Saltillo tile is manufactured as an unsealed tile without a factory glaze.
Manganese saltillo tile.
Manganese saltillo finish is a really gorgeous blend of neutral tones including light and dark brown cream and some terracotta shades that bleed through to the surface.
Our saltillo pavers are created in the city of saltillo in the state of coahuila mexico.
Generally three to four applications are applied.
Manganese saltillo is by far the rarest handcrafted saltillo tile available anywhere in the world.
Manganese saltillo floor tiles come in many shades of terra cotta.
When the clay is in its wet form manganese is added to the clay and this changes the tile into a beautiful brown tile that has varying shades.
Pre sealing is either done by applying an oil solvent sealer to the tile or a water base sealer to the tile prior to installation.
To make saltillo tile more of a taupe or brown color a powder is added to the clay when it is mixed with water before the tile is made.
Pre sealing saltillo can be done at the manufacturing plant the distribution center or even at the job site.
Due the the very high manganese content of the clay the color becomes a beautiful chocolate brown throughout the entire tile.
Presealed saltillo tile saltillo tiles.
Place of clay has over 20 years of experience in importing a vast selection of saltillo tile talavera burnt adobe pavers traditional mexican tile and beautiful cantera stone.
The saltillo pavers you buy from monterrey are comprised of a special blend of clays that resist lime pops warpage and shrinkage.
Manganese dioxide not an artificial colorant which permanently alters the color of the tiles.
Unfinished terracotta manganese tiles.
In the process of creating manganese saltillo tiles we add an ingredient to the clay.
Manganese saltillo is made in exactly the same molds and by the same artisans as our other.
The word moreno means tanned or dark.
Because the process is more involved manganese tile is slightly more expensive than normal.
An advantage of installing unsealed floor is you can match older existing tiles.
The manganese finish tends to be light to dark brown in color.
Manganese mexican tiles can have some black swirling that mixes with the terra cotta color.
This creates a marbled look.
Colors range from the warm red and tangerine to the smoky grey of manganese.
It can also have terra cotta colors that come through to the surface.
This results in a dynamic and versatile color range of finished mexican tile.