Toilet and bathroom is often a sanitary corner of the home, so laying tile in these two places should pay more attention to the indicators of health and environmental protection. Wait until there is a leak, empty drum and other problems to remedy, is better than never. From the beginning of the purchase of ceramic tiles, we need to have an in-depth understanding of the different performance of different ceramic tiles.
Important index 1: tile water absorption rate
Buy sanitary tile space first of all, pay attention to its water absorption rate. In general, high quality tiles, water absorption is very low, which can dry quickly. If the water absorption rate of the ceramic tile is not indicated, you can use tea or water drops on the back of the ceramic tile. After a few minutes, you can inspect the diffusion degree of the water drops. The less water absorption, the lower water absorption rate and the better quality. The ceramic tile with high water absorption rate will lead to the cracking of the surface of the ceramic tile and the peeling of the whole wall tile after thermal expansion and cold contraction. The toilet in the northern region with four distinct seasons should pay more attention to this problem.
Important index 2: tile texture density
The quality requirements of ceramic tile itself for the purchase of bathroom space are more strict. When purchasing ceramic tile, you can observe whether the brick surface is smooth from the side and whether there are uneven pinholes of thickness. At the same time, the ceramic tile can be tapped to listen to whether the sound is crisp. The more crisp the sound, the higher the texture density of the ceramic tile and the better the hardness. Such tile laying to the bathroom space, not easy to damage, but also easy to maintain clean.
Important index 3: brick surface glaze degree
The current ceramic tile in the sale will inform consumers whether it is suitable for bathroom space. When choosing, you can identify the thickness of the glaze layer on the surface of the ceramic tile. Consumers can use hard objects to scratch the surface of the brick, if there is a scratch, it means insufficient glaze. When the thinner glaze layer on the tile surface is polished, the tile surface is easy to hide dirt, difficult to clean up, and lack of safety. And some unglazed floor tiles, generally should not be spread in a damp and closed environment, because the pores on the bricks absorb water vapor and can not diverge, will also lead to mold.
Expert guide
Problem 1: The bricks next to the pipe well in the bathroom are now cracked and have warped. Some people say that the decoration process did not hang a net on it. The solution is to knock all the bricks down, hang on the Internet and then stick tile, is that it?
Expert: This is a problem in construction. According to the situation, it must be paved with keel and cement board around the pipeline well. This construction process is easy to cause cracking between bricks and bricks. At present, the process of good home improvement companies will be in the treatment of the bathroom pipe well wall, with lightweight brick again, and then lay tile, so that it will not tilt.
Question 2: After more than two years of decoration, some of the tiles in the bathroom began to bulge. Is this the problem of the decoration material or the problem of the wall?
Expert: After laying tile in the decoration bathroom, there will be empty drum phenomenon after a period of time, which is related to the use of the owner. Because, the owner in the process of repeated bathing, resulting in part of the empty drum into the water vapor, a long time, the tile drum up. But the quality of decoration and tile quality is also an important incentive.
