Interior journey: Ceramic Tiles

Tiles

-It is manufactured piece of hard-wearing material.

Ceramic tiles

-Ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling.

Process

-Ceramic tiles is a burned-clay product composed of a clay body with decorative surface glaze, used principally for decorative and sanitary effects.

-After the raw material are processed, methods including batching, mixing and grinding, spray drying, forming, drying, glazing and firming are to take place to obtain the finished product.

Technical information

-They are almost always finished with a durable glaze which creates colour, pattern and allows for easy maintenance.

-Ceramic materials are brittle, hard, and strong in compression, weak in shearing and tension.

-Back buttering is required to apply a quantity of adhesive to the back of a tile for laying.

-Highly glazed reflective finishes on ceramic tiles can achieve a distinctive and modern feel to an area.

Limitations

-Ceramic generally can withstand very high temperatures that range from 1000 degree celcius to 1600 degree celcius.

-Ceramic tiles can be rated as 5 different class for different usage.

-Class 1=Floor coverings in areas that are walked on essentially with soft soled footwear or bare feet without scratching dirt. (Eg, Domestic bathrooms and bedrooms)

-Class 2= Floor coverings in areas that are walked on with soft soled or normal foorwear with, at the most, occasional small amount of scratching dirt. (Eg, entrance ways or rooms in the living areas of homes)

-Class 3= Floor coverings in areas that are walked on quite often with normal footwear and small amounts of scratching dirt (Eg. Halls. Kitchen and corridors)

-Class4=Floor coverings in areas that are subjected to considerable traffic with some scratching dirt so that the conditions are the most severe for which glazed floor times are suitable (Eg, Restaurants and sales rooms)

-Class 5=The maximum resistance achieved for glazed tiles against footwear traffic and resistant to staining agents.

Normal usage

-Mostly use for indoor flooring.

-Wall art

-Furniture (table top)

Environmental impact

-Can be re use, smash into piece of mosaic for table top art or big piece for walkway.

Advantages

-Lots of choice available

-Reasonable price

Disadvantages

-Avoid dropping heavy objects onto the tiles. Tiles are not indestructible.