Alloy Copper Semi Polished 60x120cm Porcelain Tile

Both Alloy formats are sold by the pack and both cover the same 1.44m² — the matt 60 x 60cm comes 4 tiles to a pack (2.77 per m²), the semi-polished 60 x 120cm comes 2 tiles to a pack (1.39 per m²). Measure your area in square metres, add 10% for cuts and wastage, divide by 1.44 and round up. Each pack weighs 30kg either way. Our friendly team is always happy to check your quantities on 01344 620211.

It comes down to where it is going. The matt 60 x 60cm carries an R10 / PTV Shod +36 slip rating, which makes it the sensible choice for any floor — and the only one we would recommend for a wet room or shower. The semi-polished 60 x 120cm has no published slip rating, so we would keep it to walls, or to floors that stay dry. Many customers use both: the matt underfoot and the semi-polished on a feature wall in the same colourway, which gives you contrast without introducing a second material.

Alloy is a frostproof glazed porcelain rated for internal walls, internal floors and external walls, with an F4 wear rating suited to heavy domestic traffic — kitchens, hallways, living spaces and sheltered terraces. It gives you the look of oxidised metal with none of the drawbacks: it will not tarnish, dent, rust or need sealing, and the matt finish is properly slip-rated in a way real metal sheet never is.

V4 is the highest shade-variation grade, meaning tiles within the same pack differ markedly in tone and patination. On a metal effect that is entirely the point — oxidised metal is never uniform, and without the variation the surface would read as an obviously repeated print. Open several packs at once, dry-lay a run and shuffle the tiles before fixing so the darker and lighter patinas distribute naturally. A single sample will not show you the full range, so do come and see the whole thing in our Ascot showroom if you can.