We offer our own delivery service within the wider Auckland Region. Upon request we can provide customers with an estimate cost calculated by the quantity ordered and the delivery location. Alternatively quoted through an external freight company. Small orders can be picked up from our warehouse located at: MC TILES AND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 34 [read more...]
Generally speaking, most floor tiles can be used on walls. However, some tiles are specifically designed to be applied to walls only. Below are the differences between Wall and Floor tiles. If you are unsure about a specific tiles ability to be used in a certain way, please contact us and we will advise [read more...]
Tonic Tiles (as a branch of MC Tiles Ltd) endeavours to source the best quality and design tiles available from around the world. This means we can confidently guarantee the quality of our tiles. Tonic Tiles guarantee its First Grade tiles for 10 years. This guarantee covers the cost of the tiles supplied or a [read more...]
GRIP These tiles have a very textured finish, with ridges and dips; they are often used in external applications because of their anti-slip properties MATT/NATURAL/HONED Following the firing of the raw materials the tiles are then cooled and packed with no further finishing, the surface being left matt. SEMI POLISHED Also known as Lappato [read more...]
SHADE VARIANCE Shade variation is inherent in all tile products, including porcelain & ceramic. Shade and texture will vary significantly from piece to piece to within production runs. V1 shade variation has little or no change from piece to piece where a V4 will have a large variety of colour and/or texture changes. [read more...]
Non-Rrectified Tiles A non-rectified tile is any tile that has natural edges that have not been mechanically straightened after cutting, which results in each tile having a plain, square edge. Because of this imprecise process, each tile is not the exact same size. From an installation perspective, that means larger grout lines will need to [read more...]
Rectfied Tiles Rectified tiles are ceramic or porcelain tiles that have been precisely ground and machined to give them near-perfect straight edges and exact dimensions. These tiles provide a very clean, symmetrical look, and allow for extremely fine grout lines of 3mm or less. Rectified tiles usually also have a very fine bevel around their [read more...]