Today, hardly anyone is surprised by floor tiles in the bathroom or in the kitchen. Interior fashion does not stand still, and more and more often designers choose ceramics as a floor covering in the living room or even the bedroom. Despite its centuries-old history, ceramic floor tiles are not losing popularity in interior design. Every year, manufacturers are pleased with newer and newer types of tiles, giving us new opportunities to translate into life the original and unusual design ideas.
What should I look for when buying floor tiles?
- When choosing a floor covering, first of all, consider the dimensions of the room - a spacious room will seem loaded, if its floor is laid with small tiles, accordingly a small room will seem even smaller with a 60-centimeter tile on the floor. Fortunately, the market offers a wide choice of sizes of ceramic floor tiles (from 2.5 to 60 cm), so you can easily find the best option.
- In addition to the size, you need to consider other characteristics of ceramic floor tiles - this is the material and texture. For a corridor or a bathroom, unglazed ceramic tiles for floors are best suited, since it will not become slippery when water hits.
- Particular attention is required and the development of design floors from ceramic tiles, which would match the style of the interior of the house. For antique style, a tile imitating marble, for Italian - a natural stone, a highlight of the classical style will be the tiling of the floor with ceramic tiles with ornament.
- Tile is a finishing material, which differs not only in its attractive appearance, but also in its practicality. Increasingly, owners of private houses and apartments choose ceramic tiles that imitate the wooden floor. Modern photo printing technologies guarantee an ideal similarity of the appearance of the tiled floor to the wooden one. Also, ceramic floor is more convenient to insulate. Warm ceramic floor tiles, unlike wood, do not deform under the influence of high temperature.
The device of floors from a ceramic tile
Laying ceramic tiles on the floor requires certain rules and principles. Buy a tile with a reserve, because in the process of facing the floor with ceramic tiles, it is not easy to avoid damage to the material. The surface must be perfectly aligned to determine this, you need to use the level. Before starting to work, you need to decide on the method of laying ceramic tiles on the floor - on the glue mixture or on cement mortar. You can start laying only after you have verified the evenness of the surface and covered it with a waterproof mixture. For more convenient work, make markings with a stretched rope. If you do not have the experience of laying a ceramic floor, it's better to turn to professionals, after all, redoing will turn out much more expensive.
Trowelling between tiles can be done no earlier than a day later. If you decide to install a warm floor, it can be used only after the glue becomes as durable as possible - in 3-4 weeks.
Care of the ceramic floor
Ceramic floor tiles - the coating is very simple to clean. All you need for this is water and a special detergent that can be purchased at any household chemical store. Ceramics are fragile enough material, so try not to drop heavy objects on the floor, because replacing one broken tile will then be quite difficult.
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