Equipping your own home, you always want to see it beautiful, warm and cozy. Mindful of the common English expression: โmy house is my castleโ, every property owner wants to be sure of the reliability of his home. One of the main roles, providing coziness, functionality and convenience in the care of the premises, is played by ceramic floor tiles. A similar material has been used for decoration of rooms with increased load (kitchens, bathrooms and toilets) since very old times. But at the present stage of development of the construction industry, ceramic tile has acquired a completely different purpose. It is decorated with floors in luxurious halls, living rooms, fireplace rooms. Bright and elegant tiles adorn the winter gardens, furnished in country houses and on their open verandas.
The advantages of ceramic tiles
The modern tile, made using the latest technology, has many advantages over other floor coverings.
- The main positive quality of such a flooring can rightfully be considered its strength. Ceramic tile laid in accordance with all the rules without endangering its qualities is able to withstand several times greater loads than can withstand cement or reinforced concrete coating.
- Technically inherent rigidity parameters do not allow the material to bend and deform under temperature extremes, under heavy loads, and with a kink. That's why many decide to buy floor tiles for the kitchen, bathroom and other rooms.
- An important aspect that works in favor of ceramic tiles can be considered its absolute incombustibility and fire resistance. Faced with its floor in the fireplace room, you can not worry about the occurrence of a fire.
- Another advantage of the material for the floor is that when heated, it does not emit any harmful substances into the atmosphere that can undermine human health, since it is not capable of burning at all.
- An advantage of ceramic flooring is the fact that it does not conduct electric current. In fact, it is an ideal insulator.
In addition to these advantages, one can also name the following: the material does not react to most caustic chemicals, does not fade from sunlight. As for the quality of ceramic tiles for the floor, one rule should be remembered: it must have a solid thickness (at least 16 mm.). For safe walking on the ceramic floor, you should use a slightly rough, at worst, smooth tile, but in no case glossy. Itโs very easy to slip on a wet glossy floor and get seriously injured.