If you’re in love with a neutral and natural-looking décor style, then you can consider inkjet tiles for your home. They provide a great substitute to homeowners who want to embark on home improvements and prefer the natural look, but may not have the budget for natural stone or solid wood flooring.
Inkjet printing technology allows for high definition printing on uneven surfaces such as ceramic and porcelain tiles. This has led to the development of tiles that look exactly like wood and natural stone but at a fraction of the price.
Tiles with a wood inkjet design can now go where wood hasn’t gone before – wet spaces. The wood-look tiles are ideal for the bathroom and work just as well as decking on the patio, especially those with a textured finish.
The latest stone prints combine different types of natural stone such as marble, slate and travertine thus featuring a variety of veining patterns.
This is according to Richard Nuss, marketing manager for Johnson Tiles, who says consumers are seeking out flooring solutions that are going to offer them value in the longest term. Inkjet tiles offer customers on-trend finishes that they desire without having to pay too much to get the look they’re after.
Inkjet tiles that imitate stone are ideal for open-plan living areas as they blend together beautifully and therefore create a seamless flow from one space to the next.
Some designs have a bit of a texture and are a great option for the shower floor as they provide grip.
“A good inkjet design offers the benefit of variability. Ideally, there should be between eight and ten different ‘faces’ for each design. This means that there should be no repeated tiles within a two square metre space,” he says.
These tiles are perfect to create a seamless indoor-outdoor flow as they can be used effectively indoors as well as outside.
For an outdoor application select a porcelain tile that can withstand frost and temperature changes.
Nuss says inkjet tiles look good in open-plan areas and work just as well in rooms that transition from the inside to the outside.
Here are some of the benefits of inkjet tiles:
– The latest inkjet tiles look like real stone, marble and wood without the installation and maintenance hassles associated with natural stone, as well as the sanding and sealing associated with wood
– They merge the natural beauty of wood and stone with the durability and practicality of tiles
If you’re in love with a neutral and natural-looking décor style, then you can consider inkjet tiles for your home.
– They are affordable and less pricey than natural stone tiles and solid wood flooring
– Wood-look inkjet tiles can be used in wet spaces such as the bathroom as they’re water resistant and won’t warp like real wood. Some designs have a bit of a texture and are a great option for the shower floor as they provide grip
– Wood lookalike tiles can be butt jointed, meaning they’re laid directly next to each other without any grout joints, creating an almost seamless floor
– They provide a natural base colour from which to decorate the rest of your home
Tiles are a smart flooring option for your home as they’re easy to clean, durable and will not fade or discolour when exposed to sunlight or other natural elements.
Unsure about how many tiles and how much adhesive and grout you need to buy? Find handy tile and grout calculators on the Johnson Tiles website to guide you with working out the amount of tiles, adhesive and grout you’ll need.
The latest stone prints combine different types of natural stone such as marble, slate and travertine thus featuring a variety of veining patterns.
“Remember to make provision for breakages during and after the installation process, therefore, buy about ten percent more than the actual amount required. You may find that the store stocks a different batch with a slight visual difference later on, or that it no longer supplies that particular tile,” he says.
Johnson Tiles inkjet tiles are available from Tile Africa and independent tile retailers nationwide, in a range of designs, sizes and finishes.
For more information, visit Johnson Tiles.
SOURCE: www.property24.com
