tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6567604086471709383..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Floor & Roof tiles.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50506428976127154752016-05-05T21:56:16.135+01:002016-05-05T21:56:16.135+01:00Brilliant and long may it continue. you;ve done th...Brilliant and long may it continue. you;ve done the most essential thing though and that's to use him and put business his way.<br />Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15439037531316683012016-05-04T14:33:41.689+01:002016-05-04T14:33:41.689+01:00I am piggybacking here just to say that what Rache...I am piggybacking here just to say that what Rachel describes makes me weep too. I'm fortunate to be old enough to have some useful household items that are the "real" version, not knock-offs that fill most shops now.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34707358107528841432016-05-04T14:32:01.734+01:002016-05-04T14:32:01.734+01:00And if you use them often, they look after you.And if you use them often, they look after you.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3741147065118415162016-05-04T13:58:41.436+01:002016-05-04T13:58:41.436+01:00I always use local vendors when I can. They care ...I always use local vendors when I can. They care more about their products than the big box stores. Besides, they are my neighbors. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13529240128270978492016-05-04T10:36:30.361+01:002016-05-04T10:36:30.361+01:00It's very satisfying; isn't it. One become...It's very satisfying; isn't it. One becomes part of a long tradition.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60513741104066331362016-05-04T10:26:22.696+01:002016-05-04T10:26:22.696+01:00Usually if one does, they die anyway. If some entr...Usually if one does, they die anyway. If some entrepreneur thinks they can undercut these little family firms by getting the stuff made using overseas child labour, or a large country wants to undermine the UK economy by flooding the market with goods too cheap to be refused by ordinary people, then that's what happens.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66685320465342063832016-05-04T10:09:45.899+01:002016-05-04T10:09:45.899+01:00and slippy.
and slippy.<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36590670762684868882016-05-04T10:09:10.409+01:002016-05-04T10:09:10.409+01:00Ah yes. When we do the roof of a friend's hous...Ah yes. When we do the roof of a friend's house in the Vienne we just go and get tiles which have been made in the area since time immemorial.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82218641147587700122016-05-04T09:39:59.024+01:002016-05-04T09:39:59.024+01:00Those little six sided tiles are fantastic. Like a...Those little six sided tiles are fantastic. Like all of these hand made tiles, the older they get the more beautiful they become.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26318096226761063072016-05-04T09:38:31.808+01:002016-05-04T09:38:31.808+01:00Yes, I do remember the pottery, it's just the ...Yes, I do remember the pottery, it's just the type of business I like to use. If one doesn't, they die.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10776509892461817462016-05-04T09:35:29.924+01:002016-05-04T09:35:29.924+01:00Most tiles sold in France come from Spain. They ar...Most tiles sold in France come from Spain. They are usually cheap rubbish.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-51775992581241685282016-05-04T09:26:30.835+01:002016-05-04T09:26:30.835+01:00We have them on our terrace and they came from our...We have them on our terrace and they came from our local guy. I wanted to have the little six-sided tiles on our outside front area, they had to be mass produced but I love them.<br />The only downside to tiles is that fumble a glass or plate and there is no chance of a bounce!pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67293201620319133682016-05-04T09:22:10.089+01:002016-05-04T09:22:10.089+01:00P.S. Do you remember that amazing little pottery n...P.S. Do you remember that amazing little pottery near the Watts Gallery, just outside Farnham? They had huge kilns to fire the hand-thrown chimney pots which they specialised in. Simon went there to have some huge, decorative urns made, and they made them very cheaply - they were delighted to have something else to do. I wonder if it still exists. I hope so.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42008826288755261902016-05-04T09:18:33.284+01:002016-05-04T09:18:33.284+01:00In line with Rachel's comment above, we in the...In line with Rachel's comment above, we in the U.K. are offered all these rustic, hand made terracotta stuff, but only by outlets like 'Fired Earth', who put a 500% mark-up on it and sell it to the tasteful rich.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53926538183731452812016-05-04T08:47:54.869+01:002016-05-04T08:47:54.869+01:00Artisans and small businesses are killed off in th...Artisans and small businesses are killed off in the western world by mass production and the resulting unrealistic expectations of the customer. Makes me want to weep.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79184752224987640222016-05-04T07:50:57.722+01:002016-05-04T07:50:57.722+01:00Oh dear. Our present house had dirt floors except ...Oh dear. Our present house had dirt floors except for a few very big flagstones around the hearth, which were probably too heavy to steal.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39701828119943799232016-05-04T07:11:04.357+01:002016-05-04T07:11:04.357+01:00Love those tiles! When we first viewed our ruin of...Love those tiles! When we first viewed our ruin of a house the old terracotta floor tiles were still in place but by the time we got here to live full time they had been 'borrowed' by someone else and we were left with dirt floors!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68914273452177109942016-05-04T06:49:06.998+01:002016-05-04T06:49:06.998+01:00Maybe he could open a NZ branch.Maybe he could open a NZ branch.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13332977963948674472016-05-04T06:48:44.422+01:002016-05-04T06:48:44.422+01:00The cost is always a bit higher than the industria...The cost is always a bit higher than the industrial equivalent, but so is the enjoyment.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27696220702602263852016-05-04T06:47:34.504+01:002016-05-04T06:47:34.504+01:00After several coats of Linseed, I (Lady M) just us...After several coats of Linseed, I (Lady M) just use ordinary floor polish. If we had an electric floor polisher, they'd be amazing.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25159494963314864492016-05-04T06:25:24.235+01:002016-05-04T06:25:24.235+01:00What do you use for the final finish?What do you use for the final finish?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753525365701234958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86443151462578165832016-05-04T05:46:27.633+01:002016-05-04T05:46:27.633+01:00Yes you are very lucky. We have artisans like that...Yes you are very lucky. We have artisans like that here but the cost is outrageous. Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19640530281953204912016-05-04T04:58:39.824+01:002016-05-04T04:58:39.824+01:00Would be lovely to have someone like him here. Yo...Would be lovely to have someone like him here. You are very lucky.<br />Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com