Vitrified Tiles
* VITRIFIED TILES
(HOMOGENEOUS TILE) * Vitreous are hard bake tiles where colour and texture goes completely through (no surface glazing or designs on them are required) * Produced during vitrification (combining 40% clay and 60% silica * Very low porosity (less water absorption) - makes it acid/alkali/chemical resistant * Stain resistant and strong * Alternative to marble and granite flooring * TYPES * Soluble Salt : printed with screen printing technology and then polished * Double charge : the press feeds two colours on the tiles bisque and makes a thick layer of design on top of it. So such design layer becomes 3 to 4 mm thicker. Which makes double charge tiles ideal choice for heavy traffic commercial projects. * Full bodied vitrified tiles : This tiles has colour all the way throughout the body (thickness) of the tile. Because of this scratches are less noticeable in this type of tiles. They are formed with the paint mixture pre-added while making the body. * Nano polished Vitrified Tiles : a layer of liquid silica on vitrified tiles then which fills the micro (nano) pores on the tiles surface and makes it smoother in feel. * Glazed Vitrified Tiles(GVT) : vitrified tiles with glazed surface; it is called Glazed Vitrified Tiles (GVT). Main advantage - it offers option of making any type of design/art work on it. Many type of textures (like wooden, bamboo, slate or stone) are possible in GVT. * MANUFACTURING PROCESS * made with dust compression method that is harder, denser & less porous. * It is then fired at very high temperatures exceeding 1250 degree centigrade resulting in an extremely hard, dense, homogenous tile. * Vitrified tiles are then polished to a very high finish * INSTALLATION METHODS * Thin set adhesive - It is installed using a thin set tile adhesive fortified with a latex additive when floor/wall is absolutely level and smooth. * Thick bed adhesive - When
(HOMOGENEOUS TILE) * Vitreous are hard bake tiles where colour and texture goes completely through (no surface glazing or designs on them are required) * Produced during vitrification (combining 40% clay and 60% silica * Very low porosity (less water absorption) - makes it acid/alkali/chemical resistant * Stain resistant and strong * Alternative to marble and granite flooring * TYPES * Soluble Salt : printed with screen printing technology and then polished * Double charge : the press feeds two colours on the tiles bisque and makes a thick layer of design on top of it. So such design layer becomes 3 to 4 mm thicker. Which makes double charge tiles ideal choice for heavy traffic commercial projects. * Full bodied vitrified tiles : This tiles has colour all the way throughout the body (thickness) of the tile. Because of this scratches are less noticeable in this type of tiles. They are formed with the paint mixture pre-added while making the body. * Nano polished Vitrified Tiles : a layer of liquid silica on vitrified tiles then which fills the micro (nano) pores on the tiles surface and makes it smoother in feel. * Glazed Vitrified Tiles(GVT) : vitrified tiles with glazed surface; it is called Glazed Vitrified Tiles (GVT). Main advantage - it offers option of making any type of design/art work on it. Many type of textures (like wooden, bamboo, slate or stone) are possible in GVT. * MANUFACTURING PROCESS * made with dust compression method that is harder, denser & less porous. * It is then fired at very high temperatures exceeding 1250 degree centigrade resulting in an extremely hard, dense, homogenous tile. * Vitrified tiles are then polished to a very high finish * INSTALLATION METHODS * Thin set adhesive - It is installed using a thin set tile adhesive fortified with a latex additive when floor/wall is absolutely level and smooth. * Thick bed adhesive - When