Newark, NJ: Brick City Tile is not just a purveyor of unique, durable tiles that are made to encapsulate the character of beautiful ceramic and natural stone. Their online catalog contains a few sleeper picks that have been game-changers for savvy homeowners.
One of these is their collection of wood finish tiles, available in a wide range of colors and finishes, all of which serve as a surprisingly refreshingly alternative to natural hardwood flooring.
These facsimiles are so very like wood in their character, finish, and occasionally even in texture that from a glance it can be impossible to distinguish the two. Their wood finish tiles are the very embodiment of the regal elegance and Haute class that genuine, hardwood flooring can offer.
But Brick City Tile’s wood finish tiles have a trick up the proverbial sleeve. Truth be told, they have several. Tile that looks like wood offers many of the advantages of wood, with many of its own, and few of natural wood’s drawbacks.
Unlike natural wood flooring, wood-look tiles are made from porcelain, which is significantly harder than even the hardest of natural woods. This makes wood-look tiles significantly more resistant to wear and tear than natural wood tiles. Scuffs and scratches will not be as readily apparent on these tiles as they are on wood, and when they are, they can be easily addressed and rectified.
Porcelain is also nearly completely non-absorbent, which offers it a big advantage. It will not absorb water, acids, cleaners, or even oil, which means that spills on wood look-flooring present less of a hazard than they do on natural wood.
Natural wood also needs to be conditioned from time to time, as well as resurfaced or refinished, depending on age and style. For all its beauty, natural wood requires a great deal of care and attention to maintain its luster. Porcelain, a synthetic, does not.
The remarkable nature of porcelain alternatives to real wood is that there is no “catch.” Porcelain requires only cursory care and cleaning compared to its natural counterpart and no significant downside. In many instances, wood and porcelain lookalikes are impossible to tell apart, even at a distance.
Moreover, many ceramic and porcelain “wood” tiles are textured according to the likeness of real wood, offering that pleasant, tactile grain that real wood offers. This further increases the effect of rare, high-quality wood-look tiles. These often reinvent the wood grain, patterns, and even the tone of natural wood in extraordinary detail.
Customers interested in an alternative to natural wood flooring that captures the same visual and tactile qualities of wood are encouraged to learn more about the wood-look porcelain tiles available at Brick City Tile, either online at BrickCityTile.com or by phone at 973-589-2080.