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Why Porcelain Offers the Best Value in Tile Flooring

by SimplyFloored on June 23, 2010

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Why Porcelain Offers the Best Value in Tile Flooring?

Tile is becoming a more popular floor covering choice for a number of reasons:

  • It creates a rich, elegant style for any room
  • Design options are limitless
  • Colors and finishes range from rugged earth tones to stunning metallic and glass tiles.
  • Grout, the color filler applied in the space between the tiles, can contrast or coordinate with the tiles or nearly match the color.
  • It’s practical: tile’s durable surface is stain resistant and won’t fade or burn.
  • Both glazed and unglazed tiles resist absorbing moisture, so they’re exceptionally easy to keep clean.

Tile can be cut from natural stone, such as marble or granite, offering a distinctive and beautiful look.  However, natural stone has its disadvantages:

  • It’s porous, so it stains easily;
  • It can be very fragile and will break more easily than porcelain; and
  • It is very expensive.

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