4x4 pink plastic tile

MWSP · 11-22-2005, 08:34 AM

I am helping some older friends with a bathroom repair project and need to locate some pink plastic bathroom tiles to replace the missing ones where the old toilet was. They are 4" square and plain pink, not the marble looking ones. Any suggestions where to look? Is someone making these again to satisfy the restoration market?

Thanks

ApS · 11-22-2005, 05:42 PM

If you only need a few, sometimes there are spare "old" tiles covered by a new mirror or new cabinet.

(Usually, you remove the toilet tank to remove the unseen spare tiles for a shower repair. You have the opposite problem).

Plastic?

MWSP · 11-22-2005, 07:40 PM

Yes, they are plastic. The old toilet was one of those 5-gallon flush jobs and the new one is much smaller. The old tank was so close to the wall that the person who did the tile work in the 50's didn't tile behind it creating the problem.

SIKSUKR · 11-23-2005, 01:47 PM

If you can't find a match,sometimes the best thing to do is to replace an area with a contrasting/complimenting tile.It can actually enhance the look if done right.

BroadHopper · 11-23-2005, 03:38 PM

Maybe you can cut a piece off your pink flamingo!?!?!?

MWSP · 12-30-2005, 07:40 AM

I won an auction on Ebay for a partially used box of the EXACT same brand tiles! They just arrived last week and are a perfect match. I still cannot believe it!

upthesaukee · 12-30-2005, 05:00 PM

And on the box was an advertisement for the network premiere of American Bandstand, hosted by that newcomer personality Dick Clark, with special first guest "Bill Haley & the Comets"!!!!!

Mee-n-Mac · 12-30-2005, 07:12 PM

It never occured to me that you could find such a thing on E-bay. Now (paid forum posting included) I've seen everything

Merrymeeting · 12-30-2005, 10:24 PM

What was even scarier for me was your original post. The home where I grew up had these tiles in the bathroom. I remember helping my dad rip them out as an early teenager.

I won't tell you how long ago that was!

11-22-2005, 08:34 AM	#1
MWSP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	4x4 pink plastic tile I am helping some older friends with a bathroom repair project and need to locate some pink plastic bathroom tiles to replace the missing ones where the old toilet was. They are 4" square and plain pink, not the marble looking ones. Any suggestions where to look? Is someone making these again to satisfy the restoration market? Thanks __________________ The Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program A Lakes Region Tradition since 1925

11-22-2005, 07:40 PM	#3
MWSP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, they are plastic. The old toilet was one of those 5-gallon flush jobs and the new one is much smaller. The old tank was so close to the wall that the person who did the tile work in the 50's didn't tile behind it creating the problem. __________________ The Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program A Lakes Region Tradition since 1925

11-23-2005, 01:47 PM	#4
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	If you can't find a match,sometimes the best thing to do is to replace an area with a contrasting/complimenting tile.It can actually enhance the look if done right. __________________ SIKSUKR

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BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,512 Thanks: 3,118 Thanked 1,090 Times in 784 Posts	Maybe you can cut a piece off your pink flamingo!?!?!? __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

12-30-2005, 07:40 AM	#6
MWSP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	You'll never believe it... I won an auction on Ebay for a partially used box of the EXACT same brand tiles! They just arrived last week and are a perfect match. I still cannot believe it! __________________ The Miss Winnipesaukee Scholarship Program A Lakes Region Tradition since 1925

11-22-2005, 05:42 PM	#2
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,788 Thanks: 2,085 Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts	If you only need a few, sometimes there are spare "old" tiles covered by a new mirror or new cabinet. (Usually, you remove the toilet tank to remove the unseen spare tiles for a shower repair. You have the opposite problem). Plastic?

12-30-2005, 05:00 PM	#7
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	Dating ourselves And on the box was an advertisement for the network premiere of American Bandstand, hosted by that newcomer personality Dick Clark, with special first guest "Bill Haley & the Comets"!!!!! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

12-30-2005, 07:12 PM	#8
Mee-n-Mac Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,943 Thanks: 23 Thanked 111 Times in 51 Posts	The power of E-bay It never occured to me that you could find such a thing on E-bay. Now (paid forum posting included) I've seen everything __________________ Mee'n'Mac "Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by simple stupidity or ignorance. The latter are a lot more common than the former." - RAH

12-30-2005, 10:24 PM	#9
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,217 Thanks: 299 Thanked 795 Times in 365 Posts	What was even scarier for me was your original post. The home where I grew up had these tiles in the bathroom. I remember helping my dad rip them out as an early teenager. I won't tell you how long ago that was!