Ceramic Tiles

Posted in: Ceramic Tiles
Tile Flooring
By Martin Smith
Jun 17, 2008 - 2:44:42 PM

The glazed and the unglazed ceramic tiles and the stone tiles are most popular floorings with a long life span. The drawback is that these floors are normally cold to feet, but in the summers this may the good part about them.

Another thing to consider about using tiles is that they tend to crack or break if something heavy falls on them, and also some of these may be slippery in nature, when wet.

The glazed tiles are available in a wide range of patterns and colors to choose from, and are quite thick and have a low gloss in comparison to other tiles which are used over the counters and walls.

The glazed tiles repel to water and hence can be produced to maintain a non slippery surface.

These tiles are usually available in different sizes ranging from a square foot to small pieces in form of mosaic, and have a satin, matte and dull and glossy finishing.

The unglazed tiles are originally clay colored but can be colored differently by adding pigments to it before they are placed in fire to dry.
 
Granite, flagstone, limestone, slate and marble are some examples of stone tiles.

The stone tiles and the unglazed tiles can be installed without proper finished or can be sealed for improved stain and moisture resistance. These are usually secured together with grout.

The stone tiles and the unglazed tiles can be installed in a few different ways.

The tiles can either be placed in thinset mortar over a hard slab or plywood sub-floor, or you can consider applying a hard and strong backerboard with an adhesive.

Though the first method has high costs, it is the more stable and stronger method.



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