Floor tile sizes

Tile is a very popular finishing material. It is durable, suitable for decorating any room, practical and will serve for many years.

When purchasing products in a store, many consider the design of the material to be the main characteristic, while forgetting about other important parameters.

IMPORTANT! When purchasing, you need to focus on the dimensional parameters: length, width, thickness and shape of the product.

Knowing specific data is very important for the following reasons.

• Economical. If you know the dimensions in advance, then during the installation process there will not be a lot of scraps, which will reduce costs.
  Aesthetics. If the material does not need to be trimmed, the interior will be more harmonious.
• Originality of decor. To create panels or decorate surfaces;

Manufacturers produce products in standard sizes.

• Square - from 200x200 to 450x450 mm.
• Rectangular - 100x200 to 300x400 mm.
• In the form of polygons.

REFERENCE! Some companies produce tiles of non-standard sizes, for example, 330x330 mm. These formats are most often used to decorate or imitate parquet boards.

Size of square porcelain tiles

Porcelain tiles differ from tiles in their increased moisture resistance. He is an ideal option for finishing kitchens and bathrooms. It is often used for exterior decoration of buildings. It is universal not only in scope, but also in size, since the parameters of the manufactured product are very diverse.

The most common sizes are:

• 300x300;
• 330x300;
• 500x500;
• 600x600 mm.

Due to the fact that porcelain stoneware is highly durable, They also produce products in larger sizes.. For example, 600x1200 or 1000x2000 mm.

If all calculations are carried out accurately, the result of the work will be more aesthetically pleasing, since there are much fewer seams.

Dimensions of rectangular wood-effect tiles

The flooring, made of solid wood, looks very beautiful. However, the cost of such coverage is quite high. Porcelain tiles that imitate solid wood can be an excellent alternative. To make the tiles look as much like boards as possible, their surface has a rough texture. It also has a rectangular shape.

REFERENCE! The most popular sizes are: 150x450 mm and 150x600 mm.

General sizes can vary from 110 to 250 mm in width and from 450 to 1500 mm in length.

Types of floor tiles by thickness

When choosing a material, you should take into account the thickness of the product, since floor tiles are much thicker than those what is used to decorate the walls.

Thickness can vary from 3 to 30 mm. The most common and optimal value is 5–8 cm. This indicator affects the scope of the product.

• From 5 cm suitable for finishing residential premises. This product has an affordable price and average strength.
• 12 cm and above. Used in office premises. Not suitable for high traffic areas.
• From 16 cm is the strongest. A product of this thickness can be used to decorate industrial premises. Due to its high cost used extremely rarely for residential premises.

Don’t think that the thicker the product, the stronger it is.When using porcelain stoneware, the main thing is how the installation work was carried out. If everything was done correctly, in compliance with all technological conditions, you can achieve the same strength as when using a product several times thicker. The thickness of porcelain tile directly depends on its cost!

The use of tiles is an excellent solution for decorating residential premises. Its strength and resistance to mechanical stress make the product indispensable when decorating a kitchen or bathroom. Thanks to various sizes, colors, as well as various installation methods, you can create an original design in the room.