Clinker tiles - excellent facing material with a wide range of applications. Its unrivaled performance and a wide range of colors and textures make it a very common building material in many areas.
Where can I use clinker tiles?
First of all, in the decoration of facades and landscape design. Clinker tile for brick and stone is especially in demand in this construction area due to its excellent performance and ease of installation. In a fairly short time you will be able to radically transform the exterior of the house or the local area, using the cladding and paving slabs.
In addition to the decorative properties, the material has good protective characteristics, protecting the facade of the house from the negative effects of moisture, temperature changes, solar and mechanical effects.
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In the landscape design, clinker tiles act as a material for paving paths, porches , stairs, patios, terraces. Sidewalk tiles have high strength, frost resistance, has served for many years, withstanding mechanical and static loads, besides - beautifully decorates and ennobles the territory.
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Also, clinker tiles can be used for cladding stoves and fireplaces . Due to the fact that during the manufacturing process it was processed by high-temperature firing and was formed by a semi-dry method, the tiles are able to withstand significant temperature loads.
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Advantages of clinker tile
The demand for the material, applicable both inside and outside buildings, is explained by its unique characteristics and high decorative.
A wide variety of shapes, textures, colors and shades make it possible to embody a wide variety of design ideas, and excellent functional qualities allow us to speak of clinker tiles as one of the leading finishing materials on the construction market.
So, among the positive characteristics of tiles can be identified as follows:
- high strength - in this material is not inferior to ceramic granite and natural stone;
- low water absorption, which provides resistance to high humidity and temperature changes;
- preservation of an attractive appearance for a long time;
- resistance to chemicals - alkalis and acids;
- creation of additional protection of walls from destructive influence of environment;
- long service life without damage and loss of decorativeness;
- environmental safety, because raw materials for tiles are natural raw materials.
Features of clinker tile
The difference between clinker tile and ceramic is in raw materials and firing temperature. So, for the production of clinker, shale and peaty clays are used. At a firing temperature of 1300 ° C they cake into a material that is simultaneously similar to ceramics and natural stone. In addition, the firing time is not 2 hours, as in the case of ceramics, but as much as 36 hours.
Knowing about such features of production, we can confidently assume that clinker tiles are much more reliable than ceramic tiles. There is one more interesting feature - clinker tiles "ripen" for another 40-50 years, that is, the molecules are all the time in the stage of strengthening and stabilization. And this extends the exploitation of tiles for half a century. Quite attractive from the perspective of the buyer, because the facade or track is guaranteed to serve you throughout all these years.