Installing Floor Tile in your home or office is a trend that continues to grow in popularity, mainly due to the reasons below:

  • Tile has a custom, natural, handcrafted look that is very durable and easy to take care of.
  • Tile is a perfect fit for high foot traffic areas, and is well suited for entry areas where dirt and water may enter the house
  • Design patterns are virtually limitless when using all the possible combinations of color, size and texture.

So you’re convinced Tile is the way to go and now you just need to decide what type of floor tile is going to go where.  The Porcelain Enamel Institute has grouped tile into 5 different sectors based on hardness and they are as follows:

  • Group I - Light Traffic: residential bathroom floors where bare or stocking feet are generally used.
  • Group II - Medium Traffic: home interiors where llight abrasion occurs.  Not for kitchens or entries.
  • Group III - Medium-Heavy Traffic: any home interior
  • Group IV - Heavy Traffic: homes or light to medium commercial areas.
  • Group V - Extra Heavy Traffic: use this tile floor group anywhere.

Alright, so now we know why to buy Tile Flooring from Tile Metrics and what group of Floor Tile is best suited for the project at hand.  What’s next?  Stop into our Showroom at 1331 W. Broadway St. in Oviedo, FL.  We can come to your home or office for a free analysis by simply calling 407-977-TILE.  We’ll glady travel from Orlando to Lake Mary. 

So in summary, each type of tile can provide a healthy, long lasting floor surface and may even be reusable in another location.  Hardness is measured on a scale from 1-5, with 1 indicating a tile should not be used for high traffic areas and 5 signifying a surface designed for very heavy foot traffic and abrasion.  Kept relatively free of sand and grit, floor tile can last as long as the house it is in! 

A few classic tile options include:

                   Modern Tile                                              Cubist Tile                                           Resin Tile

Modern Floor Tile    Cubist Tile Flooring    Resin Floor Tile

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