The floor tile remains already many years the most demanded covering for rooms with the increased passability. The modern market represents hundreds of impressive and color variations, dozens of materials for performance.
One of the most demanded coverings for floors is the ceramic tile which has very high life cycle, up to 40–50 years, at the same time the tile does not lose the utilization properties, both regarding saving the drawing, and concerning durability. The floor ceramic tile happens the following types:
- glazed; - unglazed;
- keramogranitny.
Glazurirovanny tile
The glazed floor tile consists of glossy vitreous covering which gives it the additional density and hardness. The drawing giving the increased moisture resistance at operation of tile in damp rooms is applied on this covering. The only lack of such tile is what it is banal slippery.
Such covering well will be suitable both for kitchen, and for corridor or the hall. The tile well maintains influence of cleaning agents, household chemicals and is easily washed from pollution.
Neglazurirovanny tile
The unglazed floor tile differs from glazed in what has no drawing, and is carried out in various color gamma. This covering has wide range of application, and it can be used in any room of your house. The scarcity of decorative decisions will be the only shortcoming, however designers quite often use it in mosaics and the combined floors. As well as the glazurirovanny, neglazurirovanny tile can be glossy or opaque. As a rule, glossy use in public places as interior. It is beautiful, however it is not recommended to go on it without use of the specialized anti-sliding coating therefore designers quite often apply it to frame and dressing of the main covering from opaque tile.
Keramograntny tile
There is new type of floor tile - keramogranitny. This tile turns out in the course of mixing of basalt and shpatny crumb. The tile in finished form is very similar to granite, it can be used in the bathroom or toilet as it is not really slippery even under the influence of moisture. Porcelain tile perfectly approaches as covering when mounting heat-insulated floor, it keeps warmly and is quite resistant to various temperatures. Besides the tile has anti-vandal covering therefore is not afraid of either female heels, or children's machines. Regardless of the chosen type of tile, pay attention to her producer and its quality. The good covering which will serve to you for many years has to have certificate of quality, the best of which – the certificate of conformity to the standards of UNI EN developed by the European Commission of standardization (CEN) in Italy.