Glass tile in the interior: photo, types, description
Forwall decoration in the kitchen and bathroom, many designers use glass tiles. She is not only very beautiful, but also quite practical. With its help, you can create a unique, stylish, modern interior of any room.
Such finishing material is made of special tempered glass, in which additional substances are added - silencers, which give the glass transparency and apparent heterogeneity, as well as dyes.
Glass Tile Properties
Glass tile is not inferior in quality ceramic. In the manufacture of the hot mass is not deformed, and this allows you to create tiles of cleaner shapes. Such tiles are resistant and durable and safe: chips from broken tiles do not have “cutting” edges. Glass in itself is not chemically neutral afraid of water. Thanks to this, the finishing material can be washed using household chemicals. Dyes are added to the glass to add color. If the tile is executed with a pattern, then it is applied to the back of the tile in several layers. The very last layer is protective and is designed to isolate the decorative layer from adhesives, grouts, etc. Using this technology, the tile pattern does not fade and does not change over time.
Glass tiles are more hygienic than ceramic tiles because they do not have a porous surface and therefore do not absorb odors and dirt. To cover the floor, tiles are made with a non-slippery surface, making it safe to walk on the floor.
Types of Glass Tiles
- glass decorator - tiles of small sizes (65x65mm or 100x100mm), which are used to create mosaics or panels;
- enameled glass tiles - they are not transparent, painted in any color. These tiles have standard sizes, and their thickness reaches 9mm;
- glass marble - slabs with a color that imitates marble and is designed to decorate the interior walls of rooms;
- glass tiles "Marblit" - colored glass tiles with the addition of additional substances - silencers. Sizes of tiles from 100-100mm and more. Thickness reaches up to 10mm. These tiles are used both for decorating walls and for creating window sills and counters.
- glass tiles "Stemalit" is an enameled glass tile that has enhanced frost-resistant mechanical properties and therefore can be used for cladding external walls of buildings. Similar to the Stemalit tiles, Penodecor tiles are produced. They are also designed for cladding the external walls of buildings, but are available in thicker (40mm). With their help, you can perform partitions, for example in the bathroom.
