Decoration must see how to choose tiles

How to choose tiles.

1. Check the label: the product packaging box should be marked with the factory name, factory address, product name, after-sales service, specifications, quantity, trademark, production date and the implementation of the standard, when purchasing porcelain tiles, it is necessary to check whether there is a 3C certification mark, for the interior design and decoration of ceramic tiles, it is advisable to choose radionuclides that meet the requirements of class A products.

2. Take a closer look at the appearance: the glaze of ceramic tiles with excellent quality should be smooth and delicate, the glossy glaze should be crystal shiny, and the matte glaze should be soft and comfortable. Under sufficient natural light or fluorescent lighting, the brick should not be visible if it is placed vertically at a distance of 1 meter, and no obvious glaze defects should be visible.

The pattern of ceramic tiles with patterns should be delicate and realistic, and there should be no obvious defects such as lack of color, broken lines, and dislocation. The shading and trademark on the back of high-quality ceramic products are clear and complete, and there are basically no glaze marks or defects.

3. Splicing effect: good tiles usually have a small size deviation, and users can put a batch of products vertically on a plane to see if there is any uneven phenomenon. Look at the flatness again, you can put the edges of the two bricks close together to see if there are any gaps.

Good products will not be deformed, and the brick surface is smooth and beautiful after paving. In addition, users can also look at the color difference of the product, take a few bricks and put them together, and carefully look at them in sufficient light.

4. Tapping and listening: users can gently tap the tile and listen carefully to its sound, and the better quality products sound crisp and pleasant. Poor quality products due to improper use of raw material formula, short firing cycle, low firing temperature, and "empty" sound when knocking.

5. Weigh lightly: check the weight of the tile, usually the same specification of the tile, the weight of the water absorption is low, and the internal quality is also better.

6. Comparison varieties: floor tiles are divided into glazed floor tiles and unglazed floor tiles according to the glazed condition. Glazed floor tiles are mainly used for floor decoration in bathrooms and kitchens, and are used in conjunction with interior wall tiles.

The floor tiles are treated with surface polishing to become polished tiles. If the water absorption rate of polished tiles is less, it is also called vitrified tiles. The surface of the polished tile is as smooth as a mirror and is a high-grade ceramic product.

7, tile corners: in the paving of ceramic tiles, many consumers and workers have encountered the problem that the corners are difficult to align, which shows that the straightness of the tiles may not be consistent, when selecting tiles, the user randomly selects a few, with the eyes along the edge of the tile and the diagonal line respectively, if you find that there is a "warped" phenomenon, it means that the straightness of the tile is not enough, if not, it means that the straightness of the tile is basically passed, which is also a trick to buy tiles.

As the saying goes, "cheap is not good, good is not cheap", but for decoration, if you have the mentality of picking expensive, you must be the best, just like the fish and meat slaughtered on the chopping board of the building materials market. Because there are many types, patterns and sizes of ceramic tiles, many people spend most of their time choosing tiles when they do decoration.

Tile type. Ceramic tiles are roughly divided into polished tiles, antique tiles, porcelain tiles, glazed tiles, full-body tiles, microcrystalline stones and other types (see picture).

After having a general understanding of the tiles on the market, we can choose tiles according to them.

living room tiles. For the pragmatist, dirt and wear resistance should be the preferred basic performance of ceramic tiles, and most living spaces, especially in the living room where guests and people come and go, need to be hard enough and wear-resistant tiles. It is also the reason why most people choose polished tiles as living room tiles.

Living room background wall.

Microcrystalline stone is a popular high-end ceramic tile material in recent years, with exquisite texture and bright color, many owners will choose to use microcrystalline stone tiles to decorate the TV background wall, luxurious and atmospheric, which can instantly enhance the taste of the living room.

Kitchen wall tiles for purchase.

The kitchen wall should be scrubbed-resistant tiles, and the kitchen wall should be made of wall materials that are easy to clean and not easy to get oily, as well as fire-resistant and heat-resistant tiles. Although there are alternative products such as fireproof boards, glass, and coatings in the market, ceramic tiles still occupy the mainstream market.

The glazed brick is used as the kitchen wall, the glaze is transparent and acid and alkali resistant, and has a complete isolation effect on oil stains, so that bacteria, odor, scaling, and slime cannot breed. The surface of glazed tiles is divided into two types: bright and matte, and the bright light is easier to take care of.

The overall matching of porcelain tiles, flower tiles, and waist lines is more transparent and warm.

Kitchen floor tiles for purchase.

Choose a full-body brick, the material and color of the front and back are consistent, with good slip resistance and wear resistance. Generally known as "non-slip bricks", they are found in lobbies, hallways, and outdoor walkways.

Bathroom tiles.

The decorative materials commonly used in the wall and floor of the bathroom are glazed tiles, vitrified tiles, and mosaics. Bathroom wall tiles must be covered with waterproof, anti-corrosion and anti-mildew tiles, floor tiles are recommended to choose tiles with a certain friction but light texture, non-slip and avoid hiding dirt, and it is not so difficult to clean.

Look at the appearance in the place where the light is good to see whether the flatness and finish of the tile surface is good, generally speaking, the corners of a good tile are straight, no color difference, the pattern is complete, and the thickness is consistent and not deformed;

Listen to the sound of tapping the tile and listen to the sound, the crisper the sound, the higher its density and the better the quality;

The heavier the tile of the same specification, the greater the density, and the better the bearing capacity.

