PORCELAIN TILES
VALVERDI INDOOR-OUT A collection of porcelain tiles designed to create ‘harmonisation’ between indoor spaces like kitchens and dining rooms, moving through and out onto the patio or decking area.
hallway to a modern and stylish patio. The new ultra large format ‘thin porcelains’ are also able to achieve nearly seamless wall finishes and cladding systems. They are easy to clean, extremely hardwearing, compatible with underfloor heating and are available in a range of different sizes, shapes and designs.
TT&S: Porcelain or ceramic?
JH: Both have their benefits! When porcelain is made, the tile is pressed and fired at a much higher temperature than ceramic, which makes the tile impervious to moisture. Porcelain is much stronger and therefore harder to scratch, totally frost-proof and stain resistant. Ceramic tiles have an absorbent base, with the glaze providing the wearing surface. Ceramic tiles are also very hard and long-lived, and are easier to drill than porcelain tiles, making them ideal for walls.
TT&S: Finally, sustainability is a key trend in so many areas of business today. What are your thoughts?
JH:Many manufacturers are looking at ways to improve their impact on the environment, for example Valverdi porcelain is manufactured in a process that uses recycled raw materials so the tiles have a very low whole-life environmental cost. New manufacturing techniques are also being used to create large seamless sheets of porcelain that are only 3.5mm thick. This reduces the carbon input in production and subsequent haulage costs.
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This is achieved through the use of 20mm frost-proof outdoor porcelain and matching 10mm indoor porcelain. The 20mm are ideal for patios, balconies and roof terraces, while the 10mm is for internal applications like kitchens, conservatories and dining areas.
Valverdi Indoor-Out is available in a wide range of styles including Fossil Coke with a textured surface and subtle variation in colour and Chalet Vail Smoke, a natural looking wood effect tile.
All Valverdi 20mm tiles have a slip resistance making them ideal for outdoor applications and are impermeable so resist mould, moss and stains.
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