Vinyl Vs Porcelin Tile

All traditional wood patterns and colors.

Vinyl vs porcelin tile.

Porcelain tiles are made from finer clays and are fired at higher temperatures to make them harder and more durable. Depending on the type of tile you are choosing ceramics can cost as much as hardwood or high quality carpet. Vinyl plank by a long shot. Wood look tiles are porcelain or ceramic tiles with a finish that emulates the look of a natural wood.

And with a vast selection of looks and styles vinyl flooring that looks like ceramic is the best solution. Tile flooring is also colder and harder underfoot making it uncomfortable to some although it lends itself well to radiant floor heating systems. Vinyl plank is much more budget friendly than ceramic tile. Conversely luxury vinyl flooring is easy to install and replace tile by tile.

No one has yet invented a self stick mortar less mat for flooring like bondera did for vertical tile. Porcelain is a type of ceramic produced with finer grain clay than ceramic and fired at higher temperatures. The vinyl top layer offers the look and sometimes even the texture of wood. Ceramic and porcelain tile cannot be dry installed.

Because tile is a harder material than wood or vinyl plank it is more resistant to scratches dents fading and other types of damage. Both options are man made and durable choices that can be run from the front door through every room in the home. Flooring goes a long way toward defining the look of a room. It always requires mortar and grout.

Vinyl planks are available at all traditional wood colors. Porcelain or ceramic tile flooring is extremely durable. Planks tiles vinyl fiberglass felt and dyes topped with a high res photographic image of the wood or stone it imitates and finished with a protective layer. Some porcelain tile that looks like wood are also available in an embossed finish to further mimic real wood grain.

Installation is the linchpin that controls cost and time frame. Vinyl tiles are available in different stone patterns. Materials aside it costs 40 less to install vinyl plank than it does to install ceramic tile. Ceramic tile can be used other on floors or for countertops walls or showers while vinyl tiles are used only as a flooring material.