What kind of material is good for floor tiles? Autumn decoration strategy depends on products and installation.

Floor tile is a kind of floor decoration material, also called floor tile. Fired from clay. Various specifications. Strong quality, pressure resistance, wear resistance and moisture resistance. Some are glazed and have decorative effects. Mostly used in the ground and floor of public buildings and civil buildings. Floor tile is a common building material, which can be used in many architectural decoration and home decoration. What kind of material is good for floor tiles? Because the practical range of floor tiles is wide, there are many kinds of floor tiles. Here, let's take a brief look at which material of floor tiles is good. You can also make a brief reference when purchasing floor tiles.

Types of floor tiles

In fact, the general floor tiles are simply divided into three categories: glazed tiles, porcelain tiles and parquet tiles. But now many people in the industry will subdivide the floor tiles, such as polished tiles, antique tiles, flowers in glaze, microcrystalline frit stones, ceramic tiles, crystal tiles, inferior smooth brick, cave Shi Zhuan and mosaics. These floor tiles actually have the same properties, but their shapes are different. Here we will talk about the three main types of floor tiles.

What kind of material is good for floor tiles?

1. glazed tiles: the classification of floor tiles is mainly based on the surface materials and components of floor tiles. Glazed tiles refer to tiles with water absorption of 3%~ 10%, which are made of clay, timely and feldspar. This kind of floor tile has good anti-skid effect and is often used in toilets.

2. Porcelain brick: The water absorption of porcelain brick is slightly lower, below 0.5%, and the surface is smoother. This kind of floor tile is easier to clean and looks cleaner and more comfortable. Generally suitable for bedrooms and living rooms.

3. parquet: I believe everyone is familiar with parquet, that is, a few tiles can spell out a beautiful pattern. Now many public places will use this kind of tile, which looks more comfortable. Many people customize tiles and convert the patterns into their own logos. Now many of these tiles are also used in household tiles.

4. Vitrified brick: Vitrified brick can be said to be one of the most commonly used materials in floor tile surveying and mapping. Vitrified tiles are processed on the basis of polished tiles, and are characterized by all-ceramic materials, so the products have more advantages, and the surface is smooth without pores, and the surface is smooth after use. In surveying and mapping, the use of this polished brick is a very good choice. However, the price of this product is relatively high, especially the texture, and the price is relatively much higher.

5. Mosaic: In many fields, we can also see some mosaic-style floor tiles, which are also widely used in floor tile surveying and mapping materials, but mosaics are generally small in size and more troublesome to lay. But he is very adaptable. Using mosaics, there are many ways of expression, and different shapes and styles can be created through different combinations. So the map on the ground looks more beautiful.

Floor tile selection step

Step 1: Look at whether there are pinholes and spots on the glaze, the texture and color difference of the glaze;

Step 2: Look at whether the tiles are deformed and measure whether the two diagonal lines of the tiles are equal;

Step 3: Look at the water absorption of ceramic tiles. Drop water on the back of the tile. The smaller the diffusion area, the longer the drying time, the lower the water absorption and the better the quality.

Step 4: Listen to the sound and tap the tiles with your hands. The sharper the sound, the better the quality.

Step 5: Weigh, the heavier the weight, the better the texture;

Step 6: Unpacking inspection: Take a product from different boxes and lay it flat to see if there is color difference and size.

Floor tile laying category

Dry paving method: in theory, dry paving method should be adopted for floor tiles, and floating sand and sundries should be removed after the grass roots are watered and wetted. Wipe the adhesive layer, use one to three layers of dry cement mortar, level it, put the brick on the mortar and tamp it with a rubber hammer, remove the ground brick and pour the mortar, then stabilize and tamp the ground brick. Dry paving method can effectively avoid the occurrence of bubbles and empty drums in the process of floor tile paving, but because of its high labor intensity and high technical content, dry paving method is much more expensive than wet paving method.

Wet paving method: it is a common method of paving floor tiles for many home improvement owners. The difference between this technology and dry paving method is that ordinary water and cement mortar are used instead of one to three dry cement mortar. Wet-laid floor tiles may produce empty drums and bubbles, which will affect the service life of floor tiles. However, because of its simple operation and low price, many families still use wet paving method to lay the floor.

Quality acceptance of floor tile laying

(1) Whether the joint of the floor tile is uniform (the joint is generally 1mm). (2) whether the gap is straight, no staggered joints. (3) Floor tiles are free from hollowing and falling off. (4) The floor tile shall be flat as a whole.

Precautions for laying

(1) The laying temperature of floor tiles should be better than 65438 00℃. Before laying, the floor tiles should be placed face down on the construction site for more than 24 hours, so that the temperature of the floor tiles is the same as the room temperature. Try to keep the room temperature constant during laying. ② Floor tiles can be cut into various shapes, such as triangles and rectangles, except squares. (3) Before laying, draw a cross datum line on the ground. The method is: measure the size of the ground, draw a vertical line or horizontal line in the center of the ground, and then make a vertical line through the center of this line. If the floor tile is laid obliquely, the reticle should be drawn at an angle of 45 with the original baseline. In order to get the best effect, the floor tiles at the edge should be at least half of the floor tiles. If it is less than half, the crosshair can translate 1/2 of the floor tile width. Floor tiles should be laid around the center of the ground. Acceptance of floor tiles: Floor tiles play an important role in home decoration. Not only bathrooms, kitchens and balconies are indispensable, but also halls, restaurants and living rooms often need to be decorated with floor tiles. Therefore, the quality of floor tiles and tiles will directly affect the quality, overall beauty and use function of houses.

Three methods for detecting the quality of floor tiles

A look: There are many kinds of floor tiles, which can be divided into glazed tiles, non-slip tiles, vitrified tiles, polished tiles, micro-powder tiles, infiltrated tiles and other floor tiles according to varieties and techniques. There are also many quality grades: excellent, qualified and unqualified. Through careful observation, the quality of the floor tile itself and the quality of the mosaic are often exposed: the surface of the floor tile is cracked and uneven, and the surface of the floor tile is bright, but there are inclusions, freckles or chromatic aberration in the glaze layer. Generally, it can be judged that the quality of the floor tile itself is poor and it belongs to inferior products that must be replaced. In addition, the decoration and paste quality of the port brick mainly depends on whether the overall surface flatness is greater than 2mm in the 2m long range, whether the joint height between bricks is greater than 0.5mm, and whether the joint flatness exceeds 3mm in the 5m long range. Anything beyond the above range belongs to the difference of decoration quality.

Two knocks: check whether the floor tiles are stuck and empty. The maintenance method usually uses a special small steel hammer or a small hammer and iron bar to tap the four corners and the middle of the floor tiles around the room to detect whether the floor tiles are empty. The voice is crisp and normal. If there is floating sound, it means empty drum, indicating that the decoration quality is different, and it must be eradicated and replaced in time. During inspection, the empty floor tiles should be marked. If the floor tiles are found to be damaged or broken, they should also be marked and replaced. Home inspector, who is also a designer, told reporters that some decoration companies often mislead consumers with the statement that "a small amount of empty drums are within the scope of quality commitment", which is indeed contrary to laws and regulations. I would like to remind all car owners to pay attention to rights protection.

Three splashes: it is advisable to splash water to test that the floor tiles have drainage gradient requirements for balconies, bathrooms and kitchens. Check whether there are potholes in the bathroom, kitchen and balcony, and whether the drainage is smooth. Just pour a lot of water. This "process" can go to the end. After all other items are tested, pour the water on the ground with a water container and wait a moment. Where there is water, it means that the floor tiles are uneven or the drainage slope is not enough.