Excellent for high traffic use.
Disadvantages of porcelain tiles.
Porcelain tile is highly resistant to wear and tends to last better over the years than standard ceramic tile does.
That price difference is offset somewhat by the fact that porcelain tends to outlast ceramic.
Plain ceramic tile is all you need for residential uses.
High cost heavy brittle and can be slippery difficult installation grout requires sealing.
Porcelain tile itself is very easy to clean but where you have such tile you will also have grout which is notoriously difficult to keep pristine.
Ceramic tile generally is the less expensive option with average prices ranging from 2 to 7 per square foot.
That s because the denser tile is slightly heavier than ceramic tile and much heavier than flooring solutions like wood.
Porcelain tile is slightly higher at an average of 3 to 10 per square foot.
Anyone looking to install any kind of tile should make sure that whoever puts it in seals the grout well.
Ceramic is cold when used as flooring and can be quite uncomfortable during wintertime in colder climates.
Disadvantages of porcelain tile flooring being durable porcelain tiles are also hard to cut or to drill.
One of the biggest advantages of porcelain tiles their high density and strength can also be a disadvantage if you are worried about weight.
Being such a hard and dense material fired at very high temperatures porcelain is more brittle than concrete pavers although generally similar to many types of natural stone.
While most consider the hardness of ceramic to be an added value there is also a downside.
Offered in a wide range of styles.
The disadvantages of ceramic tiles temperature.
They are harder to fix onto mortar they need extra pressure to be forced into place.
They require special and stronger tools to be cut into any desired shaped.
Can be cold hard underfoot very heavy difficult and time consuming to install.
Porcelain bears a perception of high quality but for residential applications its particular toughness is unnecessary.