Ceramic Tile

February 3rd, 2009 | by admin |

The ceramic tile has been around for 4000 years and was primarily made by early people to decorate their living spaces. In fact, there are fine-looking ceramic tiled surfaces that have been found in ancient structures such as the ruins of old Babylon, some ancient Greek cities, and some very old pyramids. Decorative tiling is said to be invented in the East where it flourished with great popularity and influenced a great variety of design.

When plainly defined, a ceramic tile is a tile that is basically made of clay. During the early days, ceramic tiles were made by hand and were baked in the sun. But later on, a slab has been designed to aid in forming these clay tiles which will then undergo a firing process in an extremely hot kiln that will harden the body of the clay and give it a surface glaze. There are two kinds of surface types of a ceramic tile: the unglazed ceramic tile and the glazed ceramic tile. Unglazed ceramic tiles only undertake one firing process while the glazed ceramic tiles undergo two. Ceramic tiles also have a wide variety of decorating techniques such as glazing, making encaustics or inlaid tiles, mosaics, carving, and hand painting.

A ceramic tile is a very well-rounded tile and is used in almost anywhere like walls, floors, fireplaces, ceilings, and building exteriors. And it’s not really surprising that it is this popular since ceramic tiles possess great characteristics such as its strong resistance to impact, stain, and abrasion. Indeed, a tile that is beautiful inside and out.

Hand Painted Mexican Talavera Ceramic Tile - 4x4 Universe

All our talavera tiles have a red body bisque.
Color variation within individual tiles. Crazing effect may be appear before or after installation.
Variations in thickness, flatness, size, colors, design, and squareness.
Characterized as unique, irregular, functional, and expressive.
Our talavera tiles have a 1/4 in. thickness.

The Universe talavera tile can be a perfect complement to decorate a bathroom shower wall, a kitchen backsplash, a fireplace, a stairway, or any other project you have in mind. Each of our Mexican talavera tile is unique and handcrafted. The hand made nature gives it a warm and rustic finish. The tiles are made from clay dug out of the ground and fired to a temperature at which the clay undergoes chemical changes and becomes permanently hard. Then the tile is glazed and decorated by hand, and fi

Price: $ 1.85

Scabos 1 X 2 Split Face Travertine Mosaic Tile

Premium (SELECT) Quality SCABOS / SCABAS Travertine
This material has gone through a "splitting" process to obtain a rugged, uneven, concave-convex
Done by hand with a chipping tool, split face stone is chipped around the perimeter to produce a
These mosaic tiles come mounted on a sturdy mesh for easy and flawless installation
Sizes (per piece on the entire sheet): 1" (Width) X 2" (Length) X Random (1/8" to 3/4") (Thickness)

Our new Scabos Travertine materials have a highly dense texture with decorative contrast markings of rich yellow, black, turquoise and unique burgundy colors on a wavy beige background. This raw material is especially suited for brushed and distressed edge multi-size pattern sets, pavers and tumbled tiles & mosaics.
Strictly selected; consistent in color, sizing and finish
Larger quantities are readily available in full pallets and containers.
Suitable for commercial and residential projects

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