Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The Tiles Have Transformed a Lot From The Older Time And Are Used Extensively

After the invention of tiles, residential houses and other establishments have started to look stunning as there has been distinctive differentiation in their presentation. The old structures looked rather grumpy and the flooring either had wooden panels to protect the inhabitants from extreme cold or had concrete surface giving out a monotonous look. Till recently, the tiles were handmade and each of the blocks was designed piece by piece. These tiles were made out of porcelain, limestone or marble. But how were they fixed on a surface? A tile clip is something which holds the blocks in place and is extensively used in the recent times.

In the recent time, tiles have become an integrated component of a house. These can be in porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, limestone or synthetic and the price range varies based on the quality. Natural as well as the synthetic tiles are now manufactured by machines which have accelerated the process of production. The natural tiles are cut from huge mountains and are brought to the plant for further processing. The natural tiles are cut into desired shapes and sizes and polished to get the perfect finish. During the process, close inspection is carried out to look out for any kind of faults and blemishes as a small hairline crack in between a panel can be the cause of breaking of the tiles at a later stage.

For the synthetic tiles, however, the process requires some more steps including mixing and creating dice to make different patterns. The whole process takes place in a plant where colour tones are given to individual tiles. The best part of synthetic tiles is that identical tiles can be obtained without a doubt and it can be worked with in any situation and doesn’t break easily.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Simple Steps To An Effective Tile Spacer Strategy

Yes, you will be the cynosure of eyes but you can guess so for what. Think of your living room by personifying it, if your living room could convey it's feelings it would definitely say, "Please do not spoil my make-over by leaving out probably the most important part of my personality which makes me feel your presence around"

Now, this is the Floor of your house. Overlooked yet the most important ingredient that makes up the wonderful aura of your living rooms. Think about it, the floor is the most used portion of your house. You tread hundreds of time in a day on the floors of your living rooms not even one fourth of this usage is categorized to other interior elements of your house and yet the floor gets the least investment from the overall interior decoration budget that you have in your mind.

The best way to enhance the beauty of the floors is to use exotic floor tiles. Technically speaking, a tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing and durable material such as ceramic, stone, metal, or even glass which has the ability to withstand lab tested amount of pressure based on the use they are designed for, which includes using it for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, kitchen platforms or other objects such as tabletops.

There are variety of tiles available in the market and varied price ranges. Here are some guidelines which you should keep in mind while installing Tiles in your house:

Spacer size between adjacent tiles

The tile spacer size refers to the space that needs to be left around each tile during installation. The size of the space can be decided by you but you need to keep in mind size of the tiles, the composition and the use of the floor. Spacers for tiles usually come in sizes from 1/16th of an inch up to 1/4 inch. These spacers can be placed when you lay the tiles and then grout over them.