Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles

     Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles, also known as blank ceramic tiles, unglazed ceramic tiles or unglazed bisque tiles, have become a key product for the decorative ceramic industry.  Typically, the unglazed ceramic bisque tile will be decorated with underglaze products such as Duncan's Concepts or Spectrum's 400 series Super-Strokes and covered with an appropriate clear glaze or the unglazed ceramic tile will decorated with a low fire decorative or opaque glaze.  The custom finished tile can be used for backsplashes, countertops, bathroom walls and of course ceramic trivets or children's handprints.

    Schools are especially attracted to the Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles because of the their low cost and flexible use.  The low cost of the ceramic bisque tiles is important for large scale projects, such as the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art extensive out reach program for children in schools across the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

    Beyond decorative or academic uses, the Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are also used in hundreds of industrial applications where a standardized surface or material is required for abrasion or absorption tests for various coating and related consumer products.

    Because of their wide popularity, Dogwood Ceramic Supply stocks pallet quantities of Dal-Tile Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles in our warehouse for immediate delivery to schools, finished ware producers, industrial applications and paint-ceramics studios.  Dal-Tile Corporation, a 2 billion dollar subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, was established in 1947 and is the largest US based ceramic tile manufacturer as well as one of the largest tile manufacturers in the world.  DalTile's Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are recommended by all leading glaze and underglaze manufacturers.

    Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are available in two industry standard sizes: 4¼" x 4¼" and 6" x 6".  Both sizes of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles have fluted backs to readily accept mastic for ease of installation and side edge offsets for proper spacing to allow for grout between tiles.  The 6" x 6" are generally the most popular size of the Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile as there is greater surface area for decorative or industrial projects.

Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are sold in case, multiple case and pallet quantities.

 4¼" x 4¼" Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile

100 4x4 Tiles per case

48 cases per pallet

(4800 4 x 4 Tile per pallet)

32 lbs per case
1586 lbs per pallet

6" x 6" Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile

50 6x6 Tiles per case

44 cases per pallet

(2200 6 x 6 Tile per pallet)

33 lbs per case
1507 lbs per pallet

    Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are non-vitreous earthenware tiles, commonly known as ceramic tiles, and are appropriate for use with low fire glazes and underglazes specifically for decorative or general use such as kitchen backsplashes or trivets. Please note, earthenware (ceramic) tiles do not meet the industry standards for flooring or other high stress applications.

    Cases of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are packaged by the manufacturer specifically for pallet shipment or bulk sales and as such the Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are not guaranteed by the manufacturer against surface defects or breakage during shipment. Dogwood Ceramic Supply will double box the cases of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile shipped via UPS, however, even with the double boxing, UPS does not warrant the tiles against defects or breakage during shipping.

    Any combination 4x4 or 6x6 Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles in complete case quantities may be combined to achieve the 10 case price.

    The Pallet Price applies to complete pallets of a single size Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile. Pallet quantities of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles are routinely stocked by Dogwood Ceramic Supply and can be shipped on the same day as the order is received.

    Quantities of less than 10 cases of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles may be shipped via UPS or Truck depending upon the customer's needs or location. Shipping costs are based upon the actual UPS rate for the customer's location. There are no special packing or handling charges for unglazed bisque tile shipped via UPS.  A single case of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles has an UPS billable weight of 35 lbs.

    Quantities of 10 or more cases of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles will always be shipped via truck (motor freight). For freight rates across the Southern United States please refer to Dogwood's freight rate table. There are no special packing or handling charges for unglazed bisque tile shipped via motor freight.

Sales of very small quantities of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tile:

    Dogwood Ceramic Supply is a wholesale supplier of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles to industrial, academic and production customers. As a courtesy to local hobby customers, Dogwood Ceramic Supply sells open stock quantities of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles in our Showroom with no restrictions on the quantity which may be purchased:

4" x 4" Individual Tiles: $1.05 each

6" x 6" Individual Tiles: $1.60 each

    If you are unable to visit the Dogwood Ceramic Supply Showroom to purchase open stock quantities of Unglazed Ceramic Bisque Tiles, may we suggest you search for a local retail tile store in your local Yellow Pages under "Tile-Ceramic-Contractors & Dealers" to purchase open stock quantities of ceramic tile.

12590 Dedeaux Road
Gulfport Mississippi, 39503
Telephone (228) 831-4848        Fax (228) 831-3111

Showroom Business Hours:

Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10AM to 5PM
Thursday 1PM to 6PM

Closed Wednesday and Sunday

    Dal-Tile's unglazed ceramic bisque tiles, also known as unglazed ceramic tiles, blank ceramic tiles or unglazed bisque tiles can be decorated with underglazes.