Modern street tiles over the past 20 years has undergone great changes. The first samples were large in size, did not differ greatly in strength and reliability.
The newest technologies allowed to produce street paving tiles, which have high performance.
With the help of street decorative tiles, it is possible to decorate the adjacent territory magnificently, to equip the original garden paths , ennoble them with a landscape design in a country house .
Some types of street tiles
Depending on the composition of the mixture used in the production of street tiles, different types of it are obtained, which have different quality and decorative characteristics.
Street tiles should be frost-resistant, for this it is made with minimal hygroscopicity, high density and a special glazed, double-sided coating, better and more decorative on the front side, and slightly worse with the wrong side. Frost-resistant outdoor tiles withstand 40-degree frosts, it does not react to heat, at temperatures reaching up to +60 degrees, it does not lose its strength and ability to withstand mechanical damage.
The frost-resistant types, in the first place, include street porcelain tiles, one of the most wear-resistant, which includes crushed granite chips. The technology of production of such a tile excludes micro-hollows, which draw in water. This type of street tile has one of the highest values.
Street non-slip frost-resistant tiles are very often used for facing the porch and steps that are most in need of a rough, anti-slip surface.
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Street marble tiles emphasize the wealth, luxury and elegance of the interior and landscape, it has no equal in strength, it is reliable and durable, but the price is high, and care of it is not easy.
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A special demand for finishing these areas is using street tiles for stone, which has a relief surface, roughness and increased strength. In comparison with natural stone, such material has a warm surface, has a large selection of texture, color, pattern, can imitate a variety of natural raw materials, while - it is affordable.
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Ceramic street tiles, which have a relatively low price, are also used for facing the floor on the porch and finishing the steps, it is easy to lay, but the disadvantages can be attributed to the fact that it is smooth and slippery.
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Before entering the garage, around the pool, near the entrance to the house often lay street anti-slip pvc tiles, it is a modern coating with a long life. It is made with the use of German technology, based on a concrete mix, can be of different colors, has a rough surface.
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A new kind is a rubber street tile, which includes a rubber crumb. Manufactured according to German technology, this tile is easy to lay, has a soft surface. Often this material is used in suburban areas as a cover, especially for the creation of children's playgrounds.
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Also, a new generation of street tiles include a tile-mosaic - it is small in size, consists of three different tiles, allows you to lay out tracks of any original shape.
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On a country plot for garden paths, a wooden street tile or an analogue made for a tree is great. This tile, harmoniously merging with nature, looks natural, the cover is strong enough and warm, it's nice to walk barefoot.
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As a street facade tile, for cladding walls and socles, clinker tiles are often used, it has a long service life, while retaining an attractive appearance, easy to clean, and has increased moisture resistance. Clinker, in its essence - is clay, processed at high temperature, clinker tiles have thermal insulation qualities, it is a good protection, can have different texture and color scale, it is environmentally friendly.
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Used clinker tiles and for paving on the ground, the most popular of its kind, used for this - clinker brick.