WELCOME TO MATTONELLA TILE! Located in beautiful Sidney by the Sea on Vancouver Island, BC, Mattonella Tile is happy to serve the Peninsula, Greater Victoria and surrounding Gulf Islands alike. We pride ourselves on great customer service and quality installations. We carry all tile selections such as Glass and Porcelain to Travertine and Slate Tiles. Our showroom has a large selection of samples and unique beautiful dispalys. Committed to having current and fashion forward concepts, you will see why Mattonella is the best choice for your home renovation or new construction project. We provide installation advice and our colour expertise for the do-it-yourselfers. Come visit our showroom! Mattonella Tile & Natural Stone Unit#5-2042 Mills Rd West, Sidney, BC V8L 5X4 Tel: 250-654-0492   Fax: 250-654-0493 Email: mattonellatile@shaw.ca STORE HOURS: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Thursday: 9am-6pm Saturday: 10:30am-3:30pm Sunday: Closed Cameron is Co-Owner and head installer for Mattonella. Originally from Australia, then relocating to the Lower Mainland in the early 90's, He and Gillian started Mattonella from the ground up in 2005. He prides himself on perfection and beautiful custom work when comes to setting tile. Gillian is Co-Owner of Mattonella Tile and Stone. Formerly from the Lower Mainland she graduated from The Vancouver Film School in 2003 with a degree for 2D Animation. She has transformed this knowledge and her love of art into creating beauty in the home through the medium of tile and stone. Gabrielle is an expert when it comes to design. Growing up in Hong Kong she gained a degree as a Building Technologist and spent many years on visual display including some of Hong Kongs biggest and most beautiful glass tile murals. She has vast knowledge of all design styles, but excels in minimalistic modern design concepts with tile. Alberto brings a vast abundance of experience and expertise to the table when is comes to setting Tile. Originally from Spain, Alberto has 20 years of tiling experience under his belt, and is very passionate about his work. Alberto is truly one of the best, and isn't afraid to say so. Michaele is the newest member of the Mattonella Team, recently relocated from Alberta Michaele was raised around the tiling trade and construction business and has done extensive renovations over the past 20 years. Michaele loves to perform detail-orientated craftsmanship and jobs that provide creativity and a challenge. Everyone knows the saying “The Germans make good stuff” and Michaele is no exception to that rule. We have many products available in our location including setting materials such as Mapei Mortars and grouts, sealers, spacers, Schluter, Ditra and Kerdi products. None of our Tiles are in-stock, however we order on Tuesday's and get our deliveries Friday's on a weekly basis, provided your product is in stock in Vancouver. We are also proud to offer Nuheat Heating Mat and Cable Systems. We offer free Quotes, in which our staff comes out to your home to measure-up and we type it up and email to you within the week. Our quotes are valid for three months, and we only install tile purchased from Mattonella. Mattonella can provide Job-Site deliveries for large tile orders, which will be an additional freight cost on top of the standard Shipping Charge. Any other requests or queries please speak a staff member and we will do our best to satisfy your needs. Porcelain is very durable, it is frost-proof and can be used anywhere from commercial use to walls, floors and exterior applications in your home. Porcelain has many looks from slate-like, simulated marble & travertine. Just requires sealing of the grout. Great for high traffic areas. Thin set mortar is used to set porcelain floor tile, however exterior applications require the usage of Mapei Ultraflex 3 or Kerabond /Kerlastic to aid in free-thaw. Mastic can be used for wall applications for a smaller tile, but some still prefer to use thinset or a non-sag mortar. Ceramic Tile can be used for many applications like porcelain with exception to exterior. Ceramic is not frost proof, therefore freeze-thaw will crack the tile. Ceramic is not as durable as porcelain, but is still fairly maintenance free and only requires sealing of the grout. Thinset mortar is used to set Ceramic tile. Ceramic wall tile can only be used for wall applications, as it is not strong enough to withstand weight, also many wall tiles are not used on floor applications because of their glaze. Shiney darker glazes tend to scratch, which is also why they are