DIFFERENT TYPES OF PORCELAIN TILES

Porcelain tiles have become one of the most popular flooring materials, with thousands of homeowners, builders, or constructors across the world choosing them for their residences, office, or outdoor space.

Different types of porcelain tile have specific characteristics, which make it essential to choose carefully. You may have read the article about everything you need to know about porcelain tiles or types of porcelain tiles. But you should learn the specific character and their uses.

Types Of Porcelain Tiles

Matt & Unglazed Porcelain Tiles:

Featured Tile: Soft or satin finish - incredibly smooth and rustic matte finish. Statuario Venetian 1600*1600mm, 1600x 3200mm & 1200*1200mm.

Unglazed porcelain tiles have a matt finish with uniform colour throughout the entire. It is also referred to as through-body porcelain. If this tile chips, the colour underneath will be the same as the surface, but these tiles are strong and durable!

The tile fired in the kiln usually renders them without further processing or does not have a glazed coating, known as unglazed tiles. Unglazed porcelain tiles get colour from the minerals deposited in clay or from the natural pigment.

Characteristics:-

• Matt porcelain tile does not reflect light and can have a smooth or textured surface. Thus, they create a softer, more contemporary look.

• The natural unglazed porcelain tiles make them more slip-resistance than the polished or glazed tiles.

• Unglazed tiles are thicker than glazed tiles.

• Matt & unglazed porcelain tiles are more durable and studier enough to withstand high footfall.

• These tiles have a rustic, natural and earthy appearance.

• Matt porcelain tiles come in a wide range of texture surfaces to increase slip-resistance and are perfect for outdoor poolside, and commercial.

Where To Use:-

Unglazed & matt porcelain tiles can be used outdoors and indoors because they are all-rounder. They can also be used in various public and commercial places.

02. Full-Body Porcelain Tiles

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Full-body porcelain tiles are the types of tiles with colour uniformity throughout them. Such tiles have a single colour from the surface to the base. These tiles get colour by adding colour pigment to create patterns throughout the tile. Thus, they are known as full-body tiles.

The surface of colour and design is the same throughout the biscuit(body), meaning if the tile gets chipped or damaged, it can hardly be seen.

Characteristics:-

• Full-body porcelain tile is denser and thicker than the usual tile.

• These tiles are more durable and resistant to break.

• These tiles have no effect of the sunlight. Thus, they are UV-resistant.

• Full-body porcelain tile can withstand extensive wear and tear.

• The robust strength, anti-skid, and scratch resistance feature provide extreme durability to the flooring.