Visiting every showroom for ceramic tiles in Pietermaritzburg 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 Pietermaritzburg and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Ceramic Tiles in Pietermaritzburg
Tile shops and hardware stores around Pietermaritzburg 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 Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg sits in a warm basin in the Midlands, with hot summers and cool, dry winters that can bring frost on higher ground. The older suburbs of Scottsville, Clarendon and Hayfields have Victorian and Edwardian houses with original wooden floors and encaustic hall tiles that owners like to repair rather than rip out. Student flats near the university and the city centre need cheap, durable tiling between intakes. Lodges, wedding venues and guest farms toward Howick and Hilton want natural stone and slate. Mkondeni and Willowton have workshops and showrooms, and tilers usually work from the city or travel in from Durban.
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
- 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
- New builds and extensions: affordable wall and floor tiles for houses and units priced in bulk from the plans
- Schools, clinics and public buildings: easy-wipe glazed wall tiles for clinics, ablutions and school toilets
Local tips for Pietermaritzburg
Most asked for in Pietermaritzburg: repairs to old heritage floors, slate and stone, and student flat tiling. Suppliers and tilers: tile suppliers around Mkondeni and tilers based in the city. A useful tip: ask a tiler who has worked on old homes to match or repair original floor tiles.
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: hot summers and frosty winter mornings: outdoor tiles must handle both.
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: Pietermaritzburg and surrounds
Tile suppliers and tilers on our network work in Pietermaritzburg and surrounding areas, including Edendale, Imbali, Scottsville, Hilton, Howick, Hayfields, Northdale. Give the suburb so the quote can include delivery or travel, and the date that suits you.