Porcelain floor tile looks great when it is put down and will look good for years to come with very little maintenance.
Floor tile wear rating.
Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.
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In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer.
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Home depot recommends the following set of ratings as a guideline for selecting floor tiles.
The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time.
The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.
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We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles.
In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak.
Wear ratings help you determine what tiles are a good match with different levels of foot traffic.
Tiles with a wear rating of 0 are not recommended for use on floors and are therefore rated w0.
The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
Use floor tiles with a pei wear rating of iii iv or iv.
Grade 3 tiles are suitable only for walls.
How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating.
In high traffic areas porcelain floor tile is an excellent choice and will out perform other tiles in both long term appearance and durability.
The following ratings have been developed to indicate the level of wear resistance you can expect from your chosen porcelain tiles.
Use grade 1 or 2 tiles for floors.
Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.
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A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where.
Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1.
Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors.
Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones.
The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.
This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only.
It s slightly thicker at 4mm with an 8mil wear layer while the bottom sample is shaw matrix at 3 2mm thick with a 6mil wear.
The chart below explains the wear rating system.
A rating of 1 means the tile can be used on very light wear areas and should only be installed in rooms where people use soft footwear such as sneakers or slipper.