At the time of Coating or remodeling Any space at home, it is common to confuse the terms Tile, tile and tilesince all are used for similar purposes, according to tendencies Design. However, Know your differences Help a Choose the right material for a specific design or space.
You no longer confuse, we tell you what are the differences between them and their main characteristics.
Although they usually confuse, the tile, the tile and the tile have different properties.Patricia Marroquin / Getty Images.
Tile, tile or tile?
In general, one tile It is one flat piece, usually of little thickness, manufactured with clays, silica, dyes and other raw materials, which are ground, pressed or compacted, and then submit to a cooking and cooling process.
Depending on the materials used in its elaboration, The tiles are divided into tiles, tile or porcelain sets, which vary in their porosity and hardness.
Thus, the tiles used in pavements for exterior and interior soilsas well as Wall and facades coatings.
The tile is usually used to cover walls.Oscar Wong / Getty Images.
The tile
The tile is the type of more traditional ceramic tilewhich consists of two parts: one Cooked earth basewhich is usually a reddish or white color, and a Color enamel that crystallizes when baking the tile, which is also usually called glazed.
Being smaller coatings, The tiles are used for the wallssince being smaller and mostly made of glass or enameled, so there is a wide variety of colors, relief, matte or bright sizes and finishes.