What are the types of tiles and where can they be used?

Types of tiles.

1. Floor tiles. Floor tiles, also known as "floor tiles", are the most commonly used ground decoration materials on the market, which belong to porcelain products, made of clay, with complete specifications, and have the advantages of hard quality, pressure and wear resistance, and moisture-proof. Some are glazed and have a strong decorative effect.

It is mostly used on the floor of public buildings and civil buildings.

2. Wall tiles. Wall tile is one of the ceramic tiles, it is a ceramic product with a water absorption rate of 21, and the water absorption rate of wall tiles is generally about 10, which is several times higher than the floor tiles with a water absorption rate of only 1. It is mostly used for indoor wall decoration.

3. Whole-body bricks.

The surface layer of the whole body brick is not glazed, and the material and color of the front and back are the same, which has strong anti-slip and wear-resistant functions. Most of the "non-slip bricks" are similar to full-body bricks. It is mainly used in kitchen and bathroom rooms, corridors and aisles.

4. Glazed tiles.

Glazed brick is a more commonly used one of home decoration, and the surface of the brick is glazed, according to the different gloss, there are two kinds of glazed bricks and matte glazed bricks, which have the advantages of rich color and good anti-slip performance. It is mostly used for the decoration of kitchen and bathroom rooms.

5. Antique bricks.

Antique bricks, mainly derived from colored glazed bricks, to put it bluntly, are glazed porcelain tiles. Compared with the general glazed bricks, the biggest difference is in the color, antique bricks belong to ordinary tiles, which are roughly similar to porcelain tiles. It is used on the living room floor, kitchen, bedroom, balcony.

6. Marble.

Marble tiles, mainly used for floor decoration in the living room. If you use marble tiles to decorate the floor, it is very eye-catching, because no two marble tiles in the world are exactly the same, and the texture of each brick is unique. It is mainly used for the wall and floor of the living room.

7. Mosaic.

Mosaic is a special brick on the market today, usually composed of more than a dozen small bricks to form a large brick, with acid and alkali resistance, no water seepage, strong pressure resistance, not easy to break and other advantages. It is mainly used for indoor and outdoor walls and toilets.

8. Vitrified bricks.

Vitrified tiles, to put it bluntly, are all ceramic tiles, due to the difference in manufacturing process, its density is higher than other floor tiles, not only the surface is smooth, but also does not need to be polished, so there is no problem of pores, it can be said that it is a kind of strengthened polished brick. It is mostly used for the walls and floors of kitchens and bathrooms and restaurants.

To put it simply, ceramic tiles can be divided into polished tiles and glazed tiles, which can be selected according to different needs.

Vitrified bricks and antique bricks can be used on the walls and floors of the whole house; Full-body bricks, full-glazed bricks, bread bricks, and mosaics are more suitable for wall tiles; Polished tiles are more suitable for the outdoors. You can go to the official website of Yipai Hermes tile Tmall to choose, there are many styles.

The types of ceramic tiles include wall and floor, full-body bricks, glazed tiles, antique tiles, marble, mosaics, polished tiles, vitrified tiles, etc. Ceramic tile is a kind of acid-alkali resistant porcelain or stone formed by grinding, mixing, pressing, glazing and sintering of refractory metal oxides and semi-metal oxides.

Ceramic tile is a relatively common decoration material, often used in walls, floors and other decorations. There are many types of ceramic tiles, and different ceramic tile uses, molding, glazing, varieties, and production processes are also different. The following will introduce in detail what types of tiles there are.

According to the use: exterior wall bricks, interior wall tiles, floor tiles, square tiles, industrial bricks, etc.

According to the molding points: dry pressed bricks, extruded bricks, moldable bricks. Burning ingredients: oxidizing tiles, reducing tiles.

According to the glaze points: glazed tiles, unglazed tiles. According to the water absorption: porcelain tiles, stoneware tiles, fine stoneware bricks, stoneware bricks, ceramic bricks.

According to the variety: polished bricks, antique bricks, porcelain tiles, full glaze, crystal tiles, microcrystalline stones, split bricks, square bricks.

According to the production process: printed bricks, polished bricks, spot bricks, crystal tiles, unglazed tiles.

1. Polished brick: the powder of this type of special clay and stone is pressed by the press, and then fired, the color of the front and back is the same, no glaze, after firing, the surface is polished, so that the front is very smooth, very beautiful, and the back is the original appearance of the brick.

2. Vitrified bricks: corrugated bricks are similar to polishing, but the production requirements are higher, the press is required to be better, the density can be pressed, and the firing temperature is higher, which can achieve full porcelain. Suitable for living room, bedroom walkway, etc.

3. Glazed bricks: As the name suggests, the surface is fired with glaze, and the main body is divided into two types: clay and porcelain clay, and the back of the clay fired is red, which is called tiles; The back of the porcelain clay fired is off-white, and it is called a tile. Usually the effect of porcelain clay firing is good, so good bricks are called tiles rather than tiles.

At present, about 80% of buyers of home decoration choose this brick as the ground decoration material.

4. Antique bricks: Antique bricks are imported from abroad, which are essentially glazed porcelain bricks. Antique bricks belong to ordinary tiles, which are basically the same as magnetic sheets, the so-called antique, refers to the effect of bricks, and should be called antique effect tiles.

5. Full-body brick: The full-body brick is a kind of unglazed porcelain brick, and the material and color of the front and back sides are consistent, with good slip resistance and wear resistance. Most of the anti-slip bricks we usually call are all-over bricks.

The scope of application is widely used in halls, corridors and outdoor walkways and other floors, and is generally less used on walls.

6. Mosaic: Mosaic is a kind of brick with a special way of existence, which is generally composed of dozens of small bricks to form a relatively large brick. It is mainly divided into ceramic mosaics, marble mosaics, and glass mosaics.

Scope of applicationIt is widely used in small indoor areas, walls and outdoor walls and floors with small and colorful colors.