Drip test. You can drop water on the back of the tile to see the speed of infiltration after the water spreads, generally speaking, the slower the water absorption, the greater the density of the tile, the better the quality;

Measure the diagonal of the tile with a ruler to see if the size is consistent, so that you can detect whether the shape of the tile is standard;

Stand on the tile obliquely, expose the middle of the blank, and then stand up to see if it will slide down and break, you can test the anti-slip performance and firmness of the tile;

To test the dirt resistance of the tile, you can use a marker pen to paint on the tile, and then wipe it with a rag, if it is easier to wipe, the dirt resistance is better.

1. You can start from the style.

When choosing a living room floor tile, start with the style of your home in order to create a cohesive aesthetic effect. Different styles require different floor tiles, such as:

modern style to consider the choice of glazed tiles.

For European style, you can consider using microcrystalline stone.

Pastoral style, you can consider using antique bricks.

2. Determine the specifications of ceramic tiles.

The living room area is different, so you can choose the floor tiles of the corresponding specifications according to the area of the living room. Of course, there are different specifications of tiles on the market, and it is worth noting that the larger the specifications of the same series of tiles, the higher the **.

The living room is larger than 20 square meters, and you can choose 800*800 floor tiles.

The living room area is small, and you can choose 600*600 floor tiles.

3. Selection of supporting products.

When choosing tiles, we should not only pay attention to the quality of the floor tiles themselves, but also pay attention to the selection of supporting products to ensure that they can be coordinated and achieve an aesthetic effect. Ancillary products include horizon, parquet, kicking line, etc., the purchase method is as follows:

Horizon - mainly made of some ceramic tiles with some distinctions from the main color of the floor tiles, generally based on dark ceramic tile processing, antique bricks also have some matching horizon lines to choose from. (Mainly used around the ground or in the aisle overhang, etc.).

Ground parquet - is the ground decoration painting made of ceramic tiles, can be entrusted to the business processing, there are many patterns to choose from, when choosing processing, it is generally necessary to pay attention to the background color of the parquet and other ceramic tile colors and patterns on the ground to be consistent! (Mainly used at the entrance or under the coffee table and dining table in the living room and dining room).

Baseboard - For the convenience of cleaning or aesthetics, baseboards will be made when decorating. There are two ways to choose:

1) It forms a large contrast with the color of the floor tiles, but pay attention to choosing products of the same color as much as possible in order to maintain the unity of the overall style.

2) The color is close to the floor tiles, in this case, it is recommended to add a horizon with contrasting colors around the ground.

Decoration Engineer Da Cui explained the 7 experience skills of tile purchase, hoping to help you in decoration.

1. Weigh the ceramic tile on behalf of the product posture density to be high, when you are on the scene, you can weigh the tile and feel the weight. Take 800*800 floor tiles as an example, a piece is about 15kg.

2. Scraping: The hardness of the tile is high, and the product is wear-resistant; Look at the quality from the traces. Check the surface quality of the tile, you can scrape it with a hard object to see if it is scratch-resistant.

3. Look: the product has high gloss - the higher the gloss, the better the decorative effect! Kidana.

4. Knocking: The sound of knocking on the tiles is crisp; The most important thing in choosing ceramic tiles is to consider the quality problem, there are many criteria for distinguishing the quality of tiles, you can knock it, and the sound is crisp and clear indicating that the porcelain density of ceramic tiles is high.

5. Quantity: Measure with a ruler or tape measure, the four sides and diagonals of the tiles, and check the size. See if the size is standard.

6. Wipe: When purchasing, observe whether there are pinholes on the surface with the naked eye, if there is, it means that the glaze is not completely integrated, and it is easy to accumulate dirt.

7. Waterproof: You can drop water on the back of the tile, see how fast the water is dispersed and infiltrated, and in general, the slower the water absorption, the greater the density of the tile; Conversely, the faster the water absorption, the more sparse the density. Compared with the two, the *** that absorbs water slowly.

How to choose tiles.

Home decoration should buy tiles, how to buy value for money, satisfactory tiles also have a certain knowledge, in general the principle of buying tiles is: a look, two listens, three drops of water, four feet.

First, look at the appearance. The color of the tile should be uniform, the surface finish and flatness should be good, the surrounding rules should be regular, the pattern is complete, and four or five pieces should be extracted from a box to see if there are defects such as color difference, deformation, lack of edges and corners.

2. Listen to the sound. Tap with a hard object, the crisper the sound, the higher the degree of porcelainization, and the better the quality. You can also use the thumb, index finger and middle finger of the left hand to clip the corner of the tile, hang down easily, and tap the middle and lower part of the tile with the index finger of the right hand.

3. Drip test. You can drop water on the back of the tile to see how fast the water soaks after it spreads, generally speaking, the slower the water absorption, the greater the density of the tile; On the contrary, the faster the water absorption, the sparse density, and its intrinsic quality is superior.

Fourth, the measurement. The higher the accuracy of the side length of the tile, the better the effect after paving, and buying high-quality tiles is not only easy to construct, but also can save man-hours and accessories. Use a tape measure to measure whether there is a difference in the size of each tile, and the high accuracy is the top grade.

In addition, observe its hardness, ceramic tiles with good hardness, strong toughness, not easy to break and rot as the top quality. The edges and corners of the tile fragments are scratched on each other, and the broken fragments are inspected to see whether the broken parts are fine or loose, whether they are hard, brittle or soft, whether they leave scratches, or scattered powder.

Whether the size is standard is the key to judging the quality of the tile, measure the diagonal and quadrilateral size and thickness of the tile with a tape measure or caliper, whether the thickness is uniform, good tile, the sound is brittle, indicating that the porcelain content is high. If the sound is "clicking" with the sound of stubble, it means that there are cracks hidden in the brick.

Good tiles, the master installation is also convenient for construction, and the effect of installation is also standardized.

Eagle 2086 products cover polished tiles, full glaze, microcrystalline stone, interior wall tiles, antique tiles and so on.