Commercial Kitchen Tiling

Metz Sicodur®

Sicodur® are high quality European pressed tiles, which provide the ultimate in long term slip resistance. The abrasive grit in the Sicodur® tile is incorporated all the way through the body of the tile. As the surface wears, more grit is exposed and the slip resistance is maintained. Sicodur® Technical Data Sheet

Metz Europave®

Metz has supplied our Europave® commercial kitchen floor tiles for decades. Europave® is a thick, heavy duty floor tile for restaurant, fast food and institutional kitchens. Its extruded production makes it a great value product and the 15mm thick version provides excellent bang for the buck.

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 […]