Durability of porcelain tile comes from the unique clays that are fired at extreme temperatures producing a harder, denser tile.
Porcelain tile is made up of approximately 50% feldspar; the remaining 50% is made up of various high-quality light firing ball clays. Because porcelain tile is pressed under higher pressure than other tiles, in the range of 6,000 pounds per square inch, it is denser than ceramic tile.
Porcelain tile water absorption rate is real low and should 0.5% or less. That’s why the porcelain tile can be used for interior and exterior applications. Ceramic tile water absorption is higher with the rate of more than 3%. Therefore is not recommended for exterior application.
Porcelain tile can add elegant and beauty to floor or wall. Most porcelain tile come in different size and style delivers the rustic look sculptured edges.
McCurleys Floor Center and MacFloor has a best flooring solutions for all tile applications, offers a wide range of porcelain tile including field tiles, decorative tiles. Mesh-mounted mosaics and trim options for residential and commercial application. Many of this beautiful design has been install in California / Bay area homes. In today’s markets most California customers prefer the tile and stone compare to the other products. Our selection of Ceramic and Porcelain tile comes from major manufactures in U.S. and all over the world such as Bedrosian, American Olean, Dal Tile, Emser, Mannington, Crossville, Porcelanosa, Marizzi, American Florim, Casa Dolce Casa, Vitromex, LDI, Mohawk, Roca, Royalty, and Shaw.
So whether you’re area is a small bathroom or a kitchen room or restaurant or school we have it all we can help you from product selection delivery installation from start to finish.
Our Bay Area Concord California Tile and Flooring Store cover many major cities such as Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Buckley, Oakland, San Francisco, Martinez, Pleasant hill, Pittsburg, Benicia, and from our San Ramon tile and flooring store we cover Alamo, Danville, Diablo, Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, Tracy, Fremont, San Jose, Union City, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Palo Alto and many othe. |
