Choosing stone look floor tiles

Stone look tiles done well can really make it hard to tell the difference from the real thing. Like any natural material, take marble or wood, stone has been used for many years as both a flooring material and to adorn walls. These natural materials will deal with wear and tear in different ways to porcelain. All of them including Stone are particularly soft and that means they tend to wear and dent and stain more easily than porcelain. 

Porcelain is a particularly dense material that is incredibly hardwearing. It is highly scratch resistant and wear resistant so it won’t show the marks from the thrills and spills of everyday living – think dog bowls, red wine, shoe scuffs and more!

Unlike natural stone, Porcelain doesn’t need sealing either. It is pretty much install and go. Porcelain does require a good thorough clean down following installation, but otherwise a mop and warm water should do the trick ongoing. With natural stone an initial seal is usually imperative and this process may need to be repeated over the course of its life. 

Of course, it is hard to beat the patina of aged worn stone, however, tile technology is continuously moving forward and there are some incredible tiles available now that can even emulate that feel of time worn tiles.  Manufacturers at the forefront of design and technique are using clever manufacturing techniques to not only create tiles that look like stone but that actually feel like stone.