Ceramic tiles are an extremely versatile, durable and hard wearing, and it is a great addition for any place of home like living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. And ceramic tile has a wide range of colors and style for choice, so that you will find out that you can always find a ceramic tile to fit in with any existing decor and style.

Ceramics have a long history about thousands of years. In the early time, only the very important people like The queens, kings and royalty have the right to use ceramic tile, but now anyone has access to the wonder of ceramic tiles.

 

How are ceramic tiles made? 

A ceramic tile starts its life as clay material and then it is been molded into shape, glazed and the color is added. After that, the tile is heated and baked until hardened. Ceramic tiles can be handmade, but most of the ceramic tiles are produced by machinery. Nowadays, Tiles are manufactured on a grand scale and for that reason machinery is used in order to produce tiles in large quantities.

Ceramic tiles can be glazed or unglazed according the the different needs and application. Unglazed tiles are usually only fired one time, while glazed tiles will have a second coat applied before being fired again. This is called double firing. Glazed ceramic tiles will be become slippery when wet, that is why they are more suitable for walls than flooring. Porcelain tiles are fired under extreme temperatures and are the better choice for areas that are likely to be subjected to wet and damp. What’s more, Porcelain tiles are extremely durable and are very suitable for the kitchen area where there is a high volume of activity.