Choosing porcelain tile, it is necessary to pay special attention to its utilization properties as life cycle of the products made of this material directly depends on it. That through short period repeated repair was not required, it is better to consider the main nuances of the choice of keramogranitny tile even before purchase.
Instruction
1. The main rule which should be known when choosing porcelain tile, the following: select tile according to conditions in which it will be used. For example, it is not necessary to lay the smooth polished porcelain tile on the floor to avoid traumatism on slippery floor at the moments of damp cleaning.
2. The polished tile is badly resistant to various mechanical influences and, having revetted with it floor indoors where together with footwear dust is brought, sand and residues of deicing reagents, through short period you will surely find multiple scratches on porcelain tile, and the surface from brilliant glossy will turn into dim opaque. Therefore it is not recommended to use this type of covering for corridors and halls.
3. On the other hand, the seamy surface of tile though is absolutely nonslipping, but at the same time prevents cleaning, creating difficulties at purification of porcelain tile of pollution. Therefore use tile with various roughnesses for wall decoration in such rooms where this type of wall covering will be appropriate.
4. Choose opaque porcelain tile if you are going to lay out it floor in the bathroom or sauna. This type of tile is considered the strongest and heavy objects do not burst even from falling on it (for example, bottles with toilet water). Besides, opaque tile absolutely not slippery that is important for covering of floors in rooms with the increased humidity.
5. And here it is better to revet walls in the bathroom with the glazed or semi-polished porcelain tile as moisture affects completely polished tile destructively. The choice of porcelain tile for this room is caused by ease and simplicity of care for walls on which the washing solutions get, leaving on them spots.