How To Choose The Best Bathroom Tiles?

Feb 11, 2016

Updating any room can add beauty and value to your home. But the one room that always makes people go — WOW is the bathroom. However, updating a bathroom is no easy feat. It takes time to select the perfect tub, shower, paint color, faucets and flooring.

Some of the things you may want to think about when selecting your new floor:

- isthis floor eco-friendly and renewable.
- is this floor easy to clean and maintain
- is this floor water proof
- do I like the color and size of the tiles

There are many choices on the market today for bathroom tiles; ceramic, porcelain and cork to name a few. Of these, cork tiles are the only ones which are eco-friendly and renewable.

While each of these three choices are easy to clean and maintain, cork has the added benefit that it actually can repel mold, moisture and mildew.

Again all three choices are waterproof, with cork tiles having the added bonus of being considered to be a low-slip floor.

The size of cork tiles are usually pretty standard — tiles of 1 foot by 2 feet. These can be cut to any size and pretty much any shape you need.

Cork tiles come in many shades, stains and patterns. You can have the traditional cork swirling pattern or select a tile that looks like leather, marble, or even birch bark.
We recommend hiring a professional to install your new cork tiles. Once a cork tile is installed, it can be very difficult to remove — so having someone who knows how to lay tiles may produce a better end result. Plus they can usually do the job in a shorter period of time.