Looking for ceramic tiles in Durban? FloorTiles.co.za puts homeowners, builders, landlords and businesses in Durban in touch with tile suppliers, showrooms and tilers serving Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal. Send one request and you receive quotes directly, free and with no obligation.
Ceramic Tiles in Durban
Tile shops and hardware stores around Durban carry a wide range of ceramic floor and wall tiles at budget prices, often in stock the same week. Suppliers in KwaZulu-Natal can match colours from a sample, so mention your suburb and the colour or size you have in mind.
Want to know more first? Our ceramic tiles guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Homes and buildings in Durban
Durban's warm, humid air and salty sea breeze shape every floor here. Along the Berea, Musgrave and the beachfront, older flats and homes often have terrazzo or tired vinyl that owners replace with porcelain. In Umhlanga, Morningside and Westville, new apartments and townhouses ask for large format tiles and covered patios. Grout stays damp and grows mould easily, so tilers talk about epoxy grout and good ventilation. Hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the Golden Mile need hard-wearing, non-slip floors, and pool decks want R11 finishes. Showrooms and tilers work across the metro, with suppliers clustered in the southern and western industrial areas.
Typical ceramic tiles requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners renovating: budget bedroom floors, bathroom walls and kitchen splashbacks in plenty of colours
- Guesthouses, hotels and restaurants: glazed wall tiles for en-suites and guest bathrooms, with porcelain on busy floors
- Landlords and body corporates: cost-effective tiles for flats and rooms that are easy to replace between tenants
- New builds and extensions: affordable wall and floor tiles for houses and units priced in bulk from the plans
- Patios, stoeps and pool areas: better avoided in frost areas, with porcelain used on stoeps and patios
- Shops, offices and showrooms: wall cladding and light-traffic floors in offices, stockrooms and small shops
- Schools, clinics and public buildings: easy-wipe glazed wall tiles for clinics, ablutions and school toilets
Local tips for Durban
Most asked for in Durban: large porcelain floors, non-slip pool decks and bathroom revamps. Suppliers and tilers: tile showrooms across the metro and tilers in every suburb. A useful tip: ask for R11 non-slip tiles on pool decks and balconies near the sea.
Ceramic Tiles usually suits bedrooms, bathroom walls, studies, splashbacks. Material: red-body or white-body glazed ceramic. Sizes: 200 x 300, 300 x 300 and 400 x 400, 600 x 600. Rating and finish: pEI 2 to 4, absorption 3% to 10%. Climate here: humid salty coast: expect mould in grout, so ask for sealed or epoxy grout.
What to include in your request
- Rooms and wall or floor area in m²
- Gloss or matt, and the colour you like
- Tile size and the PEI rating needed
- Tiles only, laying only, or both
- Your suburb and when you need it done
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The plan below counts tiles and boxes for you.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Tile suppliers and tilers on our network work in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb so the quote can include delivery or travel, and the date that suits you.