With the development and progress of the society, tiles become more and more popular as a practical decoration material but people have more requirements about decoration. And many people would like to spend more time and money about the decoration for the house. The tiles are used not only on the floor but also on the wall. Wall decoration is already an important part and indispensable.
What is wall tile?
Wall tile is a kind of tile suitable for for the wall of the rooms, kitchens, balconies and some other places. And the materials include ceramic, porcelain, glass, stone or even wood or some others. The tiles have stable physical properties, anti-slip, stain resistant and hard. There is no need to be concerned about cleaning and generally you can use water or special use of medical alcohol to clean the wall tiles.
Wall tiles are an effective way to protect walls from water splashes, and it is also an interesting decorative element. Decor wall tiles are also can be sued for skirting. It is both aesthetically pleasing and protects the wall from being stained by shoes or the legs of tables, chairs and stools. Tiles used for sinks and bathrooms that are aesthetically pleasing, moisture-resistant and hard-wearing at the same time.
Classification and usage of wall tiles
Generally speaking, wall tiles can be divided into 2 categories: interior wall tiles and exterior wall tiles.
- Interior wall tiles
We focus on difference things for the interior decoration for wall tiles and floor tiles.For wall tiles, it pays more attention to aesthetics, more stain resistance, lighter and thinner in comparison to floor tiles, but the back is also relatively rough, which is conducive to the paste of the wall, wear resistance and hardness than the floor tiles.
Sizes we do:30x45cm, 30x60cm, 25x75cm, 30x80cm, 40x80cm, 30x90cm
T&A CERAMICS produce ceramic wall tiles with the original sizes above and also cut from some bigger sizes tiles such as 60x60cm,80x80cm and 60x120cm to smaller sizes to use on the wall. As per the request for different customers, T&A Ceramics offer as many sizes as we can to satisfy the different needs.
So far, most of the time, the interior wall tiles T&A CERAMICS supplies are used for bathroom and kitchen most. Since interior wall tiles usually have higher water absorption, and after absorbed the water and it may have some little color difference. However, after the tiles dry and the color will become normal.
For bathroom wall tiles, we offer a set:one designs with light and dark colors and also with decor. And for the upper part of the wall, usually we put light color; for the lower part of the wall, we install dark color; and for the middle part of the wall, we will use some decor wall tiles as decoration to make the whole wall look like a painting.
For the kitchen, some people like the same way to install as bathroom. From upper to lower,”light-decor-dark”method way is used often. But also many people just choose one color to put on the wall directly.
And for living rooms or bedrooms, not many people install tiles on the wall in China. But nowadays, more and more people like to install tile on the wall for a small area as backdrop in the living rooms.
And sometimes, we can cut the tiles to very small piece to combine the mosaic tile and use it for the decoration on the wall.
2. Exterior wall tiles:
Exterior wall tiles are mainly used for the decoration and protection of building exterior walls. Exterior wall tiles not only decorate the whole building, but also play an important role in protecting the wall because of their acid and alkali resistance and stable physical and chemical properties, and also prevent cold and heat preservation.
Main classification:
a).By product material is divided into
Glazed exterior wall tiles, through-body exterior wall tiles, etc..
b).By forming method is divided into
Extrusion molding (ceramic curtain wall, split brick, etc.) and dry pressing molding (small-size exterior wall tiles, etc.)
c).Divided according to production method
mat kiln exterior wall tiles, straight roller kiln exterior wall tiles, tunnel kiln exterior wall tiles, etc..
Effect picture of exterior wall brick
Effect picture of exterior wall tiles
d).According to the packaging method is divided into
Sticker exterior wall tiles, loose pieces exterior wall tiles, etc.
e).Divided by surface texture
glossy surface, matte surface, frosted surface, etc.
f).Divided by surface shape
plane, sandstone surface, water ripple surface, split brick surface, etc.
g).According to the construction method is divided into
Pavement exterior wall, dry hanging ceramic board exterior wall, etc..
There are also other classifications based on the use or effect.
Exterior wall tile is not just a product, but more often is taken as a “work of art”.
When people look at the development, producing and consuming of exterior wall tile from the perspective of art, they will get more new feeling and enlightenment. However the original role of exterior tiles are not ignored. Exterior wall tiles, with its good decorative and aesthetic effect, lasting texture, comprehensive low cost, easy maintenance, environmental health fashion and many other advantages, has become one of the preferred materials for building exterior wall decoration.
The pursuit of fashion, the pursuit of personality, the pursuit of popular color has become the popular direction of the development and application of exterior wall tile product design. Exquisite design, style diversity, manufacturing fashion, trend-setting exterior wall tile products are emerging, forming the appearance of decorative diversification trend.
There are so many smaller sizes about exterior wall tiles, such as 30x60cm, 30x45cm, 20x40cm. But usually bigger sizes are used more often. The usual sizes are: 600x600mm, 800x800mm, 600x1200mm and can be cut to 300x600mm, 400x800mm, 200x1200mm and 300x1200mm or other sizes as per the request.
Not matter interior or exterior wall tiles, more and more people take them as a decoration or even an art work but not only for protection of the wall. T&A CERAMICS, as the manufacturer, keeps focusing on both designs and usage of the wall tiles and offer the consumers better and better choices.
How to choose wall tiles for bathroom?
Wall tiles also have 2 kinds of surface, one is matte and the other one is glossy. So which surface to choose for the bathroom?Of course, both are fine.
The most important is to choose the wall tile being waterproof. Then you can keep your bathroom dry and not wet always. T&A CERAMICS wholesaler supplies all wall tiles which are waterproof.
Second, wall tiles also have different water absorption: <0.5%,0.5-3%,3-6%,6-10% and more than 10%. To choose a low water absorption of wall tiles, you can check the water absorption rate of tiles.The lower the water absorption, representing the higher the intrinsic stability of tiles, and also more suitable for moisture or high moisture content of space (such as the bathroom, kitchen), which will not cause black spots and other problems. The easiest way to detect is to use a glass of water poured on the back of the tile, water stains spread quickly, indicating that the water absorption rate is high. and vice versa. The lower the water absorption, the better the intrinsic quality and the better the durability of the wall tiles.
Third, you can also check the quality by knocking at the tile. If it sounds crisp and clear, then the tile is better. To the opposite, the quality will be not as good as the previous one.
Fourth, compare the weight of the tile. If the wall tiles have the same specifications ,The heavier the weight is, the better the quality is.
Fifth, compare the price. Everyone wants to pay less money to get higher quality products. T&A CERAMICS factory can offer you different choices as per your budget.
There should be also some other aspects for different people but please don’t worry, after a certain understanding of the product, the product brand, quality, price, service and other aspects of a comprehensive comparison, and you can get your decision what to choose now.
What is the best seller wall tiles?
Since different countries have different culture, climate and national conditions, and also everyone has different taste for beauty, and then any tile can be the best seller. Even if it is like this, there are also some models sold more than others.
30x60cm super white wall tiles can be the best seller in passed some years. But since white color has a very big shortage that it is easy to find dirty and color differences and more and more people choose other colors instead of white.
In recent years, Carrara, light beige, marfil and light grey colors should be the best sellers. And these colors are suitable for most of the buyers especially crema marfil color.
Besides, T&A CERAMICS manufacturer creates more decor designs now and it makes the wall look vivid.