I am sure, most of us would have heard this term a lot these days. Vitrified tiles. So what doed this exactly convey to people who wish to have them in their homes?
This post hopes to convey some details on “Vitrified tiles”
Conventional flooring is done with either grey or white mosaic. People who could afford it went in for granite or even marble. Today the buzz word seems to be vitrified tiles.
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 A dictionary would define the word “Vitrify” as:
Lets see what all this means:
What is vitrified tileÂ
Vitrified tile is a tile which has been processed in such a way that it has very very low porosity (and water absorption) which make it stain resistant and very strong.
Is vitrified tile better than marble or granite?Â
Vitrified Tiles have far superior properties compared to marble or natural granite because being a manufactured product their quality is controlled whereas in naturally occurring marble and granite good quality is just a coincidence. Vitrified tiles posses much better mechanical strength, scratch resistance, resistance to acids, alkalies and chemicals, resistance to staining etc compared to marble or natural granite.
Marble has a relatively lower abrasion resistance compared to vitrified tiles. It is calcium carbonate which is strongly attached by Hydrochloric acid which is commonly used in toilet & floor cleaning. It yellows over extended time duration whereas vitrified tiles retain their colour for decades.
Polished natural granite shows several surface defects and a good quality is just a matter of chance whereas vitrified tiles are guaranteed for consistent good quality. Marble laying is very cumberrsom and time consuming whereas vitrified tiles may be laid in a matter of hours and put to use after 48 hours.
Excerpts for this article were taken from www.asiangranito.com
What needs to be studied here is the cost factor. Apparently the Vitrified tiles seem to have an advantage and also durability to command a higher price.
But are we willing to shell that extra money for aesthetics and maintenance sake is the million dollar question.
Another point to consider is where people who would like to buy an apartment can actually tell the builder to use these tiles over conventional flooring techniques.
hope you enjoyed this informative post.
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Now, there are some interesting technologies available for Vitrified tiles, so that they can also be used the same way as natural stones like marbles or granite. The texture/colour is maintained across the tile and the tile can be made to slab thickness. This allows the tile to be bull-nosed at the edges like stone. This kind of Vitrified tile can be used for stair-case(riser/foyers), kitchen/bathroom table-tops.
A more expensive substitute to Vitrified tile, would be to consider Synthetic marble tile(2X the cost of Vitrified tile), which uses marble powder to a good ratio, and is compressed at very high pressure (mostly imported from Spain). Such marbles can be obtained pure white as well as with specific colours/patterns. It is something similar to white mosaic but created under very high pressure that the material becomes vitrified. This will allow the cool & rich feel of natural materials, without having to worry about complex laying and polishing.
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Dear sir/madam
i want to know what is difference between ceramic tiles & vitrified tiles ?
thanks & regards
Rajkumar Arya
student
Ceramic wall tiles are usually have a water absorbtion of around 15% and glazed to make them impervious. The tile body is not designed to bare weight and the glazed surface is not usually very resistant to abrasion.
Vitrified means glass has formed in the ceramic and really all ceramics are vitrified to some degree so it is not really a good term. “Fully Vitrfied” or porcelain tiles would have a water absorption rate of <0.5% and are therfore impervious without the need for glaze. Tiles with higher water absorption rates (say <6.0%) are at times refered to as "Vitrified" they would most likely be glazed and be designed for use on floors.
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I am a producer of Vitrified Tile from. zibo city ,china. who need it just let contact me .
my email :jasonzane@gmail.com
regards
Jason Zane
IS polished porcelain tile & vitrified tile one and the same thing or different?
Is vitrified tile & polished porcelain tile one and the same thing?
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vitrified meaning :
To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion.
Every one know that the polished tile is easy dirty, In order to solve this problem ,the vitrified tile was born . Its surface is smooth and do not require polishing, so stomatal problems is not exist at all for the vitrified tile.
This tile is also can be called a strengthening tile of polished tiles, it is produced from high temperature. More hard and more wearable than the polished tiles..
Tiles is mainly in the brick, common specifications are 600mm × 600mm, 800mm × 800mm, 1000mm × 1000mm.
I can offer you the tile for you if you need .
Regards
Jason
vitrified meaning :
To change or make into glass or a glassy substance, especially through heat fusion.
Every one know that the polished tile is easy dirty, In order to solve this problem ,the vitrified tile was born . Its surface is smooth and do not require polishing, so stomatal problems is not exist at all for the vitrified tile.
This tile is also can be called a strengthening tile of polished tiles, it is produced from high temperature. More hard and more wearable than the polished tiles..
we can offer :
Tiles is mainly in the brick, common specifications are 600mm × 600mm, 800mm × 800mm, 1000mm × 1000mm.
Thanx for the comments.But your reply do not satisfy my requirement. If I go to market and ask for vitrified tiles & Polished Porcelain Tiles,will i get two different products or not. Please clarify.
Vitrified tile has a not so smooth surface whereas a ceramic tile has a smooth and glossy surface. The weight baring capacity of the former is greater than the other one.
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vetrified tile are so better as compare to round edge ceramic tiles they r commonly used in commercial buildings.But why we r not use vetrified tiles in residential buildings more often as compare to comm. buildings? PLz give an appropriate awnser to if u have
Thanks
nonny
Mr. Madan
What do u want to question plz ask to me its nony frm {edited}U.S.A.
how are vertrified tiles cleaned?
Hi Becky
You can clean these tiles with mild soap and detergent. do not use acids or other harsh chemicals. Please tell us where you are from.
I had bought Marbonite tiles from Johnson which are vitrified tiles. I bought Snow white coloured ones which are almost 90% white. After laying there was several days of work goin on inside my home for which we put plater of paris over the tiles for protection. Then we removed during the Interior carpentry fittings, painting the walls etc.,
Now eeverything is done and I shifted to new home. The tiles are no longer what i saw when they were laid. They are muddy soiled colours from snow white. Not liking them at all. Dont know what went wrong, but its for all of the tiles and not just one tile with stains of wood polish or sand.
I am totally disappointed and have to resort to this help. Can anybody tell if there was a mistake while cleaning as the supervisor added acid(locally avaiable in hardware shops in Bangalore)and used a soft sponge or scrub to do the washing for me before i entered in.
Dont know why? please help urgently. I even registered a complaint to Johnson
Hi Santosh
Please post your queries on homemaking at our forum. It gets more visibility there.
http://aavaas.com/forum/index.php/board,17.0.html
what is the diffrent bet. ceremic and victrified tile
what is basically difference between ceramic and vitrified tiles. what difference in thier properties.
I’ve been searching online about “vitrified tile”. As far as I know, vitried tile is different from glazed tile or polished tile because it’s not glazed or polished. It is produced in very high temperature so it has very tiny pores. Water absorption is less than 0.3% (or even 0.1%).It’s very hard and abrasion resistant. But the weakness is it’s not very resistant to stains.
This is one side of the Tiles.
It is very difficult to match the corners as they are not plain they bigger they are the harder to match. You
cannot polish them and even out as in case of Marble tiles. And if you are diabetic you cannot walk barefeet in your house for the fear of having cuts and ultimately diabetic foot. Our Reputed Builder Mahindra lifespaces proudly informed us that the tiles would be upgraded from 400mm to 600mm. I can tell you very frankly that I am not happy. I would have prefered Marble over Vertified. Beautiful things come with a price (They have to be taken care of with love). You would not wear a Halmet throughout for it is strong and scratch resistant. You would definately want to show of your beautiful face.
Do you get my point.
Yes Mr. Rajkumar
We get your point. Maybe you can change the interior to marble after discussion with your builder.