In residential and commercial buildings tiles are used in indoor and outdoor areas. The installation of tiles also boosts the maintenance period of surface area. There are many types of tiles available in the market.
Nowadays tiles are a very important part of home decoration. Tiles are thin decor elements which are used to cover building surfaces like walls, floors, roof.
Types of tiles may depend on the types of the surfaces.
- Wall tiles are used in walls and floor tiles are used in floors. Wall tiles are glazed tiles and are used for decoration purposes.
- Floor tiles should have a minimum level of friction to walk on safely. This minimum level of friction is called the Coefficient of friction or COF. on the other hand wall tiles should be made as slick as glass.
- PEI rating stands for porcelain enamel institute. This rating defines hardness and flexibility.
- COF of floor tiles is 0.50 or greater than that and COF of wall tiles can be any rating. PEI rating of floor tiles is 3 to 5 and PEI rating of wall tiles can be any rating.
