subject: Are You Planning To Renovate Your Home? [print this page] The moment you enter into a house first thing your gaze gets fixed in is the floor of the house, and then you see the wall and then the ceiling. Some people cover their floors with expensive carpets and mats but if you have got an amazingly beautiful floor why spend thousands of bucks on carpets and mats which again need so much care, effort and money for maintenance? Why cant we just go for beautiful tiles? To know what kind of tiles are available in market, buy images of tiles with different texture, designs and quality.
Tiles can be used on floor, ceiling, walls and shower or even for decoration purposes. Though there are two basic types of tiles which are ceramic and natural stone but according to different uses these tiles can be further classified. Because of different uses of different rooms in a house we expect different qualities from these tiles. When we use tiles in living room all we want is that it makes the room look spacious and clean, plus it blends with our furniture to make the interiors of house look stylish. Kitchen tiles need to be strong enough to bear the constant dropping of utensils and do not get chipped or get damaged easily. These kitchen tiles should, of course, be heat resistant and could be cleaned easily by wiping.
If you have a modular kitchen you would like to have wall and floor tiles matching your kitchen. Bathroom tiles are different from other tiles. These tiles are supposed to absorb least percentage of water in comparison to other types of tiles or you can say these are waterproof tiles. Slippery tiles can cause major damage when used in bathroom therefore it is also necessary that the tiles you use in your bathroom is of such quality which does not lose its grip even when it is wet. Gone are the days when people used to pick white tiles for their bathroom, buy exclusive images of the bathrooms with colorful bathroom tiles.
Now as we have mentioned earlier there are basically two types of tiles. First type is ceramic tiles. Ceramic tiles are manufactured from clay material. A ceramic tile can be porcelain or a non-porcelain tile. Traditional tiles are non porcelain tiles and these are cheaper in comparison to porcelain tiles. The porcelain tiles are a bit expensive and are water and stain resistant, and highly durable also. Though, through glazing a non porcelain tile could be turned into a water resistant and stain resistant tile. The second type of tile is natural stone tile.
As the name suggests these types of tile are made of natural stones. In this category there are numerous varieties of tiles to choose from. Like there is granite tile which is best for kitchens and lobbies as it is very durable and hard or you can go for slate tiles for the same. For living room you can pick beautiful marble tile and for decorative places you can go for limestone tiles or Travertine. There are numerous types of tiles available in this category with different colour, texture and features. If you are interested to know more about these tiles buy exclusive images and content related to natural stone tiles and the features of these tiles.
