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What are ceramic
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Ceramic tiles are variously
sized slabs of ceramic material, used to cover floor and walls. Tiles
come in different sizes, ranging from mosaics whose surface measures less
than 90 cm to tiles with sides as long as 1 meter. The thickness of tiles
ranges from about 5 mm for some small wall-covering tiles, to 20-25 mm
for extruded and large sized tiles. There are many ceramic products in
common and everyday use for the homeowner for instance, kitchenware (plates,
cups, etc.) bathroom units (sinks, bidets, bowls, etc.), brick-type materials
(bricks, roof tiles, flooring slabs, etc.). Ceramic material is one of
the oldest human products, consider terracotta statues and vases, witnesses
of remove civilizations. But it's also one of the most contemporary and
progressive materials. Special ceramic materials are coming into increasing
use in the electronics and chemical industry and for machinery and nuclear
plants. The general properties of ceramic material, and hence of tiles,
are traceable to their structure and composition, as determined by their
specific type of production. These general properties are:
Hardness and mechanical strength
Rigidity
Fragility
Linertia
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What are the advantages
of ceramic Tiles ?
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Comprehensive selection
of coordinating colours, designs and decor styles.
Installation - DIY friendly
Easy to Maintain Durable Hygienic Light and UV Resistant
Single damaged tile can be replace.
Will not harbor dust mites or similar allergy-causing particles.
Moisture and damp resistant.
Fire retardant.
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What are the properties
of ceramic tiles?
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The aesthetic properties
of ceramic are basically three:
1) Format
2) Colour
3) Decor
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What does format
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The format is the shape
(square, rectangular, etc.) and size of the tile.
These are clearly associated with the tile surface. The support, or body
of the tile, meaning the part below the usable surface, which is thus
not visible, is absolutely irrelevant aesthetically.
The format of tiles significantly affects the visual impact of the tiled
surface. The "density" of the framework of the joints is in fact a function
of a tile's format; the framework appears increasingly dense and "visible",
as the format grows smaller, while conversely it appears lager and less
conspicuous if the format is lager.
The visual weight of the framework of joints may be varied, within limits,
by altering the thickness of the joints and the colour of the material
used to fill them.
The most common forms for ceramic tiles are the square and the rectangle.
Although these forms are very simple, they yield a wide range of solutions,
with an extremely diversified visual impact, even using the same tiles.
We can see that the range of aesthetically diversified solutions available
is almost limitless. It must be stressed that this variety of formats,
and especially the availability of large formats for some products like
porcelain stoneware, are available today.
Besides the square or rectangular formats, others exist as well:
Hexagon, octagon, Provencal, Moorish and the like
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How can colour complement
your décor?
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RED -is the
colour of energy and strength.
Complementary colours - Jade and Turquoise
Harmonious colours - Pink and Orange.
ORANGE - is the colour of warmth, autumn and cheerfulness.
Harmonious colours - Red and Yellow
YELLOW -is the colour of the sun and will appear as a light source
of its own. Yellow given a feeling of airiness
GREEN - suggests peacefulness, harmony and nature, it is a very
pacifying colour. Pale greens though can be severe on the skin. This can
be challenged by the use of aquamarines or blues.
Complementary colour - Red.
Harmonious colours - Yellow and Blue.
BLUE - is the colour of the sea and sky and as such suggests openness,
coolness and cleanliness, it gives relaxing effect and is the complementary
colour - orange.
Harmonious colours - Green and Violet.
VIOLET - is a very royal colour but needs to be used carefully.
Dark shades are dramatic and pale shades restful.
Complementary colour - Yellow.
Harmonious colour - Blue and Red.
BROWN/BEIGES - are the colours of wood, earth and natural things.
They are neither complemented nor humanized by any other colours. They
can be used with turquoises to give a feeling of freshness or oranges
for a feeling of warmth.
BLACK/GREY - are the colours of darkness and drama and need to
be used with strong contrasting colours. Black and Grey are neither complemented
nor harmonized by any other colours.
WHITE - is the colour of winter, hygiene, purity and simplicity.
It can be used with any other colour making it the most flexible of colours.
The addition of bright complementary colours can have a quite dramatic
effect. As with black, white is neither complemented nor harmonized with
any other colour.
Green and black complementary colours make cool combinations whilst
orange with red create give warm feelings.
In a product like terracotta, the limited colour range is not considered
a "limit" but a virtue, a characteristic and identifying aspect: terracotta
is beautiful, appreciated and sought after precisely because it is of
that typical colour ("terracotta" colour)' a colour that evokes nature
and tradition; a colour to be enhanced (but not change) by the treatments
generally applied to tiled surfaces.
Porcelain stoneware does not possess a similar uniqueness of colour,
so the evolution and development of new products and solutions take an
entirely different direction. Its wealth of colour solutions is further
enhanced by the possibility of creating glossy and reflective surfaces
through polishing. Many porcelain products are thus available in the market
with both untreated and polished surfaces.
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How are decors incorporated
on the tiles & to what extent can one be creative?
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Decor can be defined
as the design on a tile. The same may change for glazed and unglazed tiles.
For glazed tiles, the range of possible decors is unlimited, thanks in
part to the advancement in the new fangled techniques of decoration.
Silk-screening makes it possible to reproduce any design or photograph,
however complex and multi-coloured, on the surface of a tile. Any colour
texture can also be achieved with specific glazing effects. Some decor
details can even be created on the glazed surface after firing. Tiles
decorated in this manner are then subjected to a further firing (third
firing). Some decors are contained within a single tile (so that each
of the decorated tiles in a batch are identical), while others span several
tiles, to be installed in such a way as to create a complex and larger
design. The result obtained can approximate the look of a painting or
a fresco. Unglazed tiles are usually not decorated with the exception
of porcelain stoneware.
Silk-screens, penetrating salts, decor inserts, satined motifs on a glossy
background and glossy motifs on a satined background are just a few examples
of the ever increasing range of possibilities available.
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What are border
tiles?
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Borders are specially
designed to give a different look to the decor.
Various combinations can be designed as per the requirement of the decor
and the utility of the room, e.g. bedrooms need soothing colour schemes
with borders that compliment the décor to accentuate the same, while kiddy
rooms need flashy bright colour schemes with bright borders to create
a lively environment.
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How can tiling benefit
kitchen ?
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Kitchen accessories
are specially designed to increase convenience in cleaning various corners
of the kitchen with little efforts. Original smooth soft corners of kitchen
accessories prevent any sudden injuries, which occurs due to sharp edges.
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What is the best
way to maintain the Ceramic tiles ?
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1. For cleaning tips,
use water or diluted soap solution, followed by wiping with soft moist
cloth or sponge. 2. Do not use alkalis, acids, solvents, oil or cleaning
powders for cleaning these tiles.
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