FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    CONTACT: CHRIS WELLBORN, (214) 309-4007

       DAL-TILE SCHEDULES INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL FOR APRIL 11, 2001

DALLAS, APRIL 9--Dal-Tile International Inc. (NYSE: DTL) today announced
that its investor conference call to address financial results for the first
quarter of 2001 will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at 10:00 Central
Daylight Savings Time.  The conference call may be accessed by dialing
1-800-406-5345 (or 913-981-5571 for international calls); Confirmation Number
515990.  The call will be simulcast at www.daltile.com and will be archived
on the website until the company's second quarter 2001 investor conference
call.   Those who are unable to participate in the conference call and would
like to hear a replay may call 888-203-1112 (or 719-457-0820 for
international calls) until 6:00 P.M., April 17, 2001.  The Confirmation
Number (515990) must be used for replay access.

Dal-Tile management intends to use the conference call as an opportunity to
provide its perspective on future operating results.  Subsequent quarterly
investor conference calls also may be used as a forum to discuss management's
expectations regarding operating results.

Any such predictive statements are forward-looking statements subject to risk
factors that could cause actual results to differ.  A discussion of some of
these factors can be found in Dal-Tile's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Management Discussion and Analysis section
of Dal-Tile's Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2000.  Dal-Tile disclaims any
obligation to update forward-looking statements made in the investor
conference call or any other forum.

Dal-Tile is the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of ceramic
tile in the United States, and one of the largest in the world. Headquartered
in Dallas, Texas, the Company has approximately 7,600 employees at its
facilities in North America. The Company sells its products, marketed under
the brand names Daltile-Registered Trademark- and American Olean-Registered
Trademark- through a network of Company-operated sales centers, independent
distributors and leading retail home centers nationwide. Dal-Tile common
stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DTL.
Additional information on the company and its products is available on the
Worldwide Web at http://www.daltile.com.

NOTE: SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT OF 1995: CERTAIN OF THE STATEMENTS IN THIS PRESS RELEASE, PARTICULARLY
THOSE ANTICIPATING FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, BUSINESS PROSPECTS, GROWTH
AND OPERATING STRATEGIES, NEW PRODUCTS AND SIMILAR MATTERS, CONSTITUTE
"FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS".  FOR THOSE STATEMENTS, DAL-TILE CLAIMS THE
PROTECTION OF THE SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995.  THE STATEMENTS ARE BASED
ON ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE



COMPANY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ITS SALES GROWTH AND GROSS MARGINS AND TO
CONTROL COSTS AND ON ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY.
THESE STATEMENTS ARE BASED LARGELY ON THE COMPANY'S EXPECTATIONS AND ARE
SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES, AND OTHER FACTORS THAT COULD
CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE EXPRESSED IN THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.  SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
IMPACT OF COMPETITIVE PRESSURES AND CHANGING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON THE
COMPANY'S BUSINESS AND ITS DEPENDENCE ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, THE FACT THAT THE COMPANY IS HIGHLY LEVERAGED,
RELIANCE ON THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS, INCREASES IN PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND
ENERGY, CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS, OTHER FACTORS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S
FOREIGN MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS, THE IMPACT OF PENDING REDUCTIONS IN TARIFFS
AND CUSTOMS DUTIES, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AND THE RISK FACTORS
OR UNCERTAINTIES LISTED FROM TIME TO TIME IN DAL-TILE'S FILINGS WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.