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Ceramic Tile Austin TX

Serving Austin Texas Since 1999

What is ceramic tile?
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Ceramic tile is created from clay, water, and natural minerals fired in a kiln. Glazed ceramic tile carry a ceramic coating giving it a finish and color. Ceramic tiles in Austin, TX can be applied in the interior of a home and walls where light to moderate traffic is present. Ceramic tile is not suitable outside of a home for it is not frost resistant and may crack due to a freeze over.

Ceramic tile in Austin is one of the most versatile building products and continues to be so. With easy maintenace and easy to clean, long lasting, comes in an endless array of colors, will not absorb smell, allergens or water , it is fireproof and can be installed in any part of the house. We are an Austin ceramic tile installation company. Ceramic tiles also comes with patterns to suit any design or style.

Ceramic tile was first invented back in 4,000 BC in Egypt. From a hand made product to an automated process tile has evolutionized over time. The manufacturing process was perfected to an art. In the 19th century Britain made it a mechanized process. Soon the idea of automated manufacturing process spread throughout Europe. Today people have adapted the idea in the U.S. and perfected the manufacturing process.

This process starts clay minerals feldspar . These raw clay materials are crushed and pulverized. Using screens, this pulverized matter gets seperated to a workable clay material mixture. Where it is mixed with its correctly amount of clay mixtures and grades. This process is furthered by using either dry pressing or wet milling methods to form the tiles. Different machines are used to press the tiles and apply the glaze. Glaze on tile can change color, texture and pattern wet milling. There are different machines and methods of pressing the mixture into the correctly shaped tiles and similarly there are different methods of applying the glaze. The glaze can change the texture of the tile as well as the color, feel, and pattern. Dry milled ceramic tiles are bisque fired at low temperatures before being glazed. After they are glazed, the tiles refired for up to 2-3 days at temperatures of about 2,370°F. Wet milled tiles take 60 minutesless to fire at temperatures of about 2,100°F. This firing process is called monocottura. The monocottura process makes tile stronger and much harder.

Uses
• Interior
•shower and tub surrounds
•floors and walls
•countertop backsplashes



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