Floor Tiles of different Styles

Using Tile Floors not only symbolizes our status but it is also a good value addition to the flooring of our house. Impressive tiles can be used which are very attractive in design and they help maintain the floors for a longer period of time.

Buying home a good floor tile involves a lot of decision making where you have to consider what suits best with the constraints and necessities you have. Value additions are available in terms of money that you spend, meaning lesser cost and low maintenance meaning that the tiles stay intact with the same quality for longer periods of time.

You may use stones depending upon the atmosphere you want to command with also the kind of mood you want to create in your house – to feel relaxed or feel abuzz. Tiles are of different types and we may want to look into all of them before buying. Let us look into various types of tiles that are generally available as we may want to find which one suits us the best!

Porcelain Tiles

Porcelain Tiles are ones which absorb less water below 0.5 percent. These types of Tiles are rated from 0 to 5 in their ability to resist abrasion and are available as both glazed as well as unglazed versions. Porcelain tiles are quite popular across the world. Almost all the countries manufacture porcelain tiles.

Ceramic Tiles

These tiles are considered quite slippery and some amount of abrasives is used to make these Ceramic tiles compatible to be used. Ceramic tiles are one of the most commonly purchased tiles in the world.

Linoleum Tiles

Linoleum Tiles are rarely used, unlike Vinyl, Ceramic or Porcelain, due to their boring looks and being one of the oldest materials in the world. However, Linoleum is anti-bacterial to an extent, and hence, is used in places like Hospitals. But these days, designs have crept into Linoleum Tiles as well and so the sales of Linoleum Tiles have been spiraling upwards.

Vinyl Tiles

Vinyl Tiles have a history of just above half a century and they were developed during the Second World War. This cheaper substitute, but look alike, to porcelain and other such tiles is made with superior technology that makes the Vinyl Tile cheap as well as attractive. They are user-friendly in installation and are very good alternatives to other costlier tiles.

Terazzo Tiles

Terazzo Tiles look highly beautiful and rank themselves as highly refined processing of Terra Cotta Clay. They look great even if they are unglazed. They can intake liquid substances and are treated before using them for your homes.

Mosaic Tiles

In developing countries, Mosaic became the most famous status symbol before the advent of other tiles. Tiles and Marbles were used only by the rich and mosaic tiles became a boon to the people in developing countries to shake off from their pathetic cement floors.

Mosaic Tiles are cheaper substitutes of other tiles. They incorporate small designs of stones and all the pieces of tiles have almost the same kind of appearance. They are still widely used with adequate grace and charm towards them!