The modern market offers a sufficient spectrum of facing materials. However, making a choice in favor of a particular material to an inexperienced person is not easy. And if the characteristics of facing marble and ceramic tiles have long been known, then the porcelain tile is a recent guest in the building materials market.
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Porcelain stoneware in Russia began to be used massively only in the 90s. Over a short period of time, wear -resistant, environmentally friendly, fireproof cladding replaced ceramic tiles in many construction areas.
The difference between ceramic tiles and porcelain tiles is in construction technology. Ceramic tiles consists of two layers. The clay base is watered with glaze and burned under pressure. Thus, the border between two layers is easily distinguishable on the breaks of the tiles.
In the production of porcelain grade, clay mass mixed with additives and dyes is compressed under high pressure, after which it is burned under high pressure.
The pattern of porcelain tile is obtained to the entire depth of the product and if you cut off a piece from it, the same composition will be inside as on the outside. With strong temperature changes, ceramic tile bursts, since water accumulates in the inner cavities of the tiles, which, freezing, damages the tile.
There are no voids in compressed porcelain border and, accordingly, it can be used to facing the premises outside. Nevertheless, the main purpose of porcelain tile is the lining of the sexes. Here the wear -resistant qualities of porcelain tiles are most manifested.