TILES

ADITYA SAHARIA

TilesA tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, or even glass.

Tiles are generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, showers, or other objects such as tabletops.

Manufacture:The raw materials used to create tiles are all found in the ground. These raw materials, like clay is quarried and refined.They are then mixed.A dry mixture of clay, Magnesium silicate and other ingredients are pressed into a mould, and then fired at an extremely high temperature. The ingredients used in this process are slightly wet. They are forced through a nozzle, which forms the tile’s shape. Other methods of creating tiles are slush mould and beehive kilns.

Types of TilesThere are many types of tiles used for residential and commercial applications. 

1. Roof tiles

2. Floor tiles

3. Pebble tiles

4. Ceiling tiles

5. Wall tiles

Roofing TilesRoof tiles are designed mainly to keep out rain, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate. Flat tiles - the simplest type, which are laid in regular overlapping.

Flooring Tiles

These are commonly made of ceramic or stone.Recent technological advances have

resulted in rubber or glass tiles for floors as well.

Pebble Tiles Pebble Tiles is a composite material made up of marble pebbles or pieces of natural stone in different sizes, bound together with a transparent white or colored resin.

Ceiling TilesCeiling tiles are type of tiles used for covering ceilings of rooms.Suspended ceilings

Acoustic Ceilings

Decorative Ceiling Tile

Wall Tiles:The concept behind using wall tiles is decorating the interior of a home without adding much stuff to the home.

Application -Hygienic and Easy to CleanMoisture ResistantStain ProofFire ProofFade ResistantLong LastingOdor ResistantEnvironmentally FriendlyMold and Fungus ResistantCost - Effective

Here are some places around the home that can benefit from tile applications.

COUNTERBATHROOMBACKSPLASH FLOORING WALL ACCENTS EXTERIOR

Uses -

Market Survey

After a market survey, we were able to acknowledge rates of the different types of tiles.The survey reports are as -

Wooden TilePorcelain Body tile – 600 mm X 600 mm

Thickness – 10 mm

Packing Detail – 4 pcs

Area Covered – 1.44 sq. meter

Weight – 29 KG (Approx.)

Rate – Rs. 44 sq. feet

Wall TileCeramic Body tile – 300 mm X 300 mm

Thickness – 9 mm

Packing Detail – 10 pcs

Area Covered – .9 sq. meter

Weight – 13.5 KG (Approx.)

Rate – Rs. 58 sq. feet

Floor TileCeramic Body tile – 450 mm X 450 mm

Thickness – 9 mm

Packing Detail – 5 pcs

Area Covered – 0.8 sq. meter

Weight – 14 KG (Approx.)

Rate – Rs. 49 sq. feet

Floor TileVitrified Body tile – 600 mm X 600 mm

Thickness – 10 mm

Packing Detail – 4 pcs

Area Covered – 1.44 sq. meter

Weight – 29 KG (Approx.)

Rate – Rs. 44 sq. feet

Metallic TileVitrified Body tile – 300 mm X 300 mm

Thickness – 10 mm

Packing Detail – 10 pcs

Area Covered – 0.9 sq. meter

Weight – 14 KG (Approx.)

Rate – Rs. 64 sq. feet

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