F100- Bright White Glossy 4"


Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

On Nov 3, 5:45*pm, "Larry B." wrote:
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"

Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

There was this company that used to stock discontinued tiles but that
was twenty years ago. I don’t know if they still do or even if the
owner is still alive but here it is:

WILSHIRE TILE INC
5531 VENICE BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019

I will call tomorrow. They used to be on Beverly and they are still around.
Thanks.

"Molly Brown" wrote in message
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On Nov 3, 5:45 pm, "Larry B." wrote:
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"

Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

There was this company that used to stock discontinued tiles but that
was twenty years ago. I don’t know if they still do or even if the
owner is still alive but here it is:

WILSHIRE TILE INC
5531 VENICE BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019

On Nov 3, 6:10*pm, "Larry B." wrote:
I will call tomorrow. They used to be on Beverly and they are still around.
Thanks.

"Molly Brown" wrote in message

...
On Nov 3, 5:45 pm, "Larry B." wrote:

F100- Bright White Glossy 4"

Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

There was this company that used to stock discontinued tiles but that
was twenty years ago. I don’t know if they still do or even if the
owner is still alive but here it is:

WILSHIRE TILE INC
5531 VENICE BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019

They used to be on 5862 West Third Street, LA, CA 90036.

"Larry B." wrote in message
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F100- Bright White Glossy 4"
Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

In this country tiling was/is almost an Italian speciality, i.e. most
skilled tilers are immigrants or the children of immigrants; and
long-established tiling businesses both store away stocks of
discontinued lines and can provide expert help about the best
way to adapt to unavailability of the type you want.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Nov 3, 8:45*pm, "Larry B." wrote:
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"

Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

How many do you need? Have you taken a piece into some tile outlets
to see if you can get close? I'm thinking there are a lot of 4"
glossy white tiles out there. Depending on where the tile is you may
be able to find something close enough.

I find that what I see as flaws in homes is generally overlooked by
98% of the world. Tiling is one of those things. I take great pains
to try to achieve a uniform gap and straight lines in my tiling jobs.
I freqeuntly see other tiled spaces that just look shoddy to me but no
one else seems to notice.

Right. That funky little green building. I called and nada.

Thanks anyways.

"Molly Brown" wrote in message
...
On Nov 3, 6:10 pm, "Larry B." wrote:
I will call tomorrow. They used to be on Beverly and they are still
around.
Thanks.

"Molly Brown" wrote in message

...
On Nov 3, 5:45 pm, "Larry B." wrote:

F100- Bright White Glossy 4"

Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and
find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

There was this company that used to stock discontinued tiles but that
was twenty years ago. I don’t know if they still do or even if the
owner is still alive but here it is:

WILSHIRE TILE INC
5531 VENICE BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA 90019

They used to be on 5862 West Third Street, LA, CA 90036.

Someone replied to this post but my newsreader does not show it for some odd
reason. I found it in Google search. So, here it is again with my response.

From Jamesgangnc:

How many do you need? Have you taken a piece into some tile outlets
to see if you can get close? I'm thinking there are a lot of 4"
glossy white tiles out there. Depending on where the tile is you may
be able to find something close enough.

I find that what I see as flaws in homes is generally overlooked by
98% of the world. Tiling is one of those things. I take great pains
to try to achieve a uniform gap and straight lines in my tiling jobs.
I freqeuntly see other tiled spaces that just look shoddy to me but no
one else seems to notice.

My response:

This tile has a unique undulating surface so they are not typical white
tiles. Everyone I have called says that they have nothing like it. I need 12
v-caps and 4 end caps. However, my quest is nationwide and I have found some
6" v-caps. It has been suggested that I cut the 6" down to 4" but won't that
leave me with a weird edge that will always be getting dirty or chipped?




"Larry B." wrote in message
...
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"


Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and find
that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks

Larry B wrote:
Someone replied to this post but my newsreader does not show it for
some odd reason. I found it in Google search. So, here it is again
with my response.
From Jamesgangnc:

How many do you need? Have you taken a piece into some tile outlets
to see if you can get close? I'm thinking there are a lot of 4"
glossy white tiles out there. Depending on where the tile is you may
be able to find something close enough.

I find that what I see as flaws in homes is generally overlooked by
98% of the world. Tiling is one of those things. I take great pains
to try to achieve a uniform gap and straight lines in my tiling jobs.
I freqeuntly see other tiled spaces that just look shoddy to me but no
one else seems to notice.

My response:

This tile has a unique undulating surface so they are not typical
white tiles. Everyone I have called says that they have nothing like
it. I need 12 v-caps and 4 end caps. However, my quest is nationwide
and I have found some 6" v-caps. It has been suggested that I cut the
6" down to 4" but won't that leave me with a weird edge that will
always be getting dirty or chipped?

depends upon how you cut it. with a good blade in a diamond wet saw, it'll
be a straight cut with little to no chipping. you can smooth it off using a
diamond bit in a stained glass grinder. if you have a s.g. shop that teaches
nearby ask to rent a few minutes on a grinder. use a well-used grinder,
which will have the smoothest bit.




"Larry B." wrote in message
...
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"


Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles
and find that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a
clearinghouse website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued)
ceramic tile? I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with
no luck.
Any suggestions? Thanks

I have made calls all over the country but there is apparently no 4" to be
had. Hard to believe but I guess 2 years is past the statute of limitations
on availability.

I think that I will just try to epoxy the small chips so that we have fewer
to replace.

Thanks, Larry

"Larry B" wrote in message
m...
Someone replied to this post but my newsreader does not show it for some
odd reason. I found it in Google search. So, here it is again with my
response.

From Jamesgangnc:

How many do you need? Have you taken a piece into some tile outlets
to see if you can get close? I'm thinking there are a lot of 4"
glossy white tiles out there. Depending on where the tile is you may
be able to find something close enough.

I find that what I see as flaws in homes is generally overlooked by
98% of the world. Tiling is one of those things. I take great pains
to try to achieve a uniform gap and straight lines in my tiling jobs.
I freqeuntly see other tiled spaces that just look shoddy to me but no
one else seems to notice.

My response:

This tile has a unique undulating surface so they are not typical white
tiles. Everyone I have called says that they have nothing like it. I need
12 v-caps and 4 end caps. However, my quest is nationwide and I have found
some 6" v-caps. It has been suggested that I cut the 6" down to 4" but
won't that leave me with a weird edge that will always be getting dirty or
chipped?




"Larry B." wrote in message
...
F100- Bright White Glossy 4"


Well, wasn't I surprised to go looking for some replacement tiles and
find that they had shuttered their doors in 2008.

Is there a cottage industry in discontinued tile and/or a clearinghouse
website for selling/buying odd lots of (discontinued) ceramic tile?

I am in Southern California and have made a few calls with no luck. Any
suggestions? Thanks