Today, the country houses returned to the stoves and fireplaces. As before, they decorate the interior, warm their warmth, make the home so cozy. Traditionally they were always trying to decorate as much as they were the symbol of the family hearth, prosperity and happiness. This tradition has survived to this day, stoves and fireplaces try to decorate as richly as possible, using various materials for this, including various types of tiles.
Types of ceramic tiles for facing furnaces and fireplaces
Since these objects are heated to very high temperatures during operation, the material for their finishing must have high thermal stability, strength to mechanical influences, considerable thickness (6-8 mm) and low-porosity structure. All these requirements are met by such types of tiles:
- terracotta;
- majolica;
- porcelain tiles;
- clinker.
Facing furnaces and fireplaces with terracotta tiles is a fairly common practice. This finishing material has a lot of positive qualities, such as excellent heat resistance, high heat dissipation, good decorative properties.
Majolica is a more refined terracotta, glazed, often with exquisite painting. At the very beginning of the product in the technique of majolica painted manually, so that the tiling with such a tile was a great luxury. Today the situation is simpler, and many choose this type of decoration.
Ceramic granite tiles for cladding stoves and fireplaces appeared relatively recently, the technology of its manufacture is quite complicated. Yes, and the composition is multicomponent. Its structure is monolithic and non-porous, there are a lot of color and textural solutions, with its help it is possible to imitate terracotta and majolica.
Clinker ceramic tiles imitate brickwork, traditionally used in furnishing furnaces and fireplaces in European countries a couple of centuries ago. It has a number of positive qualities, due to which it is actively used in modern life.
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