Ceramic Tile Installation

Ceramic Tile Installation Service: Get the Look You Want Without the Hassle

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Ceramic tile is a material with a lot of advantages. Thanks to her, any room can delight with freshness and beauty for a long time. It is practical, eco-friendly, has a long service life, perfectly decorates the interior, and does not require special care. That is why the tile still maintains leadership positions when choosing a finishing material.

Types, types and classes of ceramic tiles, description of their technical characteristics

  • A modern interior can only be done with decorating with tiles. This is a fantastic material with a comprehensive list of characteristics and stunning decor that can gracefully decorate any interior. A wide selection of tiles allows designers to embody the most daring ideas. This material is appropriate in any area – floor, wall, stairs, etc. Let’s take a closer look at what types and types of tiles have and their technical characteristics.

  • Majolica. Tile with a large-porous texture, the base of which consists of a red type of clay. Its outer surface is covered with an opaque glaze, on which a color image is applied. Majolica is fired twice, and the percentage of its water absorption is 15-25%. It has rounded shapes and is characterized by high-strength indicators. It is most often used for interior wall decoration in rooms with low humidity level
  • Cottoforte. A type of pressed tile, which is also amenable to double firing, is coated with an opaque glaze on the outside of the side. Such a tile has increased strength characteristics because it is based on several types of clay. The value of water absorption is 7-15%. They are placed on floors inside buildings.
  • Cotto. Unglazed tiles made of red clay. During production, one firing takes place. Special brushes pass over the surface of the Cotto, after which hard bumps form on it. It is mainly used to finish interior floors, sometimes on open floors and facades. The value of water absorption is 3-15%.
Attention!
For a bathroom floor, you should choose a tile with a water absorption of no more than 3%, for walls – no more than 20%!
  • Monocotture. Pressed glazed tiles can be produced from both red and white clay. The first has 0-20% water absorption, and the second – 0-10%. It is fired once resistant to frost, so it is often used for laying on outdoor floors. It is also used for lining interior walls and floors.
  • Clinker. A type of single-use fired tile having a multicolored compacted base. The outer side can be either glazed or unglazed. Main characteristics: 0-6% water absorption, large thickness, low porosity, high mechanical strength, chemical resistance. It can be used in the cladding of external and internal floor facades and for the sides of the pool.
  • Red gres. This is the name of porcelain stoneware based on red clay. This is a pressed, unglazed ceramic tile that undergoes a single firing. It has 0-4% water absorption. It is used for laying external and internal floors.
  • Gres porcellanato. Also porcelain stoneware, but based on light clay of several varieties. It has 0-0.5% water absorption. Exterior and interior floors, window sills, countertops and facades are lined with it.

Classification of ceramic tiles depending on the operating conditions

Tile is divided into classes that determine its wear resistance. The ability of the surface of the facing material to resist the abrasive properties of substances that imitate contact with human walking is taken into account. The front part of the tile is subjected to tests. Ceramic tiles are divided into five categories

PEI I  for rooms with little traffic and no outdoor shoes, most suitable in bathrooms, restrooms, etc.

PEI II  for rooms with limited movement in home shoes, suitable for living rooms, bedrooms, living rooms, it should not be used for corridors, staircases, kitchens and balconies.

PEI III is a tile for rooms where there is a medium degree of intensive movement in rooms where people do not use street shoes. It can fit in any residential buildings, hotels, offices. It should not be laid in actively passable buildings.

PEI IV is a more durable type of tile, suitable for areas with medium and high movement activity. It can be used in various premises of the residential sector, shopping malls, offices, restaurants, hotels, including in the registration hall.

PEI V is the most durable tile for places regardless of traffic intensity. It has increased characteristics of resistance to operation in the most difficult conditions. Great for public places with very high traffic.