"Find top prescreened local repair companies in your zip code"
  • Home
  • Remodeling
    • Kitchen Remodeling
    • Bathroom Remodeling
    • Shower Remodeling
    • General Contractors
  • Tree Trimming
  • Roofing & Fences
  • Screen Repair
  • Home DIY Blog
    • Recent Home Improvement Articles
  • Zips

Benefits of Ceramic Tile in Kitchens

11/5/2012

 
A properly installed tile floor offers several advantages for kitchen use:  It is attractive, low maintenance, water resistant, and offers superior durability.  However, it has a hard surface that will shatter dropped glassware and cause feet to ache.  Shiny tiles are generally too slippery in the kitchen; look for matte finishes or choose small tiles (the extra grout lines will provide more traction).

A tile floor needs frequent sweeping and damp-mopping so that it won;t scratch, and grout lines will darken no matter how often you clean.  Unglazed quarry and terra cotta tiles look beautiful in the kitchen, but they must be thoroughly sealed for kitchen use, and even then they will stain and darken with age.

A tile floor is also cold and will make it difficult to keep the kitchen cozy.  Consider installing radiant floor heating, which works very well under tile.  

Mosaic stone tiles can be used on an entire kitchen floor or just along the edge.  Stone is a durable and beautiful choice for kitchen flooring, but it needs to be sealed to resist stains.

Tile is installed on a solid, water-resistant underlayment - typically plywood topped with cement backer-board.  Some installers still use a thick bed of Portland cement atop a base of exterior-grade plywood, a traditional practice that works extremely well when properly executed.  -Source

Comments are closed.

    Remodeling Tip Blog


    Freshly-updated remodeling tips and advice from BKR Pros - we also now repair broken phone screens across the US.


    My Google+ Profile

    Archives

    March 2017
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    August 2013
    March 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012

    Recent bathroom and shower articles:  Basin Buying Tips  |  Toilets and Bidets | Shower Choices and Styles | Sink Taps and Fittings | Choosing Flooring & Lights | Flooring tips for bathrooms |  Bathroom Wall Tips | Designing With Tile | Dimensioned Stone | Piping Tips | Bathroom Lighting  | Learn More About Hiring Bathroom Remodeling Contractors | Bathtub Removal How-To | Japanese Bathroom Tips | Building Contractors vs. Remodeling Contractors | Removing Shower Walls | Mosaic Tile Installation | Cabinet Ideas | Bathroom Fixtures | Tampa Shower Tips | Boston Shower Remodeling | Seattle Shower Remodeling | Sacramento Shower Remodeling | San Antonio Shower Remodeling | San Jose Shower Remodeling |
    Indianapolis | Jacksonville | Staten Island Shower Remodeling | Colleyville Kitchen Remodelers | Provo Bathroom Remodeling | Charlotte | Fairview TX Tree Trimming |

    Categories

    All
    Building Materials
    Electrical
    Kitchen
    Site News

    RSS Feed

Bathroom Remodeling
Kitchen Remodeling
Zip Codes 
Roofing and Fence
Tree Trimming 
Shower Remodeling 
Cracked Mobile Phone Help
No legal business partnership with 3rd party sites is implied. 

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Service 

Sitemap 

BKR Remodeling Logo waterproofing remodeling
Google+ Page