Polished Floor Tiles

Porcelain is a subtype of ceramic and owes its popularity to its enduring strength and low maintenance. With the cutting edge manufacturing processes nowadays, the design potential is limitless. Whether matt or polished floor tiles, the stone replicas are produced in such a way that it can be difficult to tell them apart from the real thing!

Porcelain tiles are fired at extremely high temperatures, making them stronger and harder than traditional ceramic tiles. With regards to wear resistance, it can be described as taking a sledge hammer to crack a nut. For your residential applications, the inherent properties make them extremely wear-resistant and they will absorb less water than other ceramic tiles.

This makes porcelain an excellent choice for high-traffic areas of the home, especially those regularly exposed to moisture such as the bathroom. With the anti-slip kit, you can enjoy a high gloss polished floor tile in the bathroom!

One thing I will mention though, is that the cheaper versions can sometimes scratch more easily than a quality one. I only know this from examples that our customers have brought in to us, when they were looking to replace their tiles. So be careful and perhaps use a sample to run some tests. It might save you a bit of heartache in the long run.

As well as giving your walls a beautiful covering, ceramic tiles are produced in matt, abrasive slip-resistant finishes and high-gloss polished floor tiles.

One of the main disadvantages of the past when living with a ceramic floor tile, as the tile would be manufactured from a terracotta base it made it quite susceptible to chipping. This is because the glaze is baked on top and through any cracks the terracotta colour is revealed.

These days, the ceramic tiles are produced to very high standards, making them more resilient to knocks and cracking.