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11 years agobill_vincent
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