Ceramic Tile Installation in East Grand Rapids, MI
Ceramic is softer than porcelain, absorbs more water and costs less. For an indoor floor that stays dry, a backsplash or a wall, it does everything that is needed and there is no reason at all to pay for porcelain.
Where it is the wrong choice is outdoors, in a freeze-prone space, or anywhere standing water is likely. Water absorbed into a ceramic body that then freezes breaks the tile from within.
Hardline Surface Co. installs ceramic across East Grand Rapids, MI and will tell you which of the two your room actually needs rather than defaulting to the more expensive one.
Check the PEI rating before anything else. PEI 1 and 2 are wall tiles. Putting a wall-rated tile on a floor means it wears through the glaze, and it is a common and completely avoidable error that shows up two years later.
Call Hardline Surface Co. at (888) 928-6413.
