Ceramic or Vitrified Tiles for flooring

5 years ago

Hi there,

I'm trying to decide between ceramic tiles and vitrified tiles for flooring. Which one is easier to maintain and more durable?

Also, can we use Wooden look vitrified tiles for flooring? Or is that not a good idea?

Thanks so much.

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Wing Feather Impressions
5 years ago
For living room and dining hall yu can opt for fully glazed vitrified.

For kitchen you can have wooden finish, even Matt finished

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Studio Chippan
5 years ago
Vetrified, range above Rs 100 per sft. Use a darker shade anti slip for the kitchen. Wooden look not a good idea, looks fake.
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RnD Atelier
5 years ago
Hi,

A] Vitrified vs ceramic

Ceramic tiles are porous and have a tendency to absorb water while vitrified tiles are impervious and water resistant.

Ceramic tiles are usually used indoors and vitrified can be used indoors, outdoors as well as in heavy traffic commercial areas because of their resistance to wear and tear.

Ceramic tiles are cheaper as compared to vitrified.

Ceramic tiles are prone to cracking and breaking as they are essentially made of baked clay. Vitrified tiles have a very strong material strength and do not break that easily.

B] Tiles with wooden patterns

These are available both as vitrified and ceramic tiles. They come in actual plank sizes (165mm x 900mm) and also in tile sizes (2'x4') etc. Go for the actual plank size as they don't look fake (the pictures below illustrate). Here ceramic wins, since they provide better texture and feel as compared to vitrified. They require pigmented cement to fill the joints in order to give the seamless wooden look.

Vitrified Tiles - regular tile size

Ceramic Tiles - actual plank size

Hope this answers your questions. All the best!

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Ceramic or Vitrified Tiles for flooring

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