What are the types of ceramic tiles?
For friends who need to decorate, the classification and price of ceramic tiles are what we must know. The correct use of ceramic tiles can make our overall home decoration more beautiful. Tile works really well for our home decor. Next, let's take a look at the types of ceramic tiles.

1. Vitrified brick: Vitrified brick is a kind of full ceramic tile made of quartz sand and mud in a certain proportion. After polishing, no polishing is required. The surface of the vitrified tile is as smooth and translucent as glass. It is the hardest of all ceramic ceramic tiles. The advantages of vitrified ceramic tiles are: bright and soft colors, environmental protection, lightweight brick body, and strong corrosion resistance. Disadvantages: Due to the better material and performance of vitrified ceramic tiles, its cost is relatively high.

2. Glazed ceramic tiles: Glazed ceramic tiles are fired from clay, quartz and feldspar. The surface can be made of various patterns and patterns, and its wear resistance is reduced due to the glaze on the surface. However, glazed ceramic tiles are widely used in our kitchens and bathrooms because of their rich color patterns, many specifications, easy to clean and non-slip.

3. Porcelain ceramic tiles: Porcelain ceramic tiles are ceramic tiles with water absorption below 0.5%. Porcelain ceramic tiles have the texture of natural stone, but also have the advantages of high gloss, high hardness, high wear resistance and small color. It has the luster of marble and the advantages of porcelain ceramic tiles: light weight, high strength, stable chemical properties, acid resistance, wear resistance, etc.

4. Whole body brick: Whole body brick is made by pressing rock debris under high pressure. Whole body bricks have high hardness, low water absorption and good wear resistance. But the color is very monotonous compared to glazed ceramic tiles, but now the interior design is more and more inclined to plain color design, and the use of transparent ceramic tiles is also fashionable. The advantages of the whole body brick: its front and back sides have the same material and color, wear-resistant, moisture-proof, and economical. Disadvantages: stains are easy to penetrate, and moisture is also easy to penetrate.

5. Polished brick: Polished brick is a kind of brick with high luminosity which is made by grinding the surface of whole body brick. The surface of polished ceramic tiles is smooth, sturdy and wear-resistant, which is more suitable for the decoration of balconies and some external walls. Most of the polished ceramic tiles now use the infiltration technology, which can make various antique and imitation wood effects. The advantages of polished ceramic tiles are: radioactive elements, no color difference, high strength, thin brick body, light weight and easy transportation. The disadvantage is that the stain resistance of the polished tile is not strong due to the concave and convex pores left during polishing.

 
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