Eight Advantages Of Stone Over Ceramic Tile

Because the cut natural stone and ceramic tile are very similar in appearance, price and function, many people think that there is no much difference between them. In fact, there are essential differences between the two in terms of product nature and decoration effect. Today, let's review the comparative advantages of stone and ceramic tiles in architectural decoration.
1、 Product nature:
Stone is more natural. After cutting and polishing, only the shape or shape of stone has changed, but the material itself has not changed. Ceramic tile is a kind of acid-alkali resistant porcelain or stone material made of refractory metal oxide and semi-metal oxide through grinding, mixing, pressing, glazing and sintering. Its raw materials are mostly composed of clay, quartz sand, etc., which are artificial stones produced after chemical changes, and are new substances formed after chemical reactions of sand, stone and mud.
2、 Price comparison:
After purchasing ceramic tiles, you can find workers to pave them at home, but natural stones need to be processed before they can be paved on the ground. Therefore, many customers think that the price of artificial stones is higher than that of ceramic tiles. In fact, the price of a beige natural stone from Africa is about 700 yuan per square meter after processing, while the price of a domestic ceramic tile with similar patterns and textures is about 620 yuan per square meter.
3、 Practical comparison:
Stone has super durability and durability. It has been the most important building and decoration material since ancient times. Most of the best preserved ancient buildings in the world are stone buildings. The ceramic tile has weak impact resistance and is easy to break: whether in production, transportation, installation or use, the ceramic tile is very easy to break and has large loss, which is determined by the nature of its own material and cannot be changed.
In addition, the ceramic tiles are also easy to wear. Generally, after the ceramic tiles are laid, the edge seam wear occurs in the family for about 6 months, and the ceramic tile surface will basically have different degrees of wear after 8-12 months; Generally, the edge joints of the tiles used in public places will be worn in 2-3 months, and the tiles will be worn in different degrees within 6 months. In terms of wear resistance, stone products are also far better than ceramic tiles.
4、 Color difference comparison:
Due to its natural nature, the color difference of natural stone is relatively obvious, and the surface texture of natural stone is not as rich as that of ceramic tile, but the paving effect of natural stone is natural and atmospheric, which is incomparable with ceramic tile.
Tiles are manufactured by manual processing in the later stage, which can avoid color difference to a certain extent, but no matter how good the tiles are, there will be color difference, which is an unavoidable problem, mainly due to the limitation of raw materials and production technology.
5、 Shape and precision comparison:
Stone can be cut in different shapes according to different requirements. Because of the requirements of specifications, ceramic tiles have great limitations on shape production. In addition, the length error of each side of the ceramic tile is large due to the temperature change or the limitations of the equipment and process during the production process (detection method: measure the diagonal line with a ruler to find that the length is different).
6、 Comparison of thermal expansion coefficient:
Most of the stones are taken from nature, their physical and chemical properties are very stable, their thermal expansion coefficient is small, and there is little deformation and variation of the products due to the change of temperature. However, the relatively large thermal expansion coefficient of ceramic tile is easy to cause product deformation, especially in winter, and the phenomenon of ceramic tile arching is easy to occur.
7、 Security comparison:
The surface treatment process of ceramic tile makes the friction generated during its use very small, so it is very smooth; If the ceramic tile absorbs oil and dirt, it will become more slippery. Every year, countless elderly people and children are injured because of the slippery tiles, and some even become disabled. Even young people with quick skills sometimes stumble and fall - the tiles are too slippery.
In comparison, although the finish of stone products is not as good as that of ceramic tiles, they are very suitable for living and walking, and there will be no potential safety hazards.
8、 Comparison of decoration feeling:
In terms of decoration effect, every unit and family that paves ceramic tile can deeply appreciate the cold of ceramic tile in winter! Therefore, many people suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, not to mention how the old people who originally suffered from rheumatoid arthritis struggled in the cold and long winter.
Good stone is like "jade". The so-called "warm as jade" can make people feel warm in winter and cool in summer after decoration for good stone products.