We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles.
Floor tile wear ratings.
Grade 3 tiles are suitable only for walls.
The chart below explains the wear rating system.
The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile.
Often this is referred to on technical specifications as abrasion resistance durability classification or pei rating.
The following ratings have been developed to indicate the level of wear resistance you can expect from your chosen porcelain tiles.
Tiles with a wear rating of 0 are not recommended for use on floors and are therefore rated w0.
Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors.
The rating system guides appropriate application based on how glaze may wear over time.
This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only.
Use grade 1 or 2 tiles for floors.
Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1.
Home depot recommends the following set of ratings as a guideline for selecting floor tiles.
Use tiles that provide good traction cof greater than or equal to 0 60.
It s a scale of 0 5 that indicates how a floor tile will wear due to the amount of foot traffic and therefore suggest what floor applications if any that the tile is appropriate for.
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.
Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones.
Please note that.
Builddirect product expert team reply.
The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10.
But installing porcelain tiles can be challenging so for most applications it might be best to hire.
As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern.
Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind.
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.
In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer.
Use floor tiles with a pei wear rating of iii iv or iv.
How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating.
The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.
In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.
A classic flooring material tile tends to resist wear moisture scratches dents and stains.
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Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test.