Ceramic Tile Floors For Your Home

Ceramic tiles is one of the most popular floor finishes today. Their durability, water resistance, easiness to clean and maintain, huge variety of colours and designs make them irreplaceable for kitchens and bathrooms. Suitability for other spaces in the house is reduced by cons of this material, such as coldness to touch and accident hazard. However, with today possibility of installing underfloor heating more and more people choose ceramic tiles for living rooms, entrance areas, halls and even bedrooms.

As I said there is a huge variety of tiles available on the market in different colours and designs so many people get stuck when need to make the choice. It is important to select tiles according to the style and look you want to create in the room. Thus, for traditional and classic style interiors will suite the combination of square black and white tiles: you will achieve an elegant and timeless look.

For bohemian and eclectic rooms you may try to combine tiles in various colours, styles and even from different collections – the result might be fresh and quite unexpected. Another trend today is to mix tiles and wood in one room: this trick will allow to divide zones within one space.

Modern industrial apartments can be complimented with simple monochromatic tiles in neutral tones. For rustic and country interiors choose terracotta tiles or slates with vivid texture.

Now when you have selected the tiles for your floor, it is time to think about installation. One might think that hiring professional is an absolute must for layering tiles. However, for a handy person with proper equipment there is nothing difficult to do it yourself, and this will allow you to significantly reduce the cost of the whole project. I tried to do it and I can say that it seems more hard than it is in reality.

Before starting a project you need to prepare yourself. First of all, make a detailed layout of the tiles in your room and all necessary measurements: prepare several options and choose the one which will allow you to reduce the amount of cut tiles to the minimum. Now it is time to get the necessary equipment. This includes cement board, tile adhesive, square-notched trowel, tape measure. For consistent joints use the tile spacers. One really important thing you will need is a proper instrument to cut the tiles. For example, Spanish company Rubi has invented manual tile cutters, which allow to make very smooth and even joints.

Once you layer all the tiles remember not to step on them at least for 24 hours to allow them to dry and attach firmly.