More questions - where to buy slate for kitchen floor ?

[JugglingChaotically]

Yet another question from me on our ongoing house work..
Can anyone suggest where I can source slate tiles from for a kitchen. West london or nearby ish.
Builder has suggested Brazilian slate but I need to have a comparison and price check and would prefer to source myself than pay a premium !
Thanks

Any one??

Don't do it! Friends of ours have slate floors and the regret started about an hour after the builders left! One of the most high maintenance floors you can possible get.

the London tile company in finchley. fabulous place, fish pond, coffee shop, toddler play area, beautiful slate..........but they wouldn't recommend honed slate for indoors!

Have read mixed views on it on MN.
And getting worried.
But it's rough but not riven.
I love slate. Soft.
Underfloor heating so warm.
Not slippy.
Still no?

anyone pro slate floors in a kitchen?

We've had them in our kitchen for about 7 years now when we redid the kitchen. Think we got them at Homebase (so not high end!)
We had ceramic floor tiles which I found cold and slippy when wet

The slate is lovely (especially when still wet from mopping - the colour is much deeper) and doesn't feel as cold

We sealed it when we first put it down but haven't sealed it again - I can't say it's spoiled it by being slattern but I guess it's a bit more absorbing of the muck! The grout I regret - we did a light one and that's what has changed colour in the high traffic areas

I steam mop it - it's a bit harder work than the ceramic as the slate it riven - but not stubby toe riven

We are moving and first thought was slate for kitchen/hall/utility... though I am being drawn to porcelain tiles now but mainly because I want a more even colour

Hope you find some OP

Poltergoul - I'm on an iPhone and can't see your link?? Could you give me a clue? Tks!

Thank you, both! Positive feedback - yippee. I've always love slate but everyone keeps telling me not to have it in a kitchen. So glad to hear you both like it.
Hadn't thought of taking it through to hall also. Would be great not to have too many different floorings.
Base in hall is wood though. Can that work?

Off to try that now. Tks!

Not sure if tiles on joists/wood bases are a good idea due to movement and the grout etc cracking. I guess with the right prep work the outcome could be improved

I was gutted we had concrete floors, but it has worked out well in the end

Yes. That's what the builder said. But then he's ok with tiles in the hall which I thought would be the same but not apparently! Don't understand the difference.
So - like you - glad to have concrete in kitchen!

I once thought I'd enjoying doing up a house - several months on its a bliddy minefield and I've changed my mind.

Professionals complicate things, especially if like me, you ask too many!!

Oh me too.
It is a minefield and money pit.
Am hoping by the time it's done I still want to live in it ...........