subject: How To Make It Look Stunning With Porcelain Bathroom Floor Tiles [print this page] The bathroom is no longer a place that is overlooked. It is no longer a place bearing only utility value. People are looking to transform bathrooms to glamour rooms and are willing to spend the money to get the look and ambience they want. After all, the bathroom is one place where you get the privacy and solitude you want and there is full merit in people wanting to give it a chic and trendy look while keeping safety aspects in mind about the floor being non-slippery and so on.
They are helped in this endeavour by the plethora of options that are now available in the market place. Whether it is floor tiles or wall tiles or exotic sanitary fittings, the consumer has never had it so good and the sheer range, designs and colours that are on display can indeed make selection difficult. The tiles available today are very durable and practically maintenance free. While ceramic tiles used to rule the roost for a long time, it is now the porcelain bathroom floor tiles that is creating a strong impression and becoming the preferred choice for many.
Porcelain does belong to the ceramic family and has been primarily used in the making of attractive figurines, vases and show pieces. Of late, however, this material has been found to be good enough for tiles as well and due to being easy to clean as well being scratch resistant, investment once made holds good for a long time and is well worth the money spent. They also have the property of being able to withstand extreme heat as well as cold conditions and that makes them ideal as bathroom floor tiles or even wall tiles.
All types of porcelain however may not be suitable and you need to choose the one that is most appropriate with some care. They are available in glazed, natural as well as polished varieties and thus offer you the flexibility to choose a type suiting your needs and budget. One guideline you can use to make the selection is by looking at the 'wear ratings' that are fixed by the Porcelain Enamel Institute and which tests the quality of porcelain tiles. The ratings range between 1 to 5 with 5 indicating the top most quality in terms of toughness and durability. It is therefore imperative that you choose the ones with a good rating. You may consider a rating of 3 as something ideal if you are on a tight budget. This way you would be treading the middle path and would be able to meet your needs of durability at an affordable price.
When choosing porcelain bathroom floor tiles, it is also important to ensure that the patterns are consistent so that when you lay them, they look good and do not give the impression of discontinuity. Consistency of colour is the next thing you must make sure that exists and for this you can take a random sampling of tiles from various boxes.
