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How to Select Tiles for Kitchen

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Selecting tiles for your kitchen is a tricky affair as it highly depends on the usage, aesthetics and materials used in the tile. Depending on the material used and the method of manufacturing we have porcelain tiles, vitrified tiles and ceramic tiles. The most commonly used tile in the kitchen is ceramic tiles due to its resilient nature. While selecting a tile you must also keep an eye on the budget and safety concerns like it should not be slippery. Let us see some of the tips to select tiles for kitchen: For kitchen, you must select clean and stain resistant tiles like porcelain and ceramic tiles which are porous and do not absorb moisture and stain. Vinyl, cork and bamboo tiles can be used for kitchen flooring and you must ensure that they have anti-skid properties as kitchen floors are usually slippery due to water and food spillage.   Quarry, ceramic and porcelain can be used for counters and also floors, while glass tile is used for walls and backsplashes.  Countertop

Tips for Selecting Best Tiles for Your Home

In the modern day construction method, tiles form an integral part of aesthetics and functionality of your home. The modern technology has enabled different variety of tiles with varied finishes and sizes to match your need. Tiles are of different types depending on the material used, method of manufacturing, color and texture. There are mainly three types of tiles namely ceramic, porcelain and vitrified . The raw material used for all the three is sane like clay, sand and others. The difference comes in the way of burning and composition. Porcelain tiles are denser than ceramic tiles and they are hard to penetrate and have great tensile strength. Vitrified tiles can be both ceramic and porcelain and in case of vitrified tiles a different method of burning is used which gives a glass coating for these tiles. Hence vitrified tiles are sturdy and often used for paving public spaces. Tiles are also classified under glazed or unglazed, matte or glossy. Some of the tips for tile selection