Flooring is an important part of a house's makeup and it needs to be strong, resilient, smooth on the feet, and beautiful to look at. Appropriately chosen and laid floors in a home will not only enhance the looks of the space but also increase the property value in the real estate market. In the last decade, conventional flooring like cement, concrete, and brick has given way to strong and glossy engineered tiles that are better in many counts over these materials. Tiles are modern inventions that offer variety, color, design, and style but it will take the expertise of a London Tiling company to bring the best out of them. Properly installed tile floors will last for long years without fading in beauty or form. Conventional flooring also develops cracks and can break under impact necessitating you to replace the whole flooring. A single tile can be easily replaced if it is broken thus limiting the exercise and cost.
Different types of tiles
There is a huge variety of tiles available in the market that one can find and use and they would include:
- Ceramic/porcelain tiles
- Natural stone
- Travertine
- Glass tiles
- Vinyl tiles
- Cork tiles
- Wood fiber tiles
Not all these tiles suit all occasions as you have to be selective in picking them depending on where you want to put them. For example, you cannot use glass or cork tiles in your living room or kitchen as they come across heavy foot traffic and will wear out or break. Ceramic or porcelain can be used in wet rooms like bathrooms, kitchens, as well as foyer and outdoor applications. Natural stone tiles are ideal for living rooms and entranceways as they are strong, polished, and hard to wear types. A kitchen can also use natural stone slabs like granite or marble. Marble tiles are ideally suited for showcasing hence are a natural choice for living rooms and foyers. If you have landscaping you may use either costly marble or granite tiles or go for the all occasion ceramic tiles.
Nowadays you get the luxury of fixing tiles on your surfaces using DIY methods but they are not advised because they won’t have the professional touch and finesse and are likely to deteriorate quickly. It is a one-time investment because you can’t change tiles every year as it will be an inconvenient, costly, and time-consuming exercise. The tiling companies in London can be the judge of what kind of tile flooring you will have in your home. Since they have the expertise, experience and resources they should be your ideal choice for laying the tile flooring for your homes.