Few floor coverings are as stylish or elegant as porcelain tiles. With the recent popularity of porcelain floor tiles you can find just about any style, color, or size of title that you please.
Porcelain makes an excellent floor covering because of its smooth, hard, nonporous surface… not to mention their fantastic looks. The advantage of porcelain over classic ceramics and natural stone is the high level of refinement and durability they offer. Properly installed porcelain tile floor could potentially outlast just about any classic floor covering, all the while effortlessly maintaining a beautiful finish, color and easy to clean surface.
The cost of a high quality porcelain tile floor is probably going to be a little bit higher than it’s ceramic alternative, however in the long run it could actually cost a lot less. The initial cost of high quality porcelain tile surfaces is relatively high because of their superior quality and finish. It is unfortunate that this initial cost deters so many people from choosing this as a viable floor surface since it is often a much better choice than natural stone or ceramic.
Hi,
We have a tile installation and marble polishing company in Boston, MA.
Sorry to disagree with you but the finish/glaze on porcelain tiles is the exact same finish that is on ceramic tiles and wears exactly the same.
Since tiles, if they have enough support, (that means there is no deflection or bounciness to the floor)rarely crack unless you drop something heavy on them there is no advantage here either.
The only advantage to porcelain tile is that it is much denser so it doesn’t absorb water. If you are going to tile an area that might get wet and freeze than you must have tiles that don’t absorb water or they will crack when the water freezes. Other than that the higher price of porcelain tile is not justified. Sorry to disagree but if you do the research you’ll see I’m right.
If you need more tips on tile work there is some pretty good information on our 2 websites
http://www.tileboston.net and http://www.groutrestoration.net
There are many common mistakes that people make when they do floors and wet areas like showers and tub surrounds.
I hope it’s useful to you. If you happen to be in our area and need anything let me know.
I wish you sucess.
Lane
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