Some decoration style is very retro, the ceramic tile used is also very characteristic, known as “antique brick”. There are many ways to identify the good and bad antique bricks, commonly used is to measure water absorption, listen to the knock sound, scratch the brick surface, look at the color difference. We must be careful when buying antique bricks, so as not to buy poor antique bricks affect the decoration effect.
Antique brick rendering
First of all, according to personal preferences, furniture accessories color collocation, house size, lighting, family members age, appreciation habits and other factors to buy appropriate products. Considering the damage and corner cutting in the construction process, the purchase should be about 5% more than the actual area, so as to avoid the color difference of different batches of products when replenishing.
The simplest operation to measure water absorption is to pour a cup of water on the back of the tile, the diffusion is rapid, indicating that the water absorption rate is high, the use of kitchen and bathroom is not suitable, because the kitchen and bathroom are often in the water environment, must use the water absorption rate is relatively low products.
Good products after hand percussion issued a crisp sound, that is, the use of hard objects under the brick glaze, will not leave traces, and the same batch of brick pieces color difference is very small, luster texture is also very consistent, so that it is more suitable for a large area of overall pavement, shaping the aesthetic effect of harmonious atmosphere. Antique bricks are generally durable and will stay with their families for a long time, and only aesthetically pleasing masterpieces stand the test of popularity.
Look closely for rough gaps in the brick surface
Antique brick surface to compare ordinary brick, as well as different qualities of antique brick, generally good antique brick in the surface of the brick reflective will be good. Then observe the section of the brick, see whether the section of the brick is dense, and the quality is general, or just used for outdoor decoration of antique brick, will be rough with a large number of gaps.
Weigh the amount of tile
For the high density, high hardness of antique brick, you can feel the weight of the brick in the thick sense. On the contrary, the density of the weak brick, with the hand after weighing, will have a feeling of flighty. This antique brick will lose much of its durability when used on indoor floors.
Score to feel the quality of the tile
Marking is for glazed tile. To carve the surface of the brick body with hard objects, if there is an obvious scratch, the hardness of the surface tile and the quality of the glaze is not enough to meet the standard. Used for indoor household, as time goes by, it will hide dirt, and thus manage difficult.
Tap on the tiles
Tips: Good ceramic tiles, tapping with your hand, will emit a crisp and loud sound, which proves that ceramic tiles are done well in terms of density, raw materials and firing process. And tapping the ceramic tile to appear mute, proof that the ceramic tile use poor raw materials, or with internal crack condition. Antique brick surface gloss is mainly matte, plus a certain anti-skid and friction performance, in practicality and durability, the performance is more outstanding. But the purchase of better quality antique brick, there are still some skills to be found.
