Mix use floor tile and wall tile?
Posted By Becky on November 29, 2012
Nowadays some young people mix use floor tile and wall tile in order to achieve maximum aesthetics. Expert say that some people will confue that the two kind of tile are both same, only different between size, laying place, but from the physical characteristics, usually wall tile belong to ceramic while floor tile belong to porcelain, the two are different, the different ingredients from the choice of clay, both the firing process can be reflected.
The biggest difference between wall and floor tiles is the water absorption. Usually the general market wall tiles water absorption is around 10%, while the water absorption of the floor tiles are often only 1%. For the environment like bathroom ground, which often needs waterwash, so the water absorption must be low in order to be kept clean, not easily inhaled some water stains, stains tile internal. “If the absorbent wall tiles used on the ground, the ground will become into the ‘painted face’ within few months, the clean up will be very troublesome.
In addition, the industry source said, during paving process, the back of wall tile is often rough, so adhesives adsorption is very good, not easy to fall off. While the floor tiles’ back is smooth. If pave by plane, it is easy to fall in a short period of time, so from home improvement norms, wall and floor tiles can not be mixed.
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