Bring the palette to the practical conversation.

Choosing a glaze is one part of the room. The installer needs the existing conditions, the intended surfaces and the difficult meeting points to help define a suitable approach.

Describe before prescribing.

Show what is there now, what you plan to keep and which surfaces you would like tiled. Photos and a simple room sketch can make an initial conversation clearer. Avoid treating an inspiration image as a complete installation specification.

Ask the installer what needs inspecting before scope and method can be agreed. Keep supplier information with the sample, including any details they provide about the tile and intended use.

Questions around the edges.

Corners & returns

Which edges remain visible? How will the colour and joint line continue around an opening or shelf?

Adjacent materials

What meets the tile at a doorway, worktop or floor edge? Which levels and existing finishes need checking?

Fittings & interruptions

What happens around sockets, taps, cabinetry and other fixed items? Who coordinates changes before work begins?

A discussion sheet.

Record questions rather than choosing an uninspected construction method.

Selected direction: No sample choices selected.

A local draft for you to review. Nothing is sent, ordered or booked.

Return to the material side.

A finish and its meeting points should be resolved together.

Look closer at a glaze