Floor Tile Wear Rating

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Floor tile wear rating.

Tile designated for installation on a wall receives no foot traffic and in fact almost no wear of any kind. Thankfully the company worked on improving it and introduced widget like tiles in may. Use tiles that provide good traction cof greater than or equal to 0 60. In addition to or instead of the pei rating tiles can be designated as floor or wall tiles based on other criteria.

In high traffic areas porcelain floor tile is an excellent choice and will out perform other tiles in both long term appearance and durability. As such this tile can be thinner and smoother since safety is not a concern. Wear ratings help you determine what tiles are a good match with different levels of foot traffic. 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.

Tile with this rating is not suitable for installation on floors. Thanks for reaching out to us. How does a p1 rate against the pei wear rating. We are looking at different wood look porcelain tiles.

Builddirect product expert team reply. In the middle is a slice of vinyl plank flooring from the home decorators collection in noble oak. Porcelain floor tile looks great when it is put down and will look good for years to come with very little maintenance. The pei rating applies only to glazed tiles.

Home depot recommends the following set of ratings as a guideline for selecting floor tiles. A rating of 1 means the tile can be used on very light wear areas and should only be installed in rooms where people use soft footwear such as sneakers or slipper. Use grade 1 or 2 tiles for floors. October 24 2016 at 12 33.

The following ratings have been developed to indicate the level of wear resistance you can expect from your chosen porcelain tiles. In the photo below the top sample carries the trafficmaster allure branding and is 3 8mm thick with a 4mil wear layer. The wear rating explains how easily abrasions may show on glazed tile. Grade 3 tiles are suitable only for walls.

Use floor tiles with a pei wear rating of iii iv or iv. The tiles are rated from a soft 1 or talc to 10. This rating is for glazed tiles designated for use on walls only. Most of them have a wear rating of 5 but the one we like has a rating of p1.

Darker tiles may wear more easily than lighter ones. Glazed and unglazed tiles are rated for scratch resistance and hardness via the mohs scratch test. A pei rating of 1 is for very light traffic areas where. The chart below explains the wear rating system.