How to choose tiles – tiles for rooms
SELECTION OF WALL TILES FOR A ROOM | |||
Type | Features | Room | Glue |
Ceramic | Permanently, waterproof, dirt-resistant | Kitchens and bathrooms | Adhesive for wall ceramic tiles. Waterproof glue in places exposed to contact with water |
Mosaic | Permanently, waterproof, dirt-resistant | Kitchens and bathrooms | As for ceramic tiles |
Cork | Warm, quite durable and resistant to dirt | Each, except where it comes into contact with water, e.g.. shower cabins | Adhesive for cork tiles. The safest are non-flammable adhesives that can be spread with water. Another solution is contact adhesive |
Mirrored | Durable and dirt-resistant. Perfect for the little ones, exposed surfaces. They roast the space | Each, except for extremely humid | Special adhesive on both sides |
Brick | Permanently. Perfect for entire walls or around exposed elements, e.g.. fireplace | Each, avoid places, where the plates may be exposed to grease, steam or water | Adhesive for brick tiles |
Plastic and metallized | Easy to keep clean, but they take revenge under the action of some harsh cleaning agents.
Pretty durable |
Kitchens and bathrooms, excluding places with high temperature (palstik) or exposed to steam (metal) | Double-sided adhesive or contact adhesive |
CHOICE OF FLOOR TILES FOR A ROOM | |||
Ceramic | Permanently, waterproof and dirt-resistant, but cold and acoustic | Kitchens, bathrooms and hallways | Adhesive for ceramic floor tiles |
Stone | As above | As above | Adhesive for floor ceramic tiles or (for thicker tiles) cement mortar |
Cork | Aesthetic, warm, muffle noise. Not resistant to damage. Quite resistant to moisture | Every room | Very comfortable, warm and quiet. |
Vinyl | Durable as a base for other tiles. Quite resistant to moisture | Each, especially kitchens and bathrooms | Some are self-adhesive. We stick others with vinyl tile glue |
Marble | Durable and waterproof | Kitchens, bathrooms and hallways | Cement mortar |
Rubber | Comfortable and quiet. Permanently, waterproof, non-slippery | Each, especially kitchens and bathrooms | According to the manufacturer's instructions |