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How to choose tiles for home decoration?

Tile is one of the most important materials in our family decoration. It can be used on the floor and wall. Some of them are also used in the kitchen stove. Therefore, the selection and matching of tiles can affect the effect of the whole decoration. It even affects people’s daily life. Therefore, for tiles to be selected, we first need to know the tiles from the following points.

Polished tiles are one of the most commonly used tiles. Because the surface of the tiles (3-4mm thickness of the fabric layer) is polished, it has the characteristics of bright, high hardness, wear resistance and scratch resistance. However, they are usually not tolerant of dirt, and are commonly used in public areas such as living rooms and restaurants.

The polished glazed tile is painted on the surface of the embryo body (porcelain clay and Tao Tu) with a thickness of about 0.1mm-0.2mm thick. It can be classified into full polished tile and semi glazed tiles. Full polished glazed tiles are flat, smooth, and bright. The semi polished tiles are concave and convex, and the convex areas are glazed, while the concave ones are not glazed. Its advantages are rich in color, rich in texture, and resistant to dirt, but the abrasion resistance is not strong. In addition to the kitchen, bathroom, balcony, other places are applicable.

Polished tiles are actually one of full body polished tiles. As the name suggests, the whole body is the same color and material as the bottom. If the surface is polished, it is a polished tile. The full body tile has the advantages of good wear resistance, which is often used in indoor and outdoor walls and floors. glazed rustic tile belongs to glazed tile, glaze on the surface of porcelain tile, deliberately making an old antique effect. For example, the year’s ring, the history of vicissitudes and so on, the glazed rustic tile has the advantages of anti slip, and often used in the kitchen, toilet, balcony, of course, can also be used in the guest restaurant, bedroom and so on.

The first impression of wall tile is that its size is small, smooth and bright, and often used on walls. Besides, what we need to know is that it is different from other tiles. The first is the thickness of the wall tile, the thickness of the wall tiles should be thin. The second is that the location used is different, the wall tile is used on the wall, and the tile can be used on the wall and the ground. The third manifestation is that the service life is different, the wall tiles should be short, and the tiles should be long. The fourth is that the water absorption rate is different, and the water absorption rate of the wall tiles is much higher. Therefore, it is important to note that when wall tiles are used, tiles must be water soaked, otherwise it will absorb the moisture of cement and cause problems such as warping and shedding.

Mosaic tiles include ceramic and glass. Glass mosaic tiles are a piece of tile made of small pieces of tile, so its color and style are rich and can create a warm family atmosphere, which can show the owner’s personality and taste well. And as long as you want to get the result, it can make an effect. In addition, it can be widely used in many places, and can also be used as a cross stone, a background wall, etc.

Microcrystalline stone tile is a new type of building material. The main method is to compounded glass ceramics on vitrified stone. With a strong gloss and permeability, the effect is also more grade, luxury, and the price is more expensive, so it is often used in the TV background wall.

Besides, there are other tiles, such as the wood tile, which we often used, on the surface of our traditional tiles, by a certain process to make its surface with a natural pattern of wood tiles. According to own needs, you can choose tiles suitable for your own homes.

Glazed Tile Selection Guide

First, to see the stability of glazed tiles.

Glazed tile according to its production process can be divided into a single firing and two firing. But according to its stability, glazed tile SINGLE-FIRED relative to the two firing for thermal stability will be better, but the process of two kinds of production have their advantages and disadvantages, therefore, consumers can also choose according to different requirements in the purchase.

Two, look at the green strength of glazed tiles.

When choosing the best choice for a well-known brand manufacturers, have the test proved that high standards to ensure brand manufacturers can be suspended load more than 100kg will not have fracture phenomenon, but some poor ordinary manufacturers are unable to bear the pressure of 50kg, some of them are still prone to cracking phenomenon. Therefore, in the purchase to see the brand awareness of manufacturers.

Three. Look at the water absorption rate of glazed tiles.

In general, the wall glazed tile in the water absorption rate is about 10-20%, manufacturers are generally around 18%, and a glazed brick firing and the water absorption rate of only 10%-13%, if some high water absorption tiles in the tiling is very dirty in the cement, agreed to absorb, it will be easy to make. The glaze and embryo surface cracking, and some shoddy bricks with a period of time behind the foot will come off. Therefore, in the purchase, we should pay particular attention to the water absorption rate glazed tile.