Cotswold Sycamore Plank Wood Effect Porcelain Tile 20 x 120cm

No. Cotswold is a glazed porcelain tile that reproduces the warm tones, natural grain, subtle patina and knots of real timber. You get the look of a board floor with the durability and water resistance of porcelain, so it can be laid in bathrooms and wet rooms and over underfloor heating, where solid wood cannot go.

All four shades share the same 20 x 120cm plank. Sycamore is the palest, a light-enhancing neutral that opens up a darker room. Oak is the classic warm mid-brown. Elm is deeper and more enveloping. Walnut is the richest and darkest, best where you want atmosphere rather than light. Order free cut samples of two or three and compare them on the floor of the actual room.

Yes. Fired Earth specifies Cotswold for internal walls and floors, kitchens, bathrooms, shower walls, wet room floors, worktops, and hearths at least 30cm from the heat source, and it is approved for use over underfloor heating. It is an interior tile only, as Fired Earth publishes no external frost rating for this range.

No. Cotswold is glazed porcelain, so the surface is already impervious and needs no sealer. Sweep or vacuum, then mop with a pH-neutral cleaner. Avoid the waxes, oils and polishes made for real wood, which leave a film on a matt porcelain surface. In heavy-traffic areas a grout protector on cementitious grout is worth considering.

Dry-lay from several boxes at once to blend the moderate shade variation, and stagger the joints by no more than a third of the plank length rather than a half bond. Long-format planks have a slight natural bow, so a third bond keeps them flat and reads far more like a real board floor. Allow a 3mm grout joint and use a flexible adhesive with a solid bed under the whole plank.