looking for frost-resistant tiles

Hello!

I hope my question isn't too silly, but I really have absolutely no idea in this area. It's about our balcony, which we want to tile soon. It shouldn't look special, as it will hardly be used. Now my father still has piles of his tiles (probably from the 80s) left over, which he once laid in the garage. But now I know that tiles for outdoor use should have a certain weather resistance – mainly they should be frost-resistant. How can I find out if these tiles meet these requirements? Is it somehow possible to recognize this on the tiles themselves, possibly through markings? The boxes are very deteriorated due to their age. I can't read anything on them anymore.

Hello Tarzan,

It will be very difficult for you to recognize from the tiles whether the tiles are frost-resistant or not. Does your father not remember whether he installed the tiles outside or inside? The best thing to do is to grab a tile and take it to a tiler; they might be able to tell you based on the tile's texture whether it is frost-resistant or not.

Does your father no longer remember whether he laid the tiles outside or inside?

He only laid them in his garage. But now to visit a tile specialty store, where they will probably tell me that they are not frost-resistant, just to try to sell me new tiles - I don't know.

Hello Tarzan,

You will hardly be able to tell yourself whether they are frost-resistant or not. Don’t you have anyone who knows about tiles? If you don’t want to go to a store, then you have to see who else could help you. But I don’t have to be persuaded to buy new tiles right away.