Tile Science | Things you may not know about ceramic slabs

Release time：2024-11-04click：0

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Today Our theme is "Ceramic Slab"

Ceramics Large slabs can be said to be a Chinese characteristic in the ceramic tile industry.

In foreign countries, the specifications of ceramic tiles are generally made smaller. This is because foreign countries pay more attention to Artistic color designs (marble elements are less common) and handicraft production, such as special-shaped ones, metal surfaces, and many fashionable patterns.

especially It is a brand that stands on the luxury side, whether it is the old unicorn tiles or crossover brands such as Versace.

△Picture source: Unicorn Tile

△Picture source: Versace Ceramics

It is different in China, from the previous50×100mm, 300×300mm, 500×500mm etc., to the current 800×800mm, 900 ×900mm, and900×1800mm or above, the bricks are getting bigger and bigger.

But the question is, why do we need a big board?

in In China, as long as you search for ceramic tiles, most of the ones that come out are marble patterns.

To put it bluntly, ceramic tiles are competing for the job of natural marble, and those brands are advertising every day "Beyond stone", "replacing stone", "lifelike", etc. , this... Stone will definitely not be happy.

So Almost, the two major building materials, which were born from the same roots, started to fight each other.

For ceramic tiles, there is a super The flaw makes it difficult to fully fight against the stone, that is the pattern.

We As mentioned in the previous article, ceramic tiles are an industrial mass-produced product, which means that the patterns of ceramic tiles of the same style are almost identical. After such ceramic tiles are laid in a slightly larger space, they will look like this:

△The same texture appears more than 2 times in one direction , it will appear very dull and monotonous

To It is not difficult to solve this flaw. For example, turn the shop:

△Look carefully, the patterns are the same, but the directions are different

and Or, one stone has multiple sides, that is, the pattern of a piece of stone is cut into N pieces, so that there is at least a little more pattern, and it can also be paved with continuous patterns, and several bricks form a larger pattern.

△Multi-faceted stripe effect

-Picture source: Oceano Ceramics·Katu Slate

However These magical operations are not enough to solve the fundamental problem. If you use ceramic tiles in a large space, the sense of repetition will still be strong. Therefore, many of our commercial lobbies and other areas still use stone.

On the other hand, ceramic tiles also show disadvantages in high-end decoration. For example, the large background walls that are particularly popular among Chinese wealthy people, ceramic tiles with small sizes and limited patterns are at a disadvantage. span>

△ Large background wall, standard for Chinese luxury homes

-Picture source: Oceano Ceramic Camo Large Board

Therefore, humans have come up with the most The simple and crude method: Just make the bricks bigger like the stone slabs p>

< since span style="font-size:10.5000pt"> After the concept of large slabs was born in the industry, the expansion rate of ceramic tile specifications has exceeded the control of people on earth (market). At the beginning, there were 800×1600mm, 900×1800mm, and then there is 1200×2 400 mm , and even 1800×3600mm extra large size.

△Yes, that’s right So big

See It looks awesome, right? However, in the past few years, there has been an embarrassing situation where ceramic large slabs were praised but not bought. Most of the owners who were watching the melons still chose to buy bricks. 900 × 600 mm, 800×800mm, 900×900mm and other traditional specifications.

You can understand this matter even if you think about it. Whose decoration requires three to four meters in length and several hundred kilograms? What about heavy tiles?

Domestic The layout of residential buildings tends to be more than one room, and the area of each space is limited. Generally, residential buildings cannot use such large ceramic tiles. However, for large-area decoration such as villas and lobbies, various natural stones are currently preferred.

Ceramics Because the large slabs are thick and heavy, they also require relatively high construction technology. They do not have strong arms (installation equipment) and high and durable waist (With many people working together), it’s really too much to lay a big plan

Finally Another point is that there are relatively few workers in the domestic production of large panels, because large panels require large presses of more than 10,000 tons, as well as additional production lines and assembly lines, which require relatively large investments. Many brands are directOEM

Extra large After the specifications took a while, the big board really got on the right track.

Specifications Large size is indeed a progress for China's decoration market. Now most manufacturers have begun to launch some new large-sized products. For example, now moreMainstream750×1500mm、900×1800mm and other specifications, 2< was released the year before last/span>600×800mm size large board.

750×1500mm Specifications compared with traditional specifications (900×600mm, etc.) has the advantage of being slimmer, 1:2 can be used to make tiles go up the wall and go down the floor, lay horizontally and vertically, and even make countertops, etc. , are very comfortable, and the size is just right, so it can also be used in regular residences.

△750×1500mmLarge Board effect-Picture source: Willos Ceramics

1200×2 400 mm and 2600×800mm large boards are also very useful in general residences, because now The domestic standardized residential floor height is 2.9meters, fold off the ceiling decoration part, 2.4meters or2.6meter tiles can be directly attached to the top one by one.

not only can achieve a complete and atmospheric visual effect , it can also save cutting work and losses, and is a very good choice for wall decoration.

△1200×2400

another On the one hand, large slab products have also begun to gradually incorporate materials and processes such as dry granules and carved surfaces. The colors are no longer limited to marble. The paving can be done with counter-grain, continuous pattern and wall-to-floor paving. This is true. It has surpassed natural stone.

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Currently , the application design and construction plans of ceramic large slabs are gradually maturing. It seems that large slabs can slowly break out of the limitations of specifications and develop in the direction of multiple styles, wide applications, and mainstreaming, thus changing the current situation"Big slab≈ The market concept of "large space/background wall".

Total Generally speaking, ceramic large slab

is Our renovation brings better choices

Solution Solve the problems of using ceramic tiles in some environments

if You also want to make a beautiful background wall

Integrated home decoration

May as well Try large board products

However For ceramic tiles three or four meters in size

Tile Brother can only give you one piece of advice

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