not always recommended for countertop applications. Ask your tile dealer which tiles are suitable for countertop application before you decide to purchase a product. Wall mastic is typically used to set wall tile. Glass tiles are excellent as wall features in bathrooms, kitchens etc. Not many glass tiles are approved for floor use, however as an accent in a low traffic area will be fine. The same ruleapplies as wall tile to glass as far as the colors go, shiney darker colors will scratch easier if in a high traffic area Glass has almost 0 water absorption making is ideal for exterior applications such as pool scum lines or wall applications. Glass tile is installed best by using Mapei P10 Glass adhesive. Travertine has a few different looks such as-Honed & Filled (Crevasses are filled and honed for smooth satin finish) Honed & unfilled (Smooth flat satin finish with crevasses left natural) Tumbled (rough edges with crevassed unfilled) Chiseled edge (tumbled, unfilled travertine with chipped edges for a more “Tuscan look”) Travertine is great for a classic luxurious feel, ideal for all interior applications. Regular maintenance of sealing every 3-5 years is recommended or more regularly depending on usage & traffic of the area. Ask your tile dealer about appropriate cleaning products for your stone. Thinset Mortar is used typically to set travertine on floors. Marble has a few different looks as well such as- Tumbled marble (rough edges with unfilled crevasses) Polished marble (smooth polished appearance with rectified edges) Polished Marble is used mainly in bathroom applications; however other areas can be complimented with its sleek appearance. Marble does tend to scratch easier and hold stains easier than other stones. With proper maintenance and care it makes a beautiful room. Marble also requires regular sealing.Thinset Mortar should be used to set, if your marble is white or light in color use a White thinset mortar instead as it may change the color slightly of lighter stones. Interior use. Ask Mattonella about appropriate cleaning products for your stone. Granite is ideal for floors, walls & countertops. Granite is a durable stone with many colors to select from. Edges can be polished to make countertops appear to be one full slab, or wood nosing or Schluter counter edges can be used to cut the cost alternatively to slab countertop. Regular sealing is also required. Thinset mortar is used to set. Ask Mattonella about appropriate cleaning products for your stone. Slate is excellent for all interior & exterior applications. Not all slates are suitable for exterior because they are too soft and will shale with freeze-thaw. Ask your tile dealer which slates are suitable for exterior before you buy. Slate also requires regular sealing of every 3-5 years depending on frequency of traffic. Slate does not have a uniform look that is the beauty of the stone, you can never be sure of the colors that may be in your stone, so if you are particular about having it all the same slate is probably not the product for you. There are many slate-look porcelains that could better control variation. Thin set mortar is used to set slate, or for exterior applications a Kerabond /Kerlastic or acrylic based product. An exterior slate works well for stairs, patio’s & decks. The fact that it’s a natural product is appealing as it has earth tones and un-uniform appearance. The other option is unglazed porcelain. Unglazed porcelain is very durable, all porcelain is frostproof; however only unglazed porcelain vs. glazed porcelain is suitable for exterior use because of slip resistance. The benefit of porcelain to slate is porcelain will be consistent in the glaze, durability, maintenance and occasionally comes with coordinating stair treads & round edge tile. Ask Mattonella Tile about setting products for exterior applications. Yes! You can put NuHeat under floor heating systems under porcelain, ceramic,engineered wood and all stone tiles. The mats can be customized to fit your room perfectly or there are many standard sized mats that will work in your space. Programmable thermostats are ideal to set your thermostat to turn on before you wake up in the morning. There are other types of thermostats to choose from as well. Nuheat now has cable systems to aid in rooms with jigs and jogs, these cables can be set with tracks to your floor and then a self leveling compound poured over it afterwards. Ask your tile dealer or go online to www.nuheat.com Learn about Nuheat's radiant electric floor heating system. Under floor heat for a warm floor.