Do you want high quality tiles that is resistant to wear and damages?, This is all you need to know about tiles to make the best decision.
What attracts you the most in a house? Picture this: You step into a friend’s house, a decorated living room with amazing wall hangings, beautifully designed arts, wonderful couches, attractive doors all over and some very nice ceiling glaring at the top of your head. You then look down to see some very dull and unattractive flooring. How do you think that will affect your view of the house? Disappointing, I am sure.
The importance of a beautiful flooring cannot be overemphasized. While it might not be the first thing you notice in a house, it is well among the main factors that determine the class and beauty of a building. That being said, no one talks about beautifying a floor without the mention of floor tiles.
Importance of floor tiles have gone beyond just beautifying a house, they now have a way of making the house feel “homely”, warm and solid. In architectural science, floor tiles are gaining more importance every day. Whether in the office, hotel rooms, service rooms, living rooms, malls, airports, floor tiles help make a big impression and radiates class of their own.
Floor tiles are available in different designs, colours, and types. They are also available in various grades and qualities, making them vary in prices. Given the rate at which structures are being built every day in Nigeria, one can expect the floor tile market to be among the most trending. The varying types of these tiles available today only make the choice of picking the right tiles for your house more difficult.
Floor tiles mostly come in square blocks. They are made from various materials which include ceramics and stones. In Nigeria, the most common type is the ceramics and they are available in various sizes. It should be noted that tiles are picked based on the kind of room. For example, you wouldn’t expect to floor your kitchen or bathroom with some slippery tiles. Instead, you should go for materials that are less slippery.
In this post, we will take a look at prices of tiles in the current market in Nigeria. We will also take a look at basic factors to consider before picking a particular tile to floor your house

Tile can be group under two categories, firtly, the quality of the tiles, secondly, location where the tiles was produced.
FIRST CATEGORY
*Vetrified tiles
*Porcelain tiles
*Ceramic tiles

SECOND CATEGORY
*Spanish tiles
*Italian tiles
*Chinese tiles
*Nigerian tiles


VERIFIED TILES
Vitrified tile is an alternative to marble and granite flooring. Vitrified tiles are often used outdoors due to their water and frost resistance, ‘Vitrified ‘ is made from the word ‘vitrify’ which means to change an element into glass or something similar to glass. These tiles are prepared by fusing clay and silica at high temperatures to prepare a tile that is sturdier, glossier and less porous than ceramic. Simply put, you can also say that Vitrified tiles are low porosity ceramic tiles.
Being prepared at high temperatures the tiles are quite sturdy and temperature resistant and thus can handle traffic without any wear-tear. Additionally, fusing with silica makes it less porous and glossy. This means that the tile can sustain acid and water spills without facing any structural damage.
best for a high trafficked area, because, no matter the the traffic the surface remain the same colour.
It is produce in a way that the same colour on the surface is the same colour at the back and by the side. So the same colour penetrates throughout the entire thickness of the tile.
Verified tiles is best use in
HALL
CLASSROOM
STAIRCASE
BANKS and other night traffic areas.

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PORCELAIN TILES
As the second most popular type of flooring, aside from ceramic, porcelain tile provides many benefits to property owners. Porcelain tile is constructed quite similar to ceramic as manufacturers use clay and other natural materials and then fire the materials in a kiln in order to create specific shaped stones. This particular type of flooring provides property owners with the opportunity to have a resistant, durable, and reliable floor implemented into their home or business.
The largest benefit associated with porcelain tiles is that they are incredibly strong and hard, even more than ceramics. With that being said, you can rest assure that your tiles won’t experience any wear and tear due to people constantly walking on them. If you have an area of your home that experiences an ample amount of traffic, consider using porcelain tiles. Also, these tiles can be beneficial for places of business.Porcelain tiles are more costly than normal ceramic tiles

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