Commercial Kitchen Tiling

Metz Sicodur®

Sicodur® are high quality European pressed tiles, which provide fantastic long term slip resistance. Specially formulated to Metz requirements.. retains P5 rating after 5,000 cycles of accelerated wear testing (AWT). Sicodur® Technical Data Sheet

Coving

All Metz commercial kitchen floor tiles come with corresponding coves, with a minimum radius of 25mm. Most have internal and external pillars to create a neat junction of floors and walls.

Fixing Materials

Epoxy Grouts for Floors Basic Metz 19 – basic epoxy grout for food areas with minimal frying – sandwich bars, cafes, bars Superior Metz 70 – superior epoxy grout for kitchens including significant amounts of fried foods, – QSR’s bakeries, retail meat & fish Premium Metz 5NF-5NFA – premium chemical resistance epoxy grout – suitable […]

Chemical Resistance

Chemical resistance is another critical requirement for a kitchen floor system, food residues can be extremely corrosive. Just ask any dentist! Chicken fats, certain oils and other products can have an adverse affect on even some epoxy grouts. Metz only installs high performance chemical resistant epoxy grouts. Correct installation is just as important…once attack commences […]

Thickness

Kitchen tiles should be thick – heavy items dropped on a thin tile may break the tile. Twice the thickness typically equals four times the strength. Thinner tiles must be fully bedded with no voids under the tile…or they will definitely break upon impact. During installation, working a tile (pushing it down) into the bedding […]

Slip Resistance

Slip resistance is achieved by surface profile or surface texture, or a combination of both. Metz experience based on our client’s advice is that flat surfaces incorporating a gritty texture perform the best for slip resistance in commercial kitchens. Surface profile can be achieved by either raised protuberances or depressions on the surface (slate finish). […]