Thursday 18 December 2014

Difference Between Porcelain And Ceramic Tiles

Ceramic tiles are mixture of clays and other natural materials mined from the earth, shaped, colored and then blew/glazed in kilns. Conventionally, ceramic tile was naturally colored and left unglazed like terra cotta. Designing techniques of Ceramic include coloring highly designed surfaces that can be glazed, finishing with a glass surface either in a high gloss or matte finish. Most of the ceramic tiles have either white or red body coloration underneath the glazed, colored top layer.

On the other hand, Porcelain tile is a newer form of ceramic tile. Highly popular among households, Porcelain tiles in Perth comprise of fine porcelain clays fired at much higher temperatures than ceramic tiles. This makes porcelain dense and less porous, resistant to moisture, and better stain absorption than ceramic tiles. These reasons make porcelain appropriate for both indoor and outdoor installations. Porcelain tiles are also tough to cut due to their density and hardness.

What makes Porcelain better than Ceramic?

Strength and Durability are the two important pillars that stand in favor of Porcelain tiles giving them an advantage over Ceramic. Specifically ideal for bathroom and flooring, Porcelain is more resistant to moisture. It is the best choice for tiling bathroom floors, bathroom walls, and when tiling around bathtubs.

Concept of Glazed and Unglazed tiles

Unglazed porcelain tile is homogenous in terms of its through-body coloration. Scratches and dings are less obvious in this case as the color goes all the way through from top to bottom providing better grip. Polished porcelain tiles Perth may or may not have the same coloration from top to bottom because of the top glazed layer.

Limitless scope to innovate your interiors 

Regardless of whether you choose ceramic tile or porcelain tile for your space, you will find both types of tiles offer a variety of shapes and sizes. This will give you limitless scope of mixing and matching different field tile sizes and shapes along with borders and accent tiles to jazz up your decor.

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