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Tile is a great flooring option for families with children or pets.
It can give you the gorgeous look of wood, natural stone and a myriad of other materials, but with incredible durability and cleanability. No matter how hard your family lives, a tile floor can take it.
You’re probably hoping your floor can survive 18 or 20 years, just long enough to outlive Fido or to get the kids off and on their own. But think about it—many tile floors in Europe have lasted for several centuries. If they can survive hundreds of years in public buildings, tiles can probably handle your household for a few decades.
No other flooring cleans as easily as tile. Dirt, grease, spills and other “accidents” wipe right off, posing zero threat to the tile or to the subfloor below, and flooring tile with sealed grout is practically impervious to moisture, stains, scratches, scuffs and dents. Toys, dog and cat nails and even high heeled shoes can do a number on many other types of flooring, but unless your child or dog is Superman strong, he will be hard pressed to damage a tile floor.
The hardness of tile is a great asset when it comes to maintenance and durability, but it can also be a drawback. If your baby is learning to walk, a tile floor is not the most forgiving surface, and if your pup isn’t allowed on the furniture, tile also doesn’t make for the most comfortable sleeping.
Service Benefits
The most important aspect is whether or not the tile is rated for floors. Some tile is created only for use on walls or countertops. Tile made specifically for walls is often less dense than flooring tile, so it can’t take the weight and abuse that flooring tile endures. Wall tile may also have high sheen glazes that would be too slippery to walk on or textures that would become trip hazards on the floor.
Most flooring tile, however, can be installed on walls. If you love a flooring tile and want it to extend onto the walls, unless it is unusually heavy, it can likely be used on the walls as well.
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