Often people renovating or building start at the wrong end. It will pay great dividends to get a tiling expert to advise on your job before you consider the type of tiles.

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Tiles remain the eternal floor covering. Versatile… or should that be versatile.

But the wall you choose to feature might also be used to manipulate the space. For example if there is a naturally dominant long wall in a rectangle shaped room the featuring  of that wall with the use of decorative tiles will probably accentuate it, causing the room to look “skinny”. Conversely if you want to “square up” try making a smaller wall draw the eye.

To avoid petroleum based flooring in your home go for ceramic tiles. Carpet and vinyl flooring (including vinyl tiles)  are largely oil based. To many people they smell.   This is especially true when newly layed. These coverings  continue to give off vapors for many years. Many believe these emissions  become part of your body.

You should also note that ceramics are not a low energy product. The production of tiles uses huge quantities of  energy .  You need to offset the production costs on the  envronment with the fact that tiles should last for decades or in some cases centuries. That durability makes tiles a good environmental option when comparing with vinyl and carpet.

What happens to old carpet.  Is it burned or used for landfill? Yes, both of the above.

Tiles – ceramics for example are more costly to purchase and install. But they are a long term investment well worth the effort.

Here’s a great article on glass tiles.