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American Olean Porcealin tiles for Bathroom

9 years ago

I am redoing two bathrooms and right now wrestling with the choice of tile for the guest bathroom. Considering American Olean Municipal Gray porcelain tile for the bathroom floor. I can't find much reviews on the AO porcelain product. Does anyone have experience and/or opinions with AO porcelain generally, or Municipal Gray specifically? It is part of the Avenue One series.

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9 years ago
AO/ DalTile = same company, same production lines.
jerzeegirl
9 years ago
I brought home a couple of samples from the Avenue One series (white and light gray). I remember it being a beautiful tile - I especially loved the surface. If I recall correctly Avenue One is made by the Italian tile company Refin Ceramica. Look on the back of the tile and see if the manufacturers name is on it. I decided to go with City View from Daltile in Skyline Gray which is made by Atlas Concorde, another Italian tile company. Daltile and AO appear to outsource some of their lines which is great because it allows people who don't have access to these Italian tile companies the ability to buy their tiles.
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I am remodeling bathroom with flat unglazed porcelan on the floor. It is from American Universal tile in Santa Ana Because it is more off white than bright white how will warm gray grout look. I see it in pix but I think it is being shown with american olean or dal tile. I am also using subway on the wall is it of to use the same color of grout. I am using dal artic white only becauce the tone is the same as my hex floor. I wanted to use the mulis white subway but it is very white thanks for all the help Also my bath is 13 x 7 is it too much to do a tile waincoat around the entire room
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