Among consumers who choose high-quality and reliable floor covering at a reasonable price, tile from porcelain stoneware is gaining popularity. This is not surprising. Because of its characteristics - 100% moisture resistance, increased resistance to mechanical stress and direct sunlight, ease of maintenance - it's almost perfect flooring.
Types of floor tiles from porcelain tiles
It should be noted, floor tiles made of porcelain tiles are an artificial finishing material, but created from natural components (clay, feldspar, quartz, natural mineral coloring pigments). Therefore, it can be safely applied in residential premises, without fear of harmful fumes.
The characteristics of floor tiles made of porcelain stoneware, to which you can also add resistance to temperature changes, make it an almost ideal choice for a room like a kitchen.
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In addition, the increased hardness of this finishing material, allows you to lay floor tiles from porcelain stoneware even in corridors and hallways - the most loaded in terms of abrasive exposure. /For reference. On a ten-point scale the hardness of ceramic granite is 8 points; and the water absorption level is 0.05% (!), which exceeds even some types of natural stone. / Also note that floor tiles made of porcelain stoneware are available in a wide range of sizes - from 5x5 cm to 120x180 cm, although the most the popular sizes are 30х30, 40х40 and 60х60 cm. The texture of the outer surface of ceramic granite is also diverse - polished, matte, shabby.
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Glossy floor tiles from porcelain stoneware look very impressive. But, choosing this type of flooring, note that it is easy to slip on such a floor. And the durability of this tile is somewhat lower than matte or rough. The best place for laying such a cover can be considered residential, but not often visited premises - a bedroom, for example. If you still want, despite everything, to have a glossy floor surface, pay attention to the porcelain tiles with a relief pattern.
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Another of the advantages of ceramic tiles is a variety of colors. What should be particularly noted in this regard is the uniformity of the color throughout the entire thickness of the tile. For example, black floor tiles from porcelain stoneware are very presentable, especially in large rooms and in combination with white walls and light furniture. But in this case too, there is a "but" - on this floor is very noticeable even the slightest presence of dust.
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In addition to the variety of colors, the technology of production of such tiles allows imitating any other types of flooring, up to valuable types of wood and stone. So floor tiles from ceramic granite under the tree decorate the floor, even in the most elite house.
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No less natural, but with completely different, more improved qualities, looks and ceramic granite floor tiles under the laminate.
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For large living rooms in country houses, it is possible to recommend a floor ceramic granite tile under an old mosaic or marble. In addition, the specially processed edge of ceramic granite tiles (the so-called rectification) allows you to lay this floor covering virtually seamlessly. This gives an additional opportunity, for example, in the same living room to create a unique porcelain flooring from the porcelain tiles.
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It is important!
Although granite and fairly solid, but, nevertheless, somewhat fragile material. Especially this is its property manifested with insufficiently careful transportation. The same increased hardness affects the laying of such a tile - it is difficult to cut it. And, of course, we should take into account the weight of ceramic granite, the load of the entire floor covering on the floors.