Where to buy
Selection of ceramic tilesPrices in storesbuilding materials are usually slightly higher than in large construction markets. In addition, it is not a fact that in a store or shopping center they will bring you these tiles right away: usually only samples are displayed there. The tiles themselves will be brought to you from a distant warehouse (delivery is paid - 500 - 900 rubles, pickup is free) only after a few days. Therefore, it is worth going for them at least a week before they are laid out. In construction markets such as "Kashirsky Dvor", "Mytishchinsky", "Moscow" in Lublin everything is simpler: the seller's warehouse is nearby, and you get the coveted ceramics right there, without leaving the checkout.
Decors and borders
Large selection of ceramic tilesSo, youyou have chosen a nice tile, multiplied its price by the area of the walls and floor and roughly estimated how much it will cost you. Have you estimated it? Now feel free to increase this amount by one and a half times (if you have chosen inexpensive Russian tiles) or by two (if you have decided on imported ones). Firstly, you need to take some extra money, how much exactly - the master who will lay it or the consultant in the store will calculate for you. Secondly, decors (decorative tiles with a pattern) cost about 10 times more than background tiles. For example, if a square meter of tile costs 450 - 950 rubles, then decors for it cost on average 130 - 650 rubles per piece (!). Borders, which are used to seal the joints between the wall and the bathtub, will also cost more - They are also sold individually (from 25 to 200 rubles).
Dimensions
The familiar square tile 15x15 cmпотихоньку сдает позиции и уступает место большим прямоугольникам размером 20х30, 10х30, а то и 25х50 – это одна из самых модных тенденций последних лет. Крупная плитка смотрится очень эффектно, причем укладывают ее как вертикально, так и горизонтально. Стоит она, как правило, чуть дороже обычной квадратной плитки.Другая модная тенденция – мозаика: ею оформляют не только стены, но и пол, кухонные фартуки и даже подоконники. Удовольствие недешевое, цены на мозаику начинаются от 750 руб./кв. м.ВажноДля большой плитки нужны идеально выровненные стены. Уложить ровно квадраты проще, чем большие прямоугольники – у тех все огрехи и неровности стен будут сразу видны.
Design
The price will also be affected by what design you choose.invented for your bathroom. In the fashion for tiles, just like in the fashion for clothes, there are trends. And the more intricate the ceramics, the more expensive it is. This season, the following are especially relevant:
- Minimalistic style: the laconic and more restrained tile colors, the more elegant your bathroom will look. In a fashion combination of gray and white, lilac, chocolate, beige color.
- Gold: luxury has reached the bathroom.Golden patterns, flowers, inscriptions on decorative inserts - the latest trend. For special aesthetes, tiles with Swarovski crystals are produced (from 1200 rubles/sq. m).
- Plant motifs: flowers, leaves, palm trees - the most popular design for tiles.
- Photoprints: photos of naked girls, animals, flowers, seascapes (such tiles cost no less than 850 rubles / sq. M).
- Old Europe: hand-made tiles, with scuffs and jagged edges. This tile is particularly suitable for kitchen aprons, if your dining room is decorated in the style of Provence.
- Imitation leather:tiles, the surface of which resembles the skin of a crocodile, monitor lizard, snake and other reptiles and amphibians. The combination of smooth light tiles (white or beige) and dark ones (black, chocolate) with a relief "animal" pattern looks very impressive.
There are even tiles covered with genuine leather (390 rubles. Thing 10x10 cm).
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Ours or imported? The price is also affected by where your tiles come from. The geography of Moscow's building materials markets is approximately as follows:
- Russia and Belarus are the suppliers of the mostdemocratic ceramics: on average from 200 - 250 rubles per square meter. For this price, you will be offered tiles of a rather simple design, but the cladding of a standard small bathroom together with a toilet will cost you 5000 - 6000 rubles (excluding the work of the master). Be prepared for the fact that domestic tiles may not quite match each other in size by 2 - 3 mm.
- Many collections with beautiful Italiannames that are sold in Moscow stores are also made here in Russia. They are cheaper than "real Italy" - from 400 rubles per meter. In terms of quality, these tiles are catching up with European ones: our manufacturers today work on imported (mostly Italian) equipment, use European components and often attract designers from Italy.
- Poland, Czech Republic, Baltics - the price of tiles from our neighbors' factories is in the middle between domestic and Western European prices: 450 - 650 rubles/sq. m.
- Spain and Italy - on average from 650 to 1500 rubles/sq. m.
- France is a little more expensive, from 1200 to 2500 rubles/sq. m.
By the wayIf after repair you showed upexcess tile, within two weeks from the date of purchase, you can return it back to the store. But only if there are at least a box left. But the decors are taken back by the piece.
