Design and decoration

National tiles have some lovely large tiles at their many displays around Melbourne. Here are some beautiful large dark tiles they have at the moment in stock.
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How do you achieve the perfect tile laid level? Levelling clips are a great idea and pictured here is our tiler showing the clips in use on one of our latest projects.
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I was out and about on one of our builds and came across one of our tilers work. He had a tile he had just cut and wow what a cut it was!
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Many of our clients ask for timber or tiled floors? My answer is simple, tiles are cold and very unforgiving and if anything falls onto them, say goodbye in most cases. Timber is warmer and a lot more comfortable under foot.
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  When preparing wet areas always make sure you get the tanking right because if it isn’t it will lead to many water issues later on. Once the tiles are laid it makes it far more difficult to fix afterwards.  
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Yes large tiles can work in your custom homes bathroom suites and here is the perfect example of large tiles with amazing results.
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Here is a perfect example of a full height tiled bathroom suite with a basic plain tile and the feature tile in the niche only. What a fantastic result.
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Kitchen splashbacks are often areas that are left behind with regards to design features. Here is an example of a National tiles Masia style tile creating a rustic charm.
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Choosing flooring is one of the most important decisions to make when building a new home. Today, there are many more choices available than just carpet or timber flooring and some of those choices are more cost efficient. It’s very popular in Australia to install hard flooring in the living and hall areas for easy cleaning and indoor/outdoor living. Traditionally, timber flooring has been the first choice, but modern methods of tiling, and other more sustainable materials have become more prevalent. The cheapest floor
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Deciding on what type of flooring to have in your house depends greatly on your lifestyle. Do you have children or pets? Do you love entertaining? Carpet is usually more comfortable for small children, especially if they are babies or toddlers. Claws and paws can catch on loop pile carpet – cut pile is a better choice. But toilet training for both children and pets are easier to mop up on hard flooring than carpet. If you host plenty of
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