Vinyl tile for floor and walls: characteristics, design, laying

Vinyl floor tiles combine two of the main advantages that a floor covering can possess – wear resistance and beauty. It is this combination that guarantees the perfect look and long bright life for your floor. The cost of PVC tiles is very low, which can not be said about its consumer qualities – they are at the height, and even at what!

Content

• Benefits of Vinyl Tiles

• What is PVC tile?
• Types of this finishing material

Our vinyl tile photo collection

Benefits of Vinyl Tiles

Among the countless advantages of vinyl tiles, one can distinguish the main groups that distinguish this flooring from all others.

• ease of laying and maintainability. The tile is glued either to a special glue, or already has an adhesive applied to the back.

• environmental friendliness and safety. During the operation of the products, no toxic and hazardous substances are released to the air..
• durability and wear resistance. You can use vinyl tiles even in those rooms of an apartment or house where there is high traffic, including in commercial or industrial premises.
• low cost. The price of vinyl tiles is much lower than the cost of many types of linoleum, laminate, parquet and tile.
• comfort of use. Caring for vinyl is quick and easy – just wipe it with a damp cloth using a variety of cleaning products.
• endless design possibilities. Products imitate a variety of materials and textures, have many colors, shapes and sizes..

What is PVC tile?

Vinyl tile is a multilayer coating based on polyvinyl chloride and polymer. In addition, quartz chips are added to the composition, which gives vinyl additional strength, elasticity and rigidity. This is the basis of the basics, that is, the bottom layer of vinyl tile.

The middle layer is a pattern that is applied with special dyes using special technology. In this case, the pattern is bright, clear and very firmly held on the bottom layer. On top of the picture, the tile is covered with a transparent UV film, which reliably protects both the picture and the color of the tile from burnout.

The topmost layer is transparent polymers that perform several functions at once:

• mechanical damage protection
• chemical protection
• beautiful and noble appearance

Thanks to the strong top layer, the tile can successfully withstand almost any point impact, chemical attack and constant mechanical stress..

Types of this finishing material

Self-adhesive vinyl tile at the place of use is divided into two large groups:

• wall tiles
• floor tiles

The characteristics and properties of the first and second practically do not differ, the main difference in color, pattern and texture – vinyl wall tiles can have more delicate and lighter shades, while floor tiles have dark and dense textures like wood, marble, brick and etc.

Vinyl tiles can be rectangular or square in shape, or even triangular, because to create a beautiful and original picture on walls or floors, tiles of unusual shapes may be required.

According to the type of surface, the tile can be glossy, matte or have small roughness, it can also imitate a variety of materials and textures: wood, granite, marble, sandstone, brick, etc..

Our vinyl tile photo collection

So that you can make sure that vinyl floor tiles – the photo collection of which, by the way, is very large – actually has a place to be in any house, apartment, cafe, train station, you can immediately go to see all the options for using it.

Vinyl tile under a tree, as well as a laminate, can easily turn an ordinary quadrangle of a room into the most stylish room in an apartment. You can use different colors and shades of this finishing material to make the room sparkle in a new way. In this photo you can see how rectangular vinyl tiles of walnut and light beige colors in combination with each other set the tone for the entire room – the owners only had to add it with stylish furniture and accessories.

Looking at this photo, you won’t even say that in front of you is a vinyl tile. It seems like a real tile or tile made of natural stone. But no! It’s all the same vinyl! As you can see, the field of his battle is not limited only to the texture of wood, vinyl can turn into marble and granite.

Look at what a luxurious vinyl tile appeared before your eyes in this photo – a real fairy tale! It seems that this is not a tile at all, but an integral composition, so all the elements are united and inextricable. But the most important thing here is the play of colors and bright shine, which is so attractive that it is simply impossible to look away from the chic floor. Against the background of such tiles, all other interior items fade.

Fans of strict and concise style, as well as those who love chess, can decorate their home with such an original vinyl tile. The combination of white and dark colors is always relevant, especially since choosing the right accessories for such a stylish floor is not difficult.

Matte textured vinyl tiles look very original in the bathroom. It’s very nice to walk barefoot on this floor, and most importantly – not slippery.

Unusual textures – this is the main advantage of vinyl tiles over all other types of flooring.

Only this material will allow you to walk along the real Baltic beach, which is located right in your kitchen or in the bathroom.

And finally, some more vivid photos that show the vinyl tile and its advantages in the most favorable light.

 

 

 

As you can see, your imagination is practically unlimited, except perhaps with your own prejudices. Create, create, invent!