Visiting every showroom for ceramic tiles in KwaZulu-Natal takes weekends. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the size in square metres and the look you want, and we pass it to tile suppliers, showrooms and tilers who supply and lay in towns and cities across KwaZulu-Natal.
Ceramic Tiles in KwaZulu-Natal
Tile shops and hardware stores around KwaZulu-Natal 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 KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal has a humid subtropical coast from Port Shepstone to Richards Bay, and a cooler, drier interior around Pietermaritzburg and Newcastle. Salt air, humidity and mould make grout choice and sealing important, and non-slip tiles matter around pools and on balconies. Durban, Umhlanga and Ballito have apartment blocks, holiday homes and sectional title schemes that often renovate through a body corporate. Older Durban homes still have terrazzo and cement tiles, while new estates on the North Coast ask for large porcelain and wood-look planks. Hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the coast re-tile in the off-season, and tilers usually work from Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Typical ceramic tiles requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners renovating: budget bedroom floors, bathroom walls and kitchen splashbacks in plenty of colours
- Landlords and body corporates: cost-effective tiles for flats and rooms that are easy to replace between tenants
- Guesthouses, hotels and restaurants: glazed wall tiles for en-suites and guest bathrooms, with porcelain on busy floors
- 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
- Workshops, warehouses and gyms: wall tiles in canteens and washrooms, with tougher tiles kept for floors
Local tips for KwaZulu-Natal
Most asked for in KwaZulu-Natal: non-slip balcony and pool tiles, wood-look porcelain and apartment bathroom revamps. Suppliers and tilers: tile showrooms and tilers in Durban, Umhlanga and Pietermaritzburg, plus the coast. A useful tip: ask for R11 non-slip tiles by the pool and a body corporate approved finish.
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: use mould-resistant grout and seal it regularly.
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: KwaZulu-Natal and surrounds
Tile suppliers and tilers on our network work throughout KwaZulu-Natal, including Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Umhlanga, Ballito, Richards Bay, Newcastle, Port Shepstone. For farms and smaller towns, ask about delivery charges for tiles and whether the tiler can stay over for a larger